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April 2004

Drake closes home season against Wichita State

by admin on April 30, 2004

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The Drake softball team closes out the home season with a series against Wichita State. The Bulldogs are 10-9 in the Missouri Valley race and currently own the sixth and final spot for the conference tournament. Drake coach Rich Calvert expects a tough series. Calvert says the race for spots in the conference tournament will continue through the final day of the season. He says that makes every game important for all teams throughout the conference.Drake is 26-21.

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Iowa Conference softball title decision delayed

by admin 04/30/04 12:08 PM

The Iowa Conference softball title will be decided a day later than expected. Today’s doubleheader between ninth ranked Simpson and number-22 Central has been moved to Saturday afternoon. Simpson is 12-2 and only needs a split to win the league title while Central is 11-3 and needs a sweep to win the championship.Central coach George [...]

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Iowa women enter weekend two games out of first

by admin 04/30/04 11:55 AM

The Iowa softball team looks to stay in the Big Ten title hunt this weekend. The Hawks are at Minnesota this evening to open a road swing that will conclude as Wisconsin. Iowa coach Gayle Blevins says Minnesota is extremely tough at home. Her team has played well on the road. Iowa is 11-3, two [...]

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UNI in need of MVC wins

by admin 04/30/04 11:54 AM

The UNI baseball team needs to makeup ground in a hurry if the Panthers hope to play in the Missouri Valley Conference post-season tournament. UNI is 4-12 in the Valley and opens a four-game series at home against Creighton tonight. The good news for the Panthers and coach Rick Heller is that they are only [...]

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Clarke faces Rockford looking to move up in conference

by admin 04/30/04 11:52 AM

Clarke College opens the final weekend of the regular season at home this afternoon against Rockford. At 8-7, the Crusaders are part of a log jam involving three teams in third place in the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference standings. Rockford is second in the league race and leads the conference in several offensive categories. Clarke [...]

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Governor asks for review of medical malpractice awards

by admin 04/30/04 11:48 AM

Governor Tom Vilsack has asked Iowa’s Insurance Commissioner to review recent medical malpractice cases in Iowa to check on jury awards. Vilsack’s request comes after republican lawmakers sent him a bill which would place a 250-thousand dollar limit on “pain and suffering” awards in medical malpractice cases. Vilsack says he believes medical malpractice awards [...]

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Accident causes herbicide spill Southwest of Shenandoah

by admin 04/30/04 11:46 AM

The Department of Natural Resources is assessing the damage today from an accidental spill of herbicide Thursday afternoon southwest of Shenandoah. D-N-R spokesman Kevin Baskins says the accident involved a tank being pulled over a bridge. He says the bridge collapsed as the tank was being pulled across Mill Creek in Fremont and the tank [...]

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