The 20th ranked Eagles baseball team continues their winning streak with a big win over DMACC on Friday, May 14. Kirkwood defeated Des Moines Area Community College 13-4 and are now 37-19. With the loss the Bears are now 23-37. For the first six innings the game was tied 4-4. However, the Eagles topped off four [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood baseball team swept Iowa Lakes on Saturday, May 8. The Eagles took both games 10-0 and then 8-0. It was a dominating performance for Kirkwood as outscored Iowa Lakes 10-0 and then 8-0 in both contests. However, in the second game the big story was Luke Llewellyn having a no hitter, which led [Continue Reading »]
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CONTRIBUTED: Have you ever seen a roller derby match and wondered what was going on? Watching people from two different teams skate around each other and score points can seem very confusing at first. These are the ins and outs of the sport of roller derby from a [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood women’s basketball team finished the 2020-21 season strong with a win over USC Salkehatchie 84-78 at Hickory, North Carolina on Saturday, April 24. The Eagles record for this season was 24-2. The 2009 D11 NCJAA champs led the entire game. The Eagles had slight lead at halftime, with the score being 37-33. It [Continue Reading »]
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The Eagles women’s basketball team advanced to the fifth-place game after a victory over the Tritons on April 23. The final score was Kirkwood 50, Iowa Central 45, with the Eagles leading the entire game. This game put the Eagles at 23-2. Kirkwood took a slight lead over the Tritons 35-34 at half. However, [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood women’s basketball team was stunned by Illinois Central in the quarter finals of the NCJAA tournament on April 22. The Eagles dominated all year but struggled versus the 8 seeded Cougars. Illinois Central took an early 24-14 lead at the end of the first half and never looked back. Kirkwood is now 22-2. Illinois Central held Kirkwood to [Continue Reading »]
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For a game that is played with a ball and a stick, baseball has quite a complex history. One thing for certain – it originated right here in America. With the Major League Baseball (MLB) season starting, it’s only right to look back at the history of the [Continue Reading »]
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