The newly renovated ballfield in Rippey is gearing up for a special baseball tournament this weekend.

The Rippey Baseball Ruckus is a three-day weekend full of baseball games Friday-Sunday. The hometown team of the Rippey Demons will play games against the South Dakota Jackalopes from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; the Crystal Cubs from Crystal, Minnesota; and the St. Michael Angels from St. Michael, Minnesota. There will be two games on Friday starting at 6pm, along with four games on Saturday and two more Sunday morning. All of the teams are semi-professional baseball organizations.

The field that was originally built in the 1940s has gone through several renovations to get it back into playing shape. Improvements included widening the safety track, installing a wooden grandstand with refurbished seating for fan safety, installing a rubber feature on top of the chain link fence to protect players and improving the dugouts. Financial contributions came from the Greene County Board of Supervisors and the Greene County Community Foundation. 

The Friends of Rippey will also sell pulled pork sandwiches and other concession items, with all profits to be used for further improvements to the field.