Even, Susan “Blanche”

Perhaps South Dakota’s greatest women’s fastpitch player, Even starred at shortstop for Sioux Falls teams KIHO and Locke Auto Electric during the 1950s and ’60s. She was a member of 13 state championship teams and earned all-state honors 11 times. She retired in 1974. “She could play shortstop for any men’s team,” Locke coach Ike […]

Carlson, LeRoy

One of the greatest softball pitchers in South Dakota and Iowa, Carlson’s career began at the age of 13 on a team from Baltic and lasted for 41 seasons, ending in 1979 in Sioux City. Carlson grew up in Baltic and Sioux Falls, graduating from Washington High. After spending four years in the Navy, he […]

Auch, Jo (Haase)

1978 Scotland/1982 USD graduate. JoAnn (Haase) Auch was one of the first women scholarship athletes at USD (basketball and softball) and in South Dakota. Olivet native who was the state’s first Class B three-time, first-team, all-state high school girls’ basketball player. At Scotland, she was a four-year starter who had a career 1,145 points and […]