The junior college baseball season can be divided into three stages, and as a veteran of the sport, Eric Stein is well aware. Stein’s No. 14 Iowa Central squad recently completed what may be considered the “preseason” portion of he schedule, going an impressive 21-1 in non-conference ...
DANVILLE, Ill. — The Iowa Central men ran out of steam here on Friday in the Final Four of the NJCAA Div. II Tournament. After besting Ellsworth twice during the regular season and once already this postseason, the Tritons were unable to solve the Panthers for a fourth straight time, ...
CLEVELAND — For the third consecutive year, Drake Ayala has secured a spot on the podium at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships. Ayala, a three-time state champion at Fort Dodge Senior High, earned a Top-8 finish at 133 pounds when he easily handled Maximilian Leete of American in the ...
The No. 14 (NJCAA Div. II) Iowa Central baseball team picked up another sweep here on Thursday, this time besting Anoka-Ramsey at Rogers Park. Scores were 17-2 in five innings and 17-15. The Tritons (21-1 overall) have now won games 17 in a row, scoring over 10 runs in seven straight and 20 of 22 times this year. They are 13-1 at home to begin the spring season. In the 13 innings that Iowa Central came to the plate in the doubleheader, they scored runs in nine of them, including seven in the fourth of the opener and five in both the fourth and seventh frames of the nightcap. Will ...
Bo Tjebben knew once the Iowa Central softball team hit conference play, the schedule would ramp up and the competition only get tougher. That’s exactly what the Tritons (17-3 overall) saw in their ICCAC opener against 16th-rated NIACC on Thursday. The Tritons answered the bell, sweeping the twinbill at Rogers Park. Scores were 2-1 and 8-0 in favor of Tjebben’s red-hot squad. Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Cadence Touney had a strong day at the plate, with a double, a home run and six RBI. “I’ve told the girls, once we start conference play don’t get too high or get ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Drake Ayala is a man of few words, and after reaching the NCAA quarterfinal round with two decisive victories here on Thursday, the message was simple: keep move forward. Ayala, the sixth seed at 133 pounds and a two-time defending national finalist, was all business in ...
