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In less than one week, teams across the North Country will hit the diamond to play games that count. Practices and scrimmages have occurred, but the real games begin now. Below are the softball rosters sent in to the Press-Republican. Any team missing has not submitted a form by the preview deadline
For the first time since 2022, Iowa basketball ends the season inside the top 25 of the final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll rankings.
Iowa is working with head men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum on a contract extension, director of athletics Beth Goetz said April 7.
Apr. 7—BENSON — A few changes have been made for the Benson softball team heading into 2026. New head coach Robb Miller replaces Brennan Hagen-Kent, who coached the Braves for one season His assistant coach is Grace Lee this spring. Miller looks to lead a new charge for a Benson squad that went 3-18
Brandt Lager came into practice Monday ready to hand out this week's championship belt to a lucky member of his tennis team. The second-year Willmar boys tennis head coach got the belt late last season as the team's extra effort award. "At the end of the week, we all vote to see who get
Apr. 7—MONTEVIDEO — Mike Trewick is bringing a fresh perspective to the Montevideo softball team. Trewick, who always dreamt of being an athletic director, is in his first school year at that position with the Thunder Hawks, who hired him as their head softball coach this spring. After graduating fr
Apr. 7—MURDOCK — The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg softball team has hovered around .500 the past two seasons. This spring, the Fighting Saints hope to break through in both the Camden Conference and Section 3A-North. KMS went 11-10 last season. Back at head coach is Traci Reimann. She has a 21-21 recor
Apr. 7—GROVE CITY — Head coach Brad Nelson and the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City softball team must replace eight seniors from a team that had six wins. ACGC, which went 6-16 and 3-11 in the Central Minnesota Conference, is inexperienced. Kendall Miller, who was a Class A All-State Honorable Mention and
Apr. 7—WILLMAR — A young Willmar softball team was able to make a run all the way to the Section 8AAA final four in 2025. The Cardinals hope to build off that late-season success to make another long postseason journey this spring. "I have the utmost confidence in this group," said Willmar