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Emotional day at the ballpark

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There were plenty of emotions at Rogers Park on Wednesday for a mid-week ICCAC baseball contest between No. 12 Iowa Central and Iowa Lakes. Playing close to home for the first time since going through a tragic experience that resulted in the death of Laker player Carter Johnson, former ...

Tritons push softball win streak to 20

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ESTHERVILLE — The win streak for the No. 21 Iowa Central softball team reached 20 here on Wednesday with a sweep of Iowa Lakes. Scores were 4-1 and 7-4. The Tritons (23-3 overall, 8-0 in the ICCAC) have not lost this month — a run that dates back to a 2-0 road defeat at 25th-ranked Kansas ...

Celebrating the champs

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The St. Edmond boys basketball squad (first photo) poses together with the Class 1A state championship trophy during a rally on Wednesday in the Gael gym. All-stater Hunter Horn (second photo) speaks to the crowd.

Szalat takes over for Gael boys

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A new, yet very familiar, face is at the helm for the St. Edmond boys track and field program this spring. Mike Szalat, the long-time cross country head coach and former baseball leader, will handle the Gaels on the track. A five member-senior class will lead the way. “Being able to spend ...

DOUBLE VISION

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DES MOINES — For St. Edmond, history repeated itself in more ways than one at the 2026 boys state basketball tournament. The Gaels were crowned Class 1A champions, giving head coach Adolph Kochendorfer a title in his final season at the helm and matching the program’s accomplishment from ...

Iowa Central’s Cain is Region 11 player of year

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Jordan Cain became the first Iowa Central men’s basketball player since Tray Croft nearly a decade ago to be named the Region 11 player of the year. Cain was one of three Tritons selected for the first team in the region, as he also was placed on the all-defensive squad. Iowa Central ...