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Unity Christian baseball claims District championship
LARCHWOOD, IOWA (KELO) — Saturday, the Unity Christian baseball team claimed the District championship 6-3 win over West Lyon, advancing them to the Iowa state qualifier. Both teams were tied at 3 prior to extras, then a solid three run ninth inning granted the Knights the win. Unity Christian had 10 hits. Winning pitcher Dylan […]
Laackmann Elevated to Director of Athletic Communications
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern College has announced the promotion of Bradley Laackmann to Director of Athletic Communications. “I’m incredibly grateful Bradley desired to move into this important leadership position for our department,” Vice President for Athletics Tony Hoops said. “Throughout an extensive national search process, it became clear to Bradley and me that God was calling him to fulfill this position.”
Le Mars Baseball suffers walk-off postseason loss in second-straight season
For the second consecutive season, the Le Mars Community baseball team had their season end in the postseason to an extra-inning walk-off as No. 4 Bishop Heelan beat the Bulldogs 9-8 in eight innings on Monday night in Sioux City. The Bulldogs got in trouble early falling down 6-0 after...
Cronin Pitches And Hits Hawks Past Mustangs
Marina Cronin delivered a two-run double in the 4th inning and pitched a shutout as Remsen-St. Mary’s beat Newell-Fonda 2-0 in a class 1A regional final played Monday night at Remsen. Cronin tossed a 7-hitter striking out 11 batters and the Hawks pushed their record to 23-0 and advance...
Remsen St. Mary’s Softball heads back to Fort Dodge for fourth-straight year
The No. 3 Remsen St. Mary’s softball team added to their state tournament banner collection with a 2-0 win over No. 8 Newell-Fonda on Monday night in Remsen. It is the fourth year in a row the Hawks have qualified for state and seventh time in program history. The...
RSM baseball rallies for district final win
REMSEN — The Remsen St. Mary’s baseball team rallied in the final two innings to come away with a 3-2 district final win over Woodbine at Marv Thelen Memorial Field on Saturday. The Class 1A No. 4 ranked Hawks scored two runs in the sixth inning to tie the game and then scored the winning run in walk-off fashion in the seventh.
RSM shuts out Woodbury Central in softball regional semifinals
REMSEN — Marina Cronin admitted she lost focus for just a bit. A five-year starter in the pitcher’s circle for Remsen St. Mary’s, Cronin lost a bid for a no-hitter when she allowed consecutive singles from Woodbury Central’s Lexi Gilbert and Libby Munro to begin the seventh inning.
Five-run fifth sends Akron-Westfield past Gehlen in district baseball final
AKRON — Gehlen Catholic made Class 1A top-ranked Akron-Westfield sweat on a hot evening at Sargent Field, but the Westerners scored five runs in the fifth inning to pull away for an 8-3 victory over the Jays in Saturday’s district final. A-W head coach Gordy Johnson wasn’t surprised...
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