Watertown's Sam Mooney, Aberdeen golfers & Northern State athletes honored
Here's some recent sports briefs for Watertown and Aberdeen: Softball Sam Mooney of Watertown is one of three South Dakotans to receive the 2026 James Farrell Award of Excellence, one of USA Softball's highest honors for national championship hosts.
Key points
- NSIC Wrestling Northern State junior 125-pounder Sloan Johannsen of Watertown recently received the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Wrestler of the Week honor.
- Graff and Nielsen were honored for hosting the Northern A and B Girls Fastpitch National Championships this summer in Sioux Falls.
- Junior Golf Aberdeen annually awards two $1,500 educational scholarships to area high school seniors who have demonstrated involvement in golf and intend to purse education at a two or four-year institution.
Mooney was recognized for hosting the Men's Northern D National Championship in August at Watertown's PREMIER Softball Complex.
Additional details
- Junior Golf Aberdeen Junior Golf Aberdeen has announced that Claire Crawford and Grayson Rehder has been selected as the recipients of 2026 Dean Shortridge Scholarship.
- Crawford, a 2026 Aberdeen Roncalli High School graduate, played golf and basketball and received a number of other honors in high school.
- Nilsson has recorded 1,208 assists, 254 digs and 38 aces; Schroeder 418 kills, 302 digs and 36 block assists; and Nesheim 2372 kills, 25 blocks and 171 digs for NSU, which opens play on Tuesday in the NSIC Tournament.
- Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: [email protected] This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion:.
- She is currently playing women's college golf at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell where she is studying business administration with an emphasis on accounting and finance.
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