Kennedy Cougars, Morris Seek State Tennis Berths
Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Prairie’s Morris head toward the girls state individual tennis meet as regional play opens at 9 a.m. Kennedy, 14-1 overall and 13-0 in the MVC, hosts a Class 2A regional with top players aiming for state berths.
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Regional prep tennis set for Cedar Rapids and beyond
Cedar Falls and five other Cedar Rapids teams join regional prep tennis action. Kennedy coach Vance Fuller hails Prairie Jefferson and Morris as threats. Alison Davidson of Cedar Falls could be top singles seed if she competes. Regions run Saturday to Wednesday. state meet June 2.
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Kirkwood Faces Lackawanna In NJCAA Tourney Opener
Kirkwood brings its best softball team in school history to the national tournament with a 45 14 record. The Eagles meet Lackawanna Pa 36 6 in an NJCAA Division II first round game at the national event.
Kirkwood Softball Heads to Nationals After Regional Run
Phoenix reports Kirkwood makes its first nationals trip since 1986 with first pitch at 7 p.m. The Eagles can advance to another 7 p.m. game or drop to a 9 p.m. loser's bracket after today. They beat Muscatine twice in regionals and hit four homers in a 95 win in the final.
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Notre Dame Softball Earns Big East Honors and Streak
No. 1 seed Notre Dame under coach Liz Miller posts a 51-5 season with a 20-0 Big East record. RHPs Kristin Schmidt and Jen Sharron lead in ERA and strikeouts while Sharron singles for fourth pitcher of the year. Lemire and Sharron highlight top awards as the Fighting Irish celebrate a 33 game win streak before last tournament losses.
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South Carolina softball poised for NCAA run under Joyce Compton
The 22nd ranked Gamecocks led by Joyce Compton in year 14 hold a 20-22 overall mark with top hitters Joyce McMillin Adrienne Genovese Debralee Troesh and Megan Donohoe. Pitchers Megan Matthews and Stacey Johnson anchor a 23-12 1.03 ERA staff. They face top seeds like Arizona LSU Alabama Oklahoma Stanford and Notre Dame and aim to advance after a 1-0 SEC tournament final loss to LSU.
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Iowa Hawkeyes softball team overview and Big Ten title run
The 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes softball team led by coach Gayle Blevins posted a 45-12 record, earned second in the Big Ten with 16-4, captured the Big Ten tournament championship by defeating Michigan 2-1, and featured top performers Katy Jendrzejewski Alicia Gerlach Kristin Johnson Jessica Basher Kristi Hanks and Sarah Thomson. Hanks set single season school win records and both Hanks and Basher earned first team all Big Ten honors while Gerlach held the school's career home run record with 22.
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Notre Dame Leads Softball at Big East Tourney in Iowa
No 1 seed Notre Dame (51 5) faces Western Illinois (33 19) at 11 am while No 3 seed South Carolina (40 18 1) plays DePaul (50 14 1) at 4 pm The losers of Iowa Illinois State and Notre Dame Western Illinois games meet at 7 Notre Dame carries a two game skid after a 33 game win streak ended by Seton Hall and Villanova in the Big East tourney Coach Liz Miller reflected on the tough stretch and the upcoming games.
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Redbirds claim MVC title under coach Fischer in home-like tournament
Illinois State Redbirds finish 35-16 overall and 19-3 in MVC to win both the regular-season and tournament titles. Coach Melinda Fischer earns fifth MVC coach of the year in 16 seasons. Key players include Becky McMurtry, April Schermann, Jamie Bagnall, Taylor, Nicole Kurth, and Audra Rast as top performers. The team earns its fourth league regular-season crown in seven years and their second straight MVC tournament title.
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DePaul Softball Eyes Regional Run Behind Blue Demons
The 13th ranked DePaul Blue Demons coached by Eugene Lenti sit 50-14-1 overall 17-3 in Conference USA leading in regional play with a 37 inning scoreless streak. Starters Lindsay Chouinard and Sarah Martz boast sub 1.0 ERAs. Martz and Lenti earned conference player and coach of the year honors.
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Westerwinds Softball Face Regionals After Play-In Win
Western Illinois University softball, coached by Kathy Veroni in her 30th year, earned a regional bid after a Grambling State play-in. Starters Chrissie Beebe Bridget Maxwell and Dani Hofmann lead a lineup backed by pitchers Kristin Smith and Lindsay Tasker. Maxwell, a two time MVP, carries school records for hits and homers. the Westerwinds seek to improve on a 0-4 regional mark.
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Tourney Glance Pan-American College Bracket Schedule
The schedule lists 12 games with Notre Dame Iowa Illinois State South Carolina DePaul and Western Illinois seeded 1 through 6. Round matches run 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and potential games 8 9 10 11 12 determine finalists if needed.
Hanks and Gerlach Earn First-Team Mideast Regional Honors
Iowa softball stars Kristi Hanks and Alicia Gerlach made the first-team Mideast Regional all American squad. Hanks is 35-8 with a 0.66 ERA and 212 strikeouts, while Gerlach leads Iowa with 22 home runs and a .386 average with 37 RBIs. Also notable, Katy Jendrzejewski earned a second-team spot. Notre Dame dominates with four first-team selections.
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