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Pitching and defense come together in victory

boyden-hull/rock valley baseball Nighthawks’ three pitchers combine to give up only two earned runs, while bats force Okoboji Pioneers to make plays in a 6-4 win Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Okoboji 0-0-0-0-3-1-0  4 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 1-0-0-3-2-0-X  6...

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Early mistakes prove too much to come back from

western christian softball Four errors lead to a five-run first inning for the opponent in a 7-1 loss in Lakes Conference play Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-1-0-0-0-0-0  1 Spencer 5-2-0-0-0-0-X  7 Olivia Ten Kley of the Western Christian...

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Errors on defense lead to an 8-0 defeat

western christian baseball Only two of the eight runs given up were earned during a Lakes Conference baseball game in Spencer Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-0-0  0 Spencer 0-0-2-3-2-1-X  8 SPENCER-Once again Western Christian got...

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Nighthawks wallop Pioneers 11-1

boyden-hull/rock valley softball Bats rally late to force 10-run mercy rule over Okoboji in Siouxland Conference action Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Okoboji 1-0-0-0-0-0-X  1 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-1-2-1-4-3-X  11 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley infielder Kavri...

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Bats once again find holes

trinity christian softball Tigers rally for eight runs to back up another good performance on the mound in a victory over Harris-Lake Park Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Harris-Lake Park 0-0-0-0-4-0-0  4 Trinity Christian 2-3-0-3-0-0-0  8 Trinity Christian...

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Walks and hit batters main issues in defeat

trinity christian baseball Trinity Christian pitchers walk nine Harris-Lake Park batters and hit two in a 12-4 defeat Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Harris-Lake Park 3-2-0-4-0-3-0  12 Trinity Christian 2-0-1-0-0-0-1  4 Drew Poppema of Trinity Christian takes a...

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Mistakes cause early lead to evaporate

trinity christian baseball Trinity Christian rallies for a 3-2 lead early, but errors give MMC-RU the edge late in a 9-3 defeat Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian right fielder Mattias Vis stretches out in an attempt to catch a fly ball sailing over his...

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Nighthawks slip past Generals 5-3

boyden-hull/rock valley softball Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley does enough with the bats, in the circle and with the gloves to top Sibley-Ocheyedan on the road Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley left fielder Keilani Maae begins to dive in order to make the...

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Tornadoes prove tough to stop in 14-4 defeat

western christian baseball Chase Veerbeek of Western Christian fouls off a pitch at the plate during Lakes Conference baseball versus Estherville-Lincoln Central Wednesday, June 22. The Wolfpack fell to the Midgets 11-0. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Western Christian liked...

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WC bounces back after a rough first inning

western christian softball After being down 4-0 in the first, the Wolfpack claw back to defeat Storm Lake 7-5 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian outfielder Aubri Fedders prepares to fire the ball back into the infield during Lakes Conference softball...

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Patience and aggressiveness result in 13-0 win

boyden-hull/rock valley baseball Nighthawks draw 10 walks and two hit batters, but bats get better late in the game against Generals Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Cooper Den Hartog of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley prepares to take a swing at a pitch during Siouxland...

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Tough hitting luck continues to plague Tigers

trinity christian softball Trinity Christian keeps hitting the ball right at the defense with MMC-RU finding holes on offense in an 11-0 defeat in six frames Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MMC-RU 1-0-2-0-3-5-X  11 Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0-0-X  0 Trinity...

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Western proves to be its own worst enemy against Spencer

Western Christian baseball Only nine of the 16 runs were earned, on top of eight walks given up, in a 16-0 Lakes Conference loss Monday, June 13 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Spencer 4-1-1-5-5-X-X  16 Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-X-X  0 Western Christian right...

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Four hits not enough against Spencer Tigers

Western Christian softball Western Christian gets shut out on offense in an 11-0 defeat in Lakes Conference action Monday, June 13 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Spencer 2-1-5-3-0-X-X  11 Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-X-X  0 Western Christian shortstop Olivia...

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Too many strikeouts plague Tigers against Jays

Trinity Christian softball Trinity Christian strikes out 14 times in a 6-2 defeat to Gehlen Catholic in a softball contest Monday, June 13 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Gehlen Catholic 0-0-0-0-1-4-1  6 Trinity Christian 2-0-0-0-0-0-0  2 Belle Schiermeyer of...

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Runs prove hard to come by against Wildcats

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball Coach Kaitlyn Van Der Zwaag hopes bats come together later in the week following a 5-0 Siouxland Conference loss to West Lyon Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon 0-1-1-0-1-2-0  5 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-0  0...

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Free bases plague Nighthawks

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley baseball Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley walks five West Lyon batters and hits four Wildcats in a 12-2 conference defeat in five innings Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon 3-3-0-6-0-X-X  12 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-2-0-0-X-X  2...

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Mental focus at the plate main cause for defeat

Trinity Christian baseball Trinity Christian hoped a mental day off will help after a 14-3 defeat to Gehlen Catholic Monday, June 13 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Gehlen Catholic 4-0-7-1-2-X-X  14 Trinity Christian 0-0-0-2-1-X-X  3 Trinity Christian pitcher...

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