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Iowa Conference releases all-conference baseball teams

These were released Wednesday by the Iowa Conference: IIAC bsb

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Luther's Kayla Hatting rounds second base past Callie Morningstar of Coe on her way to home plate to score a run in the second inning of a doubleheader at Coe College in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG)

COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: Tough draw for Coe at Iowa Conference softball tournament

By Chad Cooper, community contributor Coe’s softball team opens the Iowa Conference tournament today in Decorah with a 10 a.m. game against fifth-seeded Loras. The winner gets host and No. 1 seed Luther at 2 p.m. Coe, 20th ranked and seeded fourth, finished the regular season at 31-9 and takes a seven-game winning streak into [...]

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Luther's Kayla Hatting rounds second base past Callie Morningstar of Coe on her way to home plate to score a run in the second inning of a doubleheader at Coe College in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG)

Girvan stars, and Luther sweeps

Norse move to 7-1 in the Iowa Conference

  CEDAR RAPIDS — Becca Girvan got a little older Tuesday. And she pitched a little stronger. Girvan fanned 12 batters in outdueling Ashlee Simon in the opener, then effectively closed up shop in the nightcap as NCAA Division-III fifth-ranked Luther swept an Iowa Conference softball double-header from No. 3 Coe, 2-1 and 11-2, in [...]

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2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships could remain in Cedar Rapids

Ice Arena could be best option

The 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships might just remain in Cedar Rapids after all. The small college national tournament was originally scheduled for the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids with Cornell College as tournament host, but with the arena’s renovations behind schedule an alternative site needed to be found. Things looked bad [...]

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LeClere, Westfall earn silver; Wartburg dominates for second straight title

Knights tie an NCAA record with four champions

LA CROSSE, Wis. — The rally cry for the Coe Kohawks is “Bleed Crimson, Win Gold.” Unfortunately, silver became more attainable and harder to accept. Seniors Nick LeClere and Jordan Westfall advanced to championship matches but came up one win shy, placing second at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Saturday night at the La [...]

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NCAA Division III Notes: Former Indee champ Fank earns All-America status

Became first college All-American for high school coach who was three-time NCAA medalist for Knights

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Wartburg heavyweight Ryan Fank experienced the sweet and sour of a national tournament. The Knights sophomore completed his first full season as a starter with a fourth-place All-American finish Saturday at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at the La Crosse Center. He wrestled a step better than his fifth seed, [...]

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Coe's Jordan Westfall (behind) attempts to score against Thiel's Corey Brown in a 133-pound match in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships Friday, March 9, 2012, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Westfall is one of two Coe semifinalists and one of six Kohawk All-Americans. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)

Coe ties school record with six All-Americans

Westfall, LeClere lead way, advancing to semifinals

  Coe wrestling coach John Oostendorp said he felt more confident before this year’s national tournament than any other, and turns out he had good reason. Six Kohawk wrestlers earned all-America status, tying a school record, at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Friday night at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis. Coe [...]

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Luther wrestler Conner Herman

Herman makes immediate impact for Norse

Freshman heavyweight qualified for NCAA Championships

Luther wrestling coach Dave Mitchell had some big expectations the first time Conner Herman competed for the Norse. Herman has impressed in his first college campaign. The freshman heavyweight will compete in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Friday and Saturday at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis. Competition begins Friday at 11 a.m. [...]

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Coe's Nick LeClere, left, wrestles Landon WIlliams of Wartburgin the 165 pound match during the Iowa Conference Wrestling Championships at Coe College on Friday, February 24, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG)

Home Sweet Home for Coe’s LeClere, Westfall; Knights win 20th straight IIAC title

C.R. native Herman is NCAA qualifier as Luther freshman

CEDAR RAPIDS — Home Sweet Home. Ever since Nick LeClere made Coe College his home, the Kohawks senior has never lost a match at Eby Fieldhouse. So, there was no better host for his final chance at an Iowa Conference title. The top-ranked 165-pounder captured his first conference crown, beating Wartburg’s No. 2 ranked Landon [...]

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Coe's Nick LeClere controls Jordan Schulte of Wisconsin-Steven's point in a 165 pound match at the Cliff Keen National Duals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Sunday, January 9, 2010. The Kohawks' top-ranked 165-pound senior will attempt to win his first conference title Friday at Coe. (Cliff Jette/Sourcemedia Group News)

LeClere looking for IIAC title

LeClere looking for first Iowa Conference finals appearance; Wartburg goes for 20th straight title

  CEDAR RAPIDS — Nick LeClere is starving, and it has nothing to do with cutting weight. The top-ranked 165-pound Coe senior is starving for competition after missing more than the last month of the season with a knee injury. LeClere will get a nice home-cooking when Coe hosts the Iowa Conference Wrestling Championships on [...]

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