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2024 Corner Conference Softball All-Conference Selections
(Sidney, IA) – The Corner Conference has officially released their All-Conference selections for the 2024 high school softball season. First-team honors are listed followed by second-team honors and honorable mentions. Congratulations to all local teams in the Corner Conference on successful softball seasons and to the athletes who earned conference honors.
Vanderheiden Picks Up First Career Eagle Raceway Win
Anyone who aspires for success in RaceSaver competition must first master Eagle Raceway and Cole Vanderheiden did just that on Saturday night with the season's first career win at the high-banked oval, and second overall on the season. The Papillion, Neb., driver turned back a late challenge to capture the...
Luett pitches Underwood to second-straight State Tournament
(Glenwood) – For the fourth time in school history and second consecutive season, the Underwood Baseball team is heading to the State Tournament. The Class 2A No. 3 Eagles (27-2) got a memorable performance from sophomore Garrett Luett and cashed in enough runs to take down No. 9 Clarinda 3-0 Tuesday night in Glenwood. The win sends Underwood back to state after finishing as the runner-up last season.
Bruins recognized with AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Bellevue University was among a record number of volleyball programs to earn the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year.
Softball Recap: Lewis Central falls despite strong effort from Kyleigh Moore
Lewis Central and Glenwood squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Lewis Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Glenwood Rams by a score of 5-4. Lewis Central just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row. Emerson...
Koontz, Hochstein net unanimous All-Hawkeye Ten nods
(KMAland) -- Officials with the Hawkeye Ten Conference have released the All-Conference selections from the 2024 softball season. St. Albert's Kiera Hochstein (C) and Glenwood's Allison Koontz (P/UT) were unanimous tallies. Atlantic had a league-best four first-team nods: Lila Wiederstein (C), Peyton McLaren (P/IF), Zoey Kirchhoff (P/SS) and Riley Wood...
Storm Chasers go into all-star break on a high note
Week record: 5-1 Overall record: 59-32 Things finally started clicking again for the Storm Chasers last week, as they posted their first winning week in a month. They belted a league-high 14 home runs and scored 14 more runs than the next closest team. Their .279 team average ranked 4th in the International League, and their 52 RBIs ranked 1st by a gigantic margin, with 2nd place at 35 RBIs. On the other hand, their pitching had a much rougher time, holding a 5.83 ERA as a team, good for 18th in the league. It mattered little, however, with the Mud Hens holding an 8.08 ERA as a team as the Omaha bats were in full control throughout the week. The highlight of the week was the 18-run, 17-hit win on Saturday. The Storm Chasers now have a 10-8 record in the second half.
Five-Run eighth leads Chasers to 6-3 victory over Toledo
PAPILLION – The Omaha Storm Chasers took 5 of 6 games in this week's series against the Toledo Mud Hens, concluding wit a 6-3 win Sunday at Werner Park. In the series finale, Omaha starting pitcher Daniel Lynch IV fired 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks to strand seven for no runs, while striking out four in a no-decision.
Bellevue West High School Names New Head Coaches for Boys’ & Girls’ Tennis
Bellevue Public Schools and Bellevue West High School is pleased to announce the new head coaches for boys’ and girls’ tennis. Matt Lauritsen will serve as the new head boys’ tennis coach beginning this 2024-25 fall season. Coach Lauritsen has served as the assistant boys’ tennis coach for the past 10 years at Bellevue West.
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