Ekalaka defeats Camp Crook with walk-off hit

A team of eleven scrappy softball players from Ekalaka traveled to Camp Crook last Friday to take on eleven of Camp Crook's finest in what was a game for the ages.

A few year's back, Crook put in a field on the outskirts of town, and the Hard Pan Ranch League was born. Since then, Crook regularly holds pickup games on Friday nights as ranching allows, and occasionally a few Ekalaka players travel over and play.

Last Friday, though, Ekalaka put together a full team for a true showdown against their South Dakota rival.

Ekalaka hasn't had a field for a number of years, and the Ekalaka All-Stars d...