Luther
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Girvan pitches Luther to IIAC softball title
CEDAR RAPIDS — Luther entered the Iowa Conference softball tournament unsure of its NCAA tournament status. The Norse would lean on their All-American pitcher to remove all doubt. After dispatching second-seeded Central, 9-3, in the afternoon semifinal with a complete-game performance, Luther’s Becca Girvan returned to the circle in the final against top seed Coe. [...]
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Obert overcomes loss to become All-American
CEDAR RAPIDS – Evan Obert recalled how his wrestling matches thrilled and tormented his mother. Obert suffered a loss that dwarfed anything he experienced on a wrestling mat. His mother, Lori Obert, 38, died on June 12, 2012, after a six-year battle with breast cancer. The Luther sophomore wrestled with her on his mind as [...]
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IIAC medal haul is lowest in 18 years
The Iowa Conference has been an elite NCAA Division III wrestling league, but this year wasn’t a banner year. Just 12 wrestlers of the IIAC’s 27 NCAA qualifiers earned All-American honors. It is the lowest total since the conference had 11 All-Americans in 1995. Wartburg led the performances with seven All-Americans. Luther had three with [...]
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Friday, 15 March 2013
Wartburg goes 12-0 in first session of D-3 Champ.
CEDAR RAPIDS – Wartburg was simply perfect. The top-ranked Knights won all 12 matches in the first session of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Friday at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Wartburg is attempting to win its third straight national team title, fifth in the last six years and 10th overall. The Knights tallied [...]
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Luther’s Windquist returns to NCAA Championships
A collision with a teammate knocked some sense into Luther’s Kyle Windquist. He paid a price, however, it paid dividends. Windquist missed most of the season due to issues from a concussion, but made the most of the short time back by qualifying for the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Friday and Saturday at [...]
continue »Saturday, 2 March 2013
Wrestling: DeVilbiss’ outing a pleasant surprise
DUBUQUE – Forget the world, Jayden DeVilbiss shocked himself. Luther’s 184-pound sophomore learned something about his ability Saturday, even though it was what his coaches had told him all season. DeVilbiss entered the NCAA Division III Central Regional wrestling tournament as the seventh seed, and then knocked off three straight nationally ranked opponents for the title and Outstanding [...]
continue »Friday, 22 February 2013
Tenth-ranked Mount Mercy gets to MCC tourney final
NO. 10 MOUNT MERCY 84, ST. AMBROSE 77 Second-seeded in the Midwest Collegiate Conference tournament and ranked 10th in the nation, Mount Mercy got past St. Ambrose, 84-77, Friday night in Cedar Rapids to advance to the league tournament final Sunday against top-seeded and top-ranked William Penn. The winner of Sunday’s 6 p.m. game in [...]
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Talking Luther softball with Renae Hartl
Community contributor Chad Cooper talks with Luther head softball coach Renae Hartl in this week’s edition of the small college report.
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Friday, 8 February 2013
COMMUNITY: Hafner has high hopes for Luther football
By Chad Cooper, community contributor CEDAR RAPIDS — There’s a new face on the campus of Luther College, and it just so happens to be the head football coach. Aaron Hafner became the 13th head coach in the history of Luther football on Jan. 30, succeeding Mike Durnin, who resigned in November after five years [...]
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