Norway baseball star Aric Becker stars in film and racing finale
Norway native Aric Becker, 34, who played high school baseball in Norway and later at Southwestern Community College, appears as a first base coach in The Final Season film and eyes a dirt racing return at Hawkeye Downs after 12 stock car seasons. He balances a Rockwell Collins job while evaluating a move to IMCA sportmod and dirt tracks for 1996.
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Haight Reflects On Coaching Return And Family Life
Former Hawk Haight says he would coach again for the love of the game and working with kids even after moving back to Iowa to raise his family. He notes the mind games players face and cites athletes' resilience as valuable in coaching careers alongside Chuck Long's path from Iowa to Oklahoma and beyond.
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Fisher Returns to IRL at Kentucky Speedway Meijer Indy 300
Sarah Fisher roared from Turn 4 at Kentucky Speedway pushing through bumps on her IRL comeback for the Meijer Indy 300. She secured the 12th starting spot in a 19 car field as Helio Castroneves earned the pole with an average speed of 218.328 mph.
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Morris lifts Kernels with 13th straight hit in win over Wisconsin
Dallas Morris hit a two run homer in the first to extend his hitting streak to 13 as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat Wisconsin 9 to 3. A near-triple play by Morris and Albano thrilled Memorial Stadium, but the call stood amid a tense crowd and protest. Miller Mendoza earned the win in seven innings while Beus took the loss.
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Farley evaluates UNI depth after scrimmage to learn backups
Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley blends insight and caution after a thorough scrimmage to map quarterback backup roles. Marcel Jones and Nick Nelson contend for No. 2 behind Eric Sanders while tailback Corey Lewis and freshman Taylor Brookins compete for the rotation. Wide receivers brace for action as Terrell Allen, Curt Bradley, James Lindgren, Johnny Gray join transfers Albert Daniels and Victor Williams in the depth chart mix. The team, ranked fourth in I AA, opens at Drake on August 31.
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Pittsburgh
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UNI Names Chris Foster Operations Director for Men’s Basketball
Cedar Falls UNI announces Chris Foster a 1000 point club member and former Panthers graduate manager is now director of operations for men’s basketball replacing Ron Smith who moved to Iowa State. Also in Iowa Valley League awards Lance Guyer MVP and Ryan Barnes Outstanding Pitcher for third time.
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Norway
ESPNU to Replay ISU Cram Session Friday Schedule
ESPNU will air a Cram Session block featuring past Iowa State events. Three games are shown Friday including a 2005 basketball game versus Colorado at 6:15 am a 2005 football game against Army at 8 am and a 2005 football game against Iowa at 2 pm.
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