No. 2 MID-SEASON REVIEW
Curtis Riedemann might be the most valuable player on the Cherokee baseball bench this summer. Forget that Curtis doesn't start and his statistics aren't at the top of the list. Still, in my humble...
View ArticleBRAVES CAP REGULAR SEASON WITH 5-2 WIN
The regular season ended on a winning note for the Cherokee baseball Braves here Thursday night with a 5-2 come-from-behind victory over MVAOCOU's Rams. "It was nice to get a win to finish off the...
View ArticleAnnie wins Women's SV Golf
You know the tune. "The sun will come out tomorrow, tomorrow. Bet your bottom dollar." Those lyrics from the popular hit show "Annie" bode well with the first ever Sioux Valley Amateur Women's Match...
View ArticleTough sledding
For our baseball team this summer it's been what my dad called, "tough sledding." I'm assuming the phrase came from his younger years in the late 1920s when he drove a bobsled and team of horses to...
View ArticleLady Braves Bow Out At 3-19
ATLANTIC -Cherokee's softball season came to an end here Friday night after a 10-0, five-inning loss to Atlantic's Class 3A, No. 6 ranked Trojans in regional semifinal tournament play. The Braves...
View ArticleSKIRTS HAVE IT
After having an opportunity to chat with many who golfed in the first ever Sioux Valley Amateur Women's Match Play Golf Tournament here last week, it's very clear the future of this event is locked,...
View ArticleJoining Jennas soccer journey
Genetics and work ethic have been at play for Jenna Andersons whole life as the accomplished prep soccer star advances her career into college. The daughter of Mike and Stacy Anderson of Kansas...
View ArticleRAGBRAI riders impressed with Our Town
By the looks of things early Sunday morning as thousands of RAGRAI riders rolled into town, they were representing possible record numbers (best guess, 20,000). Since its inception in 1973, this...
View ArticleGame, set, match for Struck, Morningside
Something mysterious was up earlier this spring when youngest son Alex called me after his Le Mars Bulldog tennis team played (and beat) Sioux City East at the Morningside University tennis courts....
View Article7 County Players Make All-District
The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association recently released its 2021 All- District teams. Among those recognized were seven Cherokee County baseball players earning all-district honors in...
View ArticleGrand Opening of George Hicks Field
The Cherokee Turf Committee is excited to announce the grand opening of George Hicks Field on Friday, September 10. Top donors will be invited to the field for a meal beginning at 4:30 PM and...
View ArticleNew V-Ball Coach Welcomes Strong Nucleus
Summer Herwig, Cherokees first-year volleyball coach, is no stranger to the game. A Buena Vista graduate, Herwig has been playing volleyball competitively since elementary school growing up in...
View ArticleKick for the Kids Tourney On Tap
Give Paul Pingel a jingle and you'll feel Willie Good about it. After all, you'll be supporting Cherokee athletes. Seriously, call, text or email Pingel or Good as they are seeking team entries for...
View ArticleAgnitsch, Rogge Lead XC Hopes
Cherokee cross country teams carded record setting seasons last year, and promise to be even better this fall. Cherokee's girls' team, winners of Lakes Conference and district titles last fall along...
View ArticleWildenans impact Husker teams
Former Cherokeans, Parker and Chrstina Wildeman, Cherokee grads and University of Iowa alum, have changed their wardrobe colors from black and gold to red and white. Likewise brother Paul Wildeman,...
View ArticleFore! ever and ever, Amen
Hey Maw, come look at this. Theres a woman driving a golf cart! Wait a minute, now shes getting out and going to hit a ball! What the h ? How are the men allowing that? Whats this world coming to?...
View ArticleYoung Braves 2nd at HWC
HULL - Cherokee's junior varsity volleyball squad finished second behind host Hull- Western Christian in tourney play here Tuesday, going 2-1 on the night. After defeating George-Little Rock 21-11...
View ArticleCHEROKEE LLWS CONNECTION
If you hop online and look at the Little League World Series webpage, there's a video clip well worth the watch. It features South Dakota 12-year-old team member Kye Carlson making a fabulous play at...
View ArticleBraves Dominate Rams 43-0
When the student body rushes the field, it's always a good thing. That was the scene here Friday as Cherokee's football Braves welcomed the revelers after christening the new turf at George Hicks...
View ArticleTIPPIN' THE IRISH HAT
Coaches I've known never put much stock in rankings. They prefer to downplay any polls for fear their team may become complacent or over confident. I get it. But when your school is recognized as a...
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