Happy Mother's Day
Mothers Day is Sunday. Its a good day to give thanks to our Moms. Some years back, I was taking photos at a local track meet, when in a preliminary race a sprinter ripped his shorts. The runners...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE JULY 1974
In Cherokee Little League action it was Craig Johnson fanning 15 batters and collecting the 9-4 win for the Dodgers over the Mets. Bruce Lindell was the loser and struck out 12 batters. Tom Grant...
View ArticleSaying "goodbye"
Saying goodbye to our beloved friend and fan Kenny Bern wasnt easy, especially for family, especially for his next door neighbor, and especially for the adopted family he spent so many holidays...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE MAY 1975
Willows Thunderettes captured first place points in the 440-yard dash, discus and 880-yard medley relay at the Odebolt-Arthur Relays. Linda Bruning dashed to a :62.8 time to win the 440, while...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE JULY 1986
Ryan Kolpin paced Aurelia to a 22-1 win over Sutherland in Sioux Valley Conference baseball action, going 4-for-4. Brad Rohwer accounted for Sutherlands only score, a round tripper in the bottom of...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE JUNE 1983
In womens recreational slow pitch softball, Dans Cyle defeated Cherokee Farm Service 15-9. In that game, Barb Mott cracked a triple, Traci Gravenish had two doubles, while Bobbi Rasmus and Linda...
View ArticlePlay Ball!
Cherokee preps will join other Iowa high school girls softball and boys baseball teams in returning to the diamond for practice on June 1. A cloud of uncertainty has hung heavy over all sports as...
View ArticleSPORTS RETURNS
Last week our governor, Kim Reynolds, opened the door for high school athletics to begin practice on June 1st, which has sent coaches and athletes scrambling to put together formidable squads in such...
View ArticlePARTY LIKE ITS JULY, 1999
LeMars Gehlens Joe Pitts belted a pair of homers and racked up six RBIs in a 24-5 Gehlen Jays win over South OBriens Wolverines. Gehlen came in with good sticks, said SOS head coach Mark...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE MARCH, 1965
Ida Grave eliminated Cherokees basketball Braves 58-56 in District 3 finals ending Cherokees record at 15-6 on the season. The Braves were co-champions of the Lakes Conference with Storm Lake....
View ArticleHey kids, this ones for you
While people die and America roils with no leadership from the fool on the Hill, I bag my sadness for a time to revel in the joy that our high school baseball and softball players have a go-to plan...
View ArticleMMCRU ROYALS RETURN 3 VETERANS
MMCRUs 2020 Royals baseball squad was hit hard by graduation, losing the service es of seven key seniors. Were a brand new team this summer, filling a lot of holes, said Cam Kuchel, Royals head...
View ArticleRaptors Sport 8 Letterman in 2020
HOLSTEIN - A year ago, Ridge View fielded a young and inexperienced team. Not this summer as Raptor head coach Shannon Tesch welcomes eight lettermen returnees to the diamond for this COVID-19...
View Article8 Veterans Return To Bolster MMCRU Hopes
MARCUS - MMCRU Coach Kayla Foresman is all smiles this summer as she returns eight lettermen, five of whom earn War Eagle All-Conference honors in 2019. A year ago, the Royals finished the season...
View ArticleAA Baseball Looks Strong
ALTA - A quick glance at the 2020 Alta-Aurelias baseball roster reveals vast experience at key positions back from a team that finished 17-10 and missed a return trip to the state tourney, losing in...
View ArticleRiver Valley Brings Back Top 4 Hitters
CORRECTIONVILLE - Dean Norris, head girls softball coach at River Valley, returns five letter winners and his top four hitters from last years 17-17 ball club. Returning to spark River Valley...
View ArticleGehlen Blasts Braves 20-2
LEMARS- A veteran stacked LeMars Gehlen baseball club took advantage of seven Cherokee errors and 14 walks on the way to a 20-2 season opening, one-sided win over Cherokees youthful Braves here...
View ArticleIndians Dump Braves
The Class 3A seventh ranked Spirit Lake Indians rallied for 16 runs in three innings and handed a very young and inexperienced Cherokee girls team a 16-1 loss in the Braves season opener here...
View ArticleYouthful Braves Are Work In Progress
A work in progress best describes this summers Cherokee Braves softball squad. Twenty players reported for initial practice on Monday under the tutelage of first year head coach, Jen Ohlendorf,...
View Article32 Braves Out for Baseball
Tyus Adkins, first-year Cherokee varsity baseball coach, welcomed 32 players to initial practice on Monday afternoon. Adkins replaced longtime Cherokee coaches Cory Ege and Jared Kirkeby, who...
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