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Sports, June 25th
Mt. Pleasant hosted Fort Madison last night and handled business, winning 10-0 in game one and 11-3 in game two. Head coach Brent Broeker talked about his team’s success after the contest,. “Yeah, you know, I thought our kids played well tonight defensively, you know, we played pretty well...
Sport, June 26th
New London attempted to spoil Central Lee’s senior night last night after knotting the game at 2 in the top of the 4th inning, but the Hawks responded by scoring seven runs to win 9-2. Cory Jones swatted a double and a triple to collect three RBIs for Central Lee.
Sports, June 24th
Danville and Hillcrest Academy were locked in a contentious weekend matchup until the Ravens pushed across eight runs in the 4th inning to secure a mercy-rule win 12-2. Noah Horn and Jaden Bauer each notched an RBI for the Bears. Danville will take on Wapello tonight at 7 pm. Burlington...
HTC girls reward Goetz with going away present
WEST POINT – Holy Trinity got their sixth win of the year Tuesday night at South Park as a gift of sorts to outgoing HTC Athletic Director John Goetz. The 18-year Holy Trinity director oversaw his last game decked out in Crusader blue and the HTC girls delivered with a 4-2 win over Mediapolis (10-6) in a SEI Superconference north matchup in West Point.
Raven Boys and Girls Break Out Brooms on Bears
The Hillcrest Academy Raven baseball and softball teams cleaned house in Kalona this weekend with the Danville Bears in town, each scoring crossover conference victories. The Raven girls were a 14-5 winner Saturday. Danville pushed across one in their first at bat, only to see Hillcrest answer with a huge seven spot in the bottom of the inning. The Bears got three in the top of the second to pull within 7-4, only to see the Ravens get one in the bottom half to make it 8-4, before adding on single tallies in the fourth, fifth, and sixth then four more in the seventh to finish the game. The Ravens pounded Bear’s pitching with 12 total hits and grabbed six walks. Five different Ravens had multi-hit days, led by Malia Yoder’s three hits and five RBI. Morgyn Nafziger, Delaney Shaw, Adrianne Blauvelt and Stavia Miller each had two hits. Nafziger and Miller drove in two each. Kylee Statler had two RBI on a hit, Blauvelt drove in one. Nafziger and Claire Withrow each scored three times, Lydia Beachy and Miller both scored twice. Yoder was the winner in the circle, going all seven, giving up five hits, two earned runs, three walks and striking out four. That’s now back-to-back wins for Hillcrest to run their record to 9-10 this year as Danville falls to 3-17.
Ravens Pass Road Test With Warriors
The Hillcrest Academy Raven baseball team made it seven wins in their last eight games Monday, with an 8-3 road victory at Van Buren. The Warriors got one in the first, but Hillcrest took control with four in the second and two more in the third to build a 6-1 cushion. The Warriors got single tallies in the third and sixth with the Ravens scoring once in each of the fourth and fifth to hold Van Buren at bay.
Ravens Ready For South Division Doubleheader Monday
The Hillcrest Academy Raven baseball and softball teams take the diamond Monday to face a pair of foes from the South Division of the Southeast Iowa Superconference. The Raven baseball team is on the road against Van Buren. The Ravens are 12-3 this year, 7-1 leaders of the North Division, after a 12-2 Saturday win over Danville. This season, they are hitting .284 as a team with a .421OBP and .387 slug, scoring 131 runs on 119 hits with 83 walks and 104 strikeouts. Individually, five Ravens are hitting .300 or better, led by Rowan Miller’s .476 with 20 total hits and 19 RBI. Liam Schrock has a team best 22 runs scored. On the mound, the Hillcrest staff ERA is 3.16 with a .221 opponent average on 85 hits, 44 earned runs, 33 walks and 86 strikeouts. Individually, Seth Ours is 4-1 with a 2.69ERA. Liam and Lawson Schrock and Miller are 7-0 with a 3.30ERA.
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