Home / Sports / Small College Sports The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread FORT DODGE – Kirkwood softball experienced déjà vu the Eagles avenged a postseason loss to keep their season alive with a sweep over Iowa Central Kirkwood stormed to an early lead and held on for an 11-9 victory in Game 1 and erased a six-run deficit for a 15-9 comeback victory to win the NJCAA Region 11-B tournament Sunday at Rogers Sports Complex The Eagles (48-15) rebounded with three straight elimination game wins including the final two against the Tritons (47-10) “We really challenged the young ladies (Saturday) night,” Kirkwood Coach Eric Frese said “We challenged everybody to earn their Eagle wings and step up a little bit when it came to pitching and defense and offensively Kirkwood advances to the district best-of-3 series facing Central (Neb.) Community College Friday and Saturday at Columbus The winner qualifies for the national tournament May 19-24 at Oxford The Eagles scored more runs in Sunday’s two games (26) than they did in the five previous meetings (22) this season “It’s great,” said freshman Mischa Reiners which is the main thing we’ve been wanting to do.” breaking open a tight game with a seven-run third inning for a 9-3 lead The Eagles chipped away with four in the fourth and obtained the lead for good with three in the fifth “It was really unique,” Frese said has kind of struggled all year when they’re behind Our freshmen really stepped up and it just didn’t faze them “It started with a couple base runners There was just a different feel in that dugout … The mindset of our hitters was completely different today (Sunday).” Kirkwood capitalized on control problems for two walks to open the fifth and scored a run on an error Breanna Ross tied the game with an RBI single and Reiners made it 10-9 with a line-drive single to plate Rachael Schlotter “It was just nice for us to remember we are scoring runs,” Reiners said They weren’t throwing a ton of strikes either We were just picking out our pitch and letting it happen.” Kirkwood received a two-run home run from Jenna Thurm in the sixth to pad the lead Kinsley Theobald smacked a two-run triple in the seventh scoring Reiners and Kiya Johnson for more insurance Theobald and Peyton Johnson had two apiece for Kirkwood She said they tried to force things in Saturday’s meeting but remained patient Sunday “We just let it happen,” Reiners said made a big offensive contribution this weekend She had six total hits Sunday and finished with 10 hits and five RBIs during the regional “We put in a lot of work and it helped me out this weekend,” Reiners said “Just stayed calm and made her throw me a strike that I can hit pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings to close the game and earn the victory Kirkwood built a 9-0 lead through three innings of Game 1 and held on to force the “if” game Sophia Kreutner belted a grand slam in the top of the first for the Eagles Kiya Johnson and Reiners drove in two runs apiece while Peyton Johnson and Thurm each had two hits beating North Platte (Neb.) 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the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Kirkwood Cobras traveled to Clarksville High for game two of a best-of-three series on Sunday in a revamped District 13-4A tournament bracket due to weather The Wildcats used some timely hitting to win 10-0 in six innings advancing them to the district championship game.adButlerLazyLoad("1360849010847614708",100,["433948","433948","433948"],"177031"); Kirkwood’s Matthew Dirks allowed only six hits in five innings pitched and Clarksville’s Porter Murff struck out 10 in five innings the Wildcats’ third baseman broke the game open in the bottom of the fifth with a three-run homer and Dirks had a lot to do with that,” said Wildcats head coach Brian Hetland “Our guys battled and did a really good job Porter had a great start and competed well | DOWNLOAD THE APP: Sign up for our free Clarksville Now appadButlerLazyLoad("339333713201404859",100,["433948","433948","433948"],"177031"); The Cobras had their chances but were unable to respond offensively with Wildcat reliever Dawson Smith closing the door allowing one hit and no runs in an inning of relief earning their first playoff victory in only their second year as a program and when you’re playing a good baseball team you have to finish,” said Kirkwood head coach Rick Yauger but their commitment and work ethic have been outstanding The tough part is not seeing those three seniors anymore and I suspect big things out of all of them in the future.” they will face Rossview in a one-game district championship Monday night at Clarksville High at 6 p.m It will be the third meeting between the two teams splitting the previous two matchups.adButlerLazyLoad("231924584915771184",100,["433948","433948","433948"],"177031"); “It’s really good to know you’re extending your season,” said Hetland “We just have to take care of business from here on out; you can’t take the game for granted | MORE LOCAL SPORTS: Sign up for the free daily Clarksville Now email newsletteradButlerLazyLoad("1127405737002253911",100,["433948","433948","433948"],"177031"); you can reach me at krives@5starradio.com or at 931-648-7720 The City of Clarksville posted the proposed 2026 fiscal year budget on its website Friday It includes a letter from Mayor Joe Pitts in which he highlighted a proposed property tax increase of 15 cents Police have closed off a north Peachers Mill Road neighborhood in Clarksville as they negotiate with a barricaded person in a house The Rossview Hawks traveled to Clarksville High School for the District 13-4A Championship game on Monday with the right to host the Region7-4A tournament on the line Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC) is excited to host their second Recycling Roundup in Montgomery County Some new summer markets have popped up in Clarksville and Montgomery County Here’s a list of where you can find local markets for locally sourced vegetables This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again DeMoss allowed 2 hits in complete game; Kiya Johnson’s home run helped Eagles pull away FORT DODGE – Kirkwood Coach Eric Frese has watched freshman pitcher Jessa DeMoss progress this season After a strong performance a week ago against Northeast Community College he was confident in putting her back in the circle to open the Eagles’ postseason DeMoss tossed a complete game and limited Northeast to just two hit in a 5-1 victory in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XI-B softball tournament Friday at Iowa Central “Jessa did a really good job,” Frese said DeMoss improved to 5-1 overall and also has a save to her credit shrinking her 4.17 earned-run average before the start The former Benton Community all-stater was effective Her ability to throw strikes and surrender just one walk demonstrates the strides she has made in her initial season in the program “She struggled part of the year with the strike zone at times,” Frese said “The last three or four times she’s been out there she’s done a tremendous job of throwing strikes Her best pitch today was her outside fastball and it was called for a strike Her changeup got better as the game went on.” Runs were a little tougher to come by against Northeast compared to the 30 runs scored in last week’s doubleheader She belted a three-run home run in the bottom of the third “That ball was it a long way,” Frese said “That made everybody breathe a little bit because it’s the postseason It doesn’t matter who you’re playing It’s little bit of a different pressure and she did a great job.” Peyton Johnson also had an RBI double to score Rachael Schlotter Mischa Reiners went 2-for-2 with a walk and scored on a passed ball for the first run in the second inning “The four-run inning really broke things open,” Frese said “It gave Jessa some breathing room and our defense was tremendous today.” The winner advances to the championship and will have to be defeated twice for the title on Sunday All four of their previous games were close “They’re going to be a great test for us,” Frese said “We’re going to throw strikes and play defense we’re going to have to hit the ball well because they’re going to score some runs We’re going to have one of our better offensive outputs that we’ve had in a while.” Kyle Kirkwood used a superhuman drive Sunday on the streets of Long Beach to prove that Alex Palou is human Kirkwood mastered an intriguing contest of tire strategy and speed to win the 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach under sunny Southern California skies ending Palou’s two-race win streak to start the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season SEE: Race Results Florida native Kirkwood earned his second Long Beach win from the pole in the last three years 27 PreFab Honda of Andretti Global to a 2.6859-second victory over runner-up Palou in the No It was just execution all across the board that won us that race today because if Palou was in front Kirkwood led 46 of 90 laps in the second consecutive caution-free race this season the first NTT INDYCAR SERIES race without a yellow flag on the iconic 11-turn 1.968-mile temporary street circuit and its formidable and close concrete walls since 2016 Christian Lundgaard finished third in the No 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet after passing Felix Rosenqvist’s No 60 SiriusXM Honda of Meyer Shank Racing in Turn 1 for the final podium position with five laps remaining as the top four finishers in the race also hold the same spots in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings Two-time Long Beach winner Will Power rounded out the top five finishers in the No fell short of becoming the first NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver to win the first three races of the season since fellow series title winner and Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon in 2020 fast consistency helped him keep the championship lead “You never feel amazing when you finish second they were amazing all weekend,” Palou said but hopefully next year we can just improve one step.” The race quickly became a contest of dueling strategies between the Firestone Firehawk primary and alternate tires INDYCAR rules require teams to use both tire compounds for at least two laps per race and many drivers who started on the grippier but less durable alternate tires shed them within the first 10 laps for the more durable primary compound Kirkwood and Palou were on the dominant strategy of the race as Palou pitted after Lap 6 and Kirkwood Lap 7 to get on the black-sidewall tires It became clear through the next fuel and tire cycles that Kirkwood and Palou were the two fastest drivers on track as the strategists from each team kept close tabs on each other ensuring no missed chances to pounce due to changing tactics The true flashpoint of the race came on Lap 66 Palou made his final pit stop at the end of Lap 64 taking a final set of Firestone Firehawk primary tires Kirkwood did the same at the end of Lap 65 and Palou was right on his gearbox on hotter grippier tires when Kirkwood exited the pits at the start of Lap 66 But Kirkwood stared down intense pressure on his out lap from Palou who never got close enough to make a move for the lead Kirkwood then took the lead for good on Lap 69 when Kyffin Simpson one of only six drivers to start the race on primary tires 8 Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing Honda as he was off-sequence on pit strategy from the drivers who started on the alternate tire That was the last of nine lead changes today the most for the INDYCAR SERIES at Long Beach since 2012 Lundgaard led 26 laps – second to only Kirkwood – despite starting 12th and using the less-popular strategy of starting on primary tires His strong result came after Arrow McLaren mechanics worked overtime to rebuild his car after Lundgaard crashed Saturday in qualifying The next NTT INDYCAR SERIES race is the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix on Sunday May 4 on the natural-terrain road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham Arrow McLaren Extends Partnership with R.J Gearing Up: Indy Roars to Life This Week with Sonsio Grand Prix Instant Recall: Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Paddock Buzz: Lundgaard Continues Breakout Year with Second Stay up to speed on the latest INDYCAR news exclusive offers and more — delivered straight to your inbox 2025 INDYCAR® is a registered trademark of Brickyard Trademarks Just when it appeared reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and points leader Alex Palou looked invincible Saturday on the streets of Long Beach Andretti Global stepped forward to make a statement by locking out the front row in qualifying for the 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Kyle Kirkwood earned his first NTT P1 Award of the season and third of his career with a top lap of 1 minute 27 PreFab Honda on his last lap in the Firestone Fast Six Kirkwood’s first career pole also came at Long Beach in 2023 when he also won the race on the iconic 11-turn 1.968-mile Southern California temporary street circuit SEE:Qualifying Results “When you’re in an Andretti Global car at Long Beach you know you’re going to be quick,” Kirkwood said “You’ve got to be so happy with that A front-row Andretti Global lockout here at Long Beach I didn’t put any wheel wrong or hit anything That’s always a question here at street courses You’ve got to send it to get that top spot.” Southern California native Colton Herta qualified second at 1:06.4232 in the No It was the first front-row lockout for Andretti Global since the Honda Indy Toronto last July when Herta won the pole and Kirkwood qualified second who has won the first two races this season Felix Rosenqvist took advantage of misfortune by a competitor in the second round to earn a spot in the Firestone Fast Six and qualify fourth at 1:06.6358 in the No Marcus Ericsson was the third Andretti Global driver in the top five Scott McLaughlin will share the third row on the starting grid with Ericsson after qualifying sixth at 1:07.0393 in the No Up next is the pre-race warmup at noon ET Sunday (FS1 Palou took the top spot in the Firestone Fast Six with about 30 seconds to go in the session But Kirkwood then blasted his pole-winning final lap seconds later Herta ran out of time for a proper warmup lap for his final run and he said the delay in raising the temperatures of his Firestone Firehawk alternate tires could have been the reason for Kirkwood’s gap to the rest of the field the largest in qualifying this season through three races “The prep lap is what we do to try to get the temperatures in the right window try to get the front and rear (tires) equal as we can,” Herta said “I’m guessing that maybe the time lost to Kyle is probably in those first few corners Shows we got a strong program here to go into the race with tomorrow.” possibly lost a spot in the Firestone Fast Six when he hit the tire barrier in Turn 6 on his final qualifying lap in the second segment Lundgaard was fifth on the time charts when his No 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet speared the barrier triggering a red flag just moments after the checkered to end the session INDYCAR qualifying rules state any driver who causes a red flag in qualifying loses their two quickest laps and cannot advance to the next session That penalty placed Rosenqvist into the Firestone Fast Six Florida native and resident Kyle Kirkwood enjoyed home cooking Friday afternoon leading the opening practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St paced the 80-minute session split into three groups with a best lap of 1 minute the leader of two Andretti Global drivers in the top five SEE: Practice Results this is one of the races that I enjoy coming to the most because it is a home state for me,” said Kirkwood “But it's interesting because I haven't had good races here It's a multitude of things that cause the bad races here it will be important to get out of this weekend with some points on the board and a good finish.” Live coverage of the 100-lap race on the 14-turn 1.8-mile temporary street circuit on the streets of St the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network It’s the season opener for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Three-time series champion Alex Palou started the defense of his two consecutive titles by ending up second at 1:00.6004 in the No Petersburg winner Scott McLaughlin was the quickest Chevrolet-powered driver But that was part of a good news-bad news session for McLaughlin who crashed after he turned his quickest lap Defending race winner Pato O’Ward rounded out the top five at 1:01.1161 in the No The top 10 in the opening practice session was stacked and tight Nine of the top 10 are NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winners Just .8516 of a second separated that elite top 10 Marcus Armstrong triggered the first when his No 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda fielded by Meyer Shank Racing spun in Turn 3 and didn’t make contact McLaughlin wasn’t as fortunate as fellow New Zealand native Armstrong six minutes later. McLaughlin, who announced earlier today a contract extension with Team Penske spinning and stopping on course with moderate damage to the front of his car “It was a little bit of a mistake on my part “I was a little wide through (Turn) 3 and there’s a little bit of a bump there The bump just sort of put me a little bit wider than I wanted but you’d rather have it happen now and just get on with the weekend.” followed by NTT P1 Award qualifying at 2:30 p.m Full Race: 2025 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix from Barber Lundgaard and McLaughlin Celebrate on Barber Podium Extended Race Highlights: 2025 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Kyle Kirkwood dominated the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend by earning NTT P1 Award honors and taking the victory in the 90-lap race Sunday That allowed the Andretti Global driver to take a significant climb in the Power Rankings Alex Palou had his worst finish of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season with a runner-up His hold on the top spot of Power Rankings remains intact leading into the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix on Sunday May 4 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham Here's who joins Kirkwood and Palou in the rankings after the third race of the season in Long Beach: 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet; Last Rank: 10) Rossi’s top-10 streak came to an end on the streets of Long Beach when he finished 15th dual top-10 finishes out the gates in his first season with Ed Carpenter Racing and qualifying eighth last weekend leave him narrowly in the top 10 of Power Rankings 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 6) Dixon began his quest for a record-tying seventh championship with a runner-up result in St He started 11th and finished 10th at The Thermal Club and finished eighth from starting 14th at Long Beach The speed isn’t quite there yet to challenge for race wins but he’s one of just five drivers to secure a top-10 finish in all three races this season joining Palou O’Ward’s street-course problems were evident in Long Beach where he qualified ninth and finished 13th The street-race woes aren’t exclusive to Long Beach He qualified 23rd and finished 11th in the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St O’Ward earned his first NTT P1 Award since 2022 at The Thermal Club there’s not another street course until the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear on June 1 3 DEX Imaging Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: 8) McLaughlin started and finished sixth in an uneventful Long Beach weekend But that was his best result in five Long Beach tries and got his season back on track McLaughlin qualified 25th and finished 27th in a tough day at The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix He began 2025 with an NTT P1 Award and fourth-place finish after leading a race-high 40 of 100 laps in St 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: 9) Power is making a habit of charging through the field after tough qualifying performances That comes after charging from 21st to finish sixth in the The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix He was the top Team Penske finisher in each race Herta has two front-row starting positions in three races he’s not turned those solid Saturdays into super Sundays A slow pit stop in the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg presented by RP Funding relegated him to a 16th-place finish Herta started fourth and finished fourth in The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix Rosenqvist qualified third and finished seventh in St He charged from ninth to finish fifth at The Thermal Club the best standing he’s had since he finished fourth in the 2019 and 2024 INDYCAR SERIES season openers at St Lundgaard has had a solid first outing with Arrow McLaren finishing eighth in St qualifying second and finishing third at The Thermal Club and charging from 12th to finish third at Long Beach earning NTT P1 Award honors and leading 46 of 90 laps en route to his third career victory two coming on the 1.968-mile street course Kirkwood also began 2025 with a strong outing He was quickest in the opening practice of the season at St Petersburg and charged from ninth at the start of the race to finish fifth in the season opener Kirkwood then qualified eighth and finished in that spot at The Thermal Club 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 1) Palou started third and finished second Sunday in Long Beach He won the previous two races and leads Lundgaard in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES points standings by 34 The Spaniard has been atop the Power Rankings for more than a year and that continues into the May 4 race at Barber Motorsports Park The 2025 North America circuit of the Freeride World Tour Challenger rolls on as riders head to sunny California for the IFSA FWT Challenger competition at Kirkwood Ski Resort with a weather window from March 29-31 British Columbia was canceled due to poor conditions competitors will be eager at Stop Two in Kirkwood Temps will hover between 30°-40°F in Tahoe over the next few days With light precipitation anticipated throughout the weather window competitors will likely have to battle variable conditions and prove their merit Tune into the livestream below and watch some of the best skiers in the world battle for a spot on the Freeride World Tour Don't waste time seeking out the best skiing content; we'll send it all right to you Clarksville, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Kirkwood High Cobras soccer team traveled to Northwest High School for an inner-city matchup with the Vikings The Cobras netted two first half goals and pitched a shutout on the defensive end to earn a 2-0 victory on the road.adButlerLazyLoad("2874154675231937040",100,["433948","433948","433948"],"177031"); | DON’T MISS A LOCAL SPORTS STORY: Sign up for the free daily Clarksville Now email newsletter Kirkwood’s Jamall Bradley kicked things off quickly scoring in the second minute to earn a quick lead Israel Ortiz followed him up in the thirtieth minute and the Cobras went into the half with a 2-0 lead Each defense held strong for the second half as each team went scoreless and Kirkwood earned a big win against a city opponent “This is a crucial time in the season for us,” said Kirkwood High head coach Kelley Guth “Playing a regional opponent is a good matchup for us which is something we haven’t really done all year We’re just trying to improve as a team before postseason play in a week and a half and we made some positive steps today.”adButlerLazyLoad("1537444664418287646",100,["433948","433948","433948"],"177031"); 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Business Some high school courses help students gravitate toward future job roles Kirkwood High School is providing authentic field experience is bridging the gap between school and the real world by providing students opportunities to share their ideas with local businesses and receive genuine feedback from the owner Louis Business newsletter to get the latest insights sent to your inbox every morning “It’s so refreshing to hear young people’s ideas because their perspective is really valuable and different,” Salt + Smoke owner Tom Schmidt says Schmidt met with students two weeks ago at Salt + Smoke’s South City location (5625 Hampton) to help them learn more about the restaurant and its goals Schmidt visited Kirkwood High School to hear students’ ideas for the company’s forthcoming Kirkwood restaurant that is on track to open this fall.  and selling the company’s branded sauces at the Kirkwood Farmers Market.  Another student group pitched ideas on providing Salt + Smoke BBQ chili at the Kirkwood School District Foundation Chili Bowl and hosting a pop-up food truck at events like the Route 66 Cars and Guitars Festival, among others. “I’m just really excited to see our ideas come to life, because it’s stuff that us as students and Kirkwood residents are telling you what they’d love to see in Kirkwood,” says senior Jake Gould, who plans to attend Clemson University in South Carolina for engineering. “Seeing those ideas actually coming to life is really special.”  As the program continues to evolve through the class and beyond, there are hopes to provide students with internship opportunities and other work-related experiences at local companies. “Whenever we get to work with a local business in our community, it shows students that they actually are ready for the real world—which is our goal,” Bunton says. “We just need some help getting that message out there and then finding those right partnerships.” Listen Here Listen Here Listen Here Listen Here BUSINESS NEWSLETTER Subscribe to the St. Louis Business newsletter to get the latest insights sent to your inbox every morning. Kyle Kirkwood is making a strong impression in the early stages of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season but he admits to feeling the heat from Alex Palou’s dominance The Andretti Global driver is sixth in the point standings Felix Rosenqvist and Alexander Rossi in producing top-10 finishes in both races this season But the frustration of having to chase down a three-time champion in Palou can be tough on a driver’s mindset Palou has won both races so far this season Kirkwood’s fifth- and eighth-place finishes this season are certainly respectable “I should be a lot more satisfied than I am,” Kirkwood said “Because if you look back at (the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St I pretty much followed Alex Palou the entire race and watched him win we were on pace for what seemed like a locked top-four result which would have been two top-five (finishes) in a row To really challenge Palou for the Astor Cup Kirkwood will need to convert those solid finishes into wins Given his background – winning championships in USF2000 (2018) USF Pro 2000 (2019) and INDY NXT by Firestone (2021) -- it’s evident Kirkwood knows how to win and has the experience to handle the pressure of a title fight He just needs to find a way to outpace Palou on these race days That pursuit begins this weekend with the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach “We’ve got to do the same thing that they're doing -- we got to win races,” Kirkwood said of Palou “We can't let them get a big head start That is one thing that Palou has done in the past couple years: He gets a huge head start then everybody claws back at him at the end of the season He's kind of on cruise control at that point We need to not let him get out front and hold him back a little bit “It's turning into a thing that when you beat Alex Palou 1 guy that everyone is looking at now.” This weekend’s 50th anniversary race could be a perfect place for Kirkwood to strike He earned his maiden NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory and NTT P1 Award in this event Add in the fact that Andretti Global has been strong at Long Beach with four of the last six race winners coming from the team “This is a very crucial weekend for us to turn things around in the championship hunt,” Kirkwood said “Even though it's still early in the season it's only two races in of the 17-race season you’ve got to kind of pay attention to that “I think this weekend is one of our best opportunities (to gain on Palou) Long Beach has been one of the best tracks for Andretti Global I think Toronto and Detroit are starting to grow on that Long Beach has been a top one for the team “We're obviously going to be looking for a win at this time we need wins to be able to win a championship here because Alex Palou is just walking away with (the championships) at the moment Kirkwood is also aware that he is creating pressure for himself When a driver has a car that’s capable of winning the expectations naturally shift and bring a whole new level of pressure to deliver It’s one thing to be aiming for a top-10 finish and dealing with the challenges that come with trying to extract everything from a less-than-optimal car but when you know your car has the speed and the potential to win “I would say the weekends that you feel like you have a really good shot are the easiest,” he said “I guess you wouldn't think that coming into it but now that I've had a couple years in the series the hardest weekends are the ones that you're struggling It's the ones that you're struggling to get into a top-10 finish When you have kind of pace under your belt in a race weekend or across practices and qualifying Another interesting dynamic is Long Beach is a shared weekend with IMSA leading to a compressed schedule Kirkwood sees that as an advantage for his No “That doesn't give you a lot of time to really focus on changes “Coming off the trailer very quick is very important you have the pressure that now you have a fast car now it's all on you to go out there and win I'm pretty confident that I can get it done if I have everything in my arsenal it's not really managing emotions; it's more just an easier weekend if everything is kind of flowing right.” Iowa – The Northeast Community College softball team traveled to Fort Dodge Iowa Friday and competed in Game 2 of the Region 11-B Tournament against No The Hawks fell in the postseason contest by a final score of 5-1 Neb.) picked up both of the hits for the Hawks in the showdown with two doubles as Northeast will now look ahead to a win-or-go-home battle with Ellsworth Community College Saturday in Game 3 of the tournament Bailee Ahlemeyer (Cambridge Delaney Kruse (Wayne Isabel Raburn (Holdrege Head Softball Coach Erin Sharpe on the day against Kirkwood: “I thought we competed hard,” Sharpe said just right to people and Kirkwood has a solid defense.” we are in good shape going into tomorrow,” Sharpe said I am happy with the team and how they competed today.” The Hawks will take on Ellsworth Community College in Game 3 of the Region 11-B Tournament at 12 p.m © 2025 Nebraska Rural Radio Association. 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The little girl's death was ruled an accident caused by a falling boulder injuring her neck and chest according to the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office “On behalf of the full team here at Kirkwood we extend our deepest sympathy and support to the guest’s family and friends Our thoughts are with all those affected during this difficult time,” Ricky Newberry said in a statement sent to the Reno Gazette Journal According to a GoFundMe set up to help Lacayo's family, he was a son grandson and boyfriend who was an aspiring firefighter and infectious smile brought joy to everyone who knew him," the GoFundMe post said In February, 62-year-old Thomas Hughes of New Hampshire died after crashing into a tree at Palisades which goes to some of the steepest terrain in Lake Tahoe University of Nevada, Reno freshman Max Chavalithumrong died Jan Rose Ski Tahoe Resort after crashing into trees His cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries Marcus and Maddie Ratcliff's father-daughter relationship disappears as soon as they take the diamond a senior pitcher and shortstop at Kirkwood isn't allowed to call Marcus "dad." She can't gripe to him about bad calls or get emotional when she makes a mistake has always walked a fine line between being too soft or too hard on her the easiest solution has been keeping their personal and softball lives as separate as possible being able to see the coaching side of him as well as the dad side .. I've been able to get a lot closer to him," Maddie said Maddie and Marcus Ratcliff, an assistant coach at Kirkwood, are making the most of their final season of TSSAA softball together Maddie was 10-1 with a 1.72 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched and had a .500 batting average with 27 RBIs 4-1 District 13-4A) primed at their goal of a district championship in only their second season it's just being able to watch my kid put in the work and see the fruits of that labor pay off," Marcus said The opening of Kirkwood that fall was an inflection point for both was hired as the Cobras' first coach that spring And Kirkwood's enrollment zone drew from Rossview's and the Ratcliffs' home fell inside it giving Maddie the option to transfer and play immediately When Maddie and Marcus discussed changing schools they found themselves drawn to the idea of building something from the ground-up Maddie also wanted to play for Storz again — she loved the culture Storz and Marcus had built at Rossview and figured that even starting from scratch the environment at Kirkwood would be similar "It was hard in the fact that we had such a successful team (at Rossview)," Marcus said Be a part of something brand-new and perhaps leave a piece of a legacy." The Cobras have a bit more experience in 2025 and are reaping the benefits Sophia Lucas and Northeast transfer Moana Tuuaga are all batting above .300 and freshman Kiara Conley is batting over .600 and has hit safely in every game They've already beaten everyone else in D13-4A and their only losses have come by one run "(Maddie) has so much composure and experience in reading hitters and working the count," Storz said "Just her overall expertise of being in that circle since she was little MORE: Clarksville area girls top performers for Week 7 of the spring sports season Maddie was signed to play softball at South Carolina-Beaufort but changed her plans when she found out she had received the Presidential Scholarship from Austin Peay She'll enroll at APSU in the fall and study biology with hopes of working in forensic science — a self-described true crime junkie she can often be found watching Forensic Files Criminal Minds or reading James Patterson novels when she's not playing softball Maddie knows she's making the right move for her professional career but she's still dealing with the abrupt shift in knowing her competitive softball days will end in about a month but nothing about her approach is terribly different She's still focused on the same things she was at the start of the year: fighting for championships while being the best example for the Cobras' younger players that she can be "I'm really excited for the rest of the season and I really don't want it to end," Maddie said "I'm just cherishing all the memories with teammates and trying to leave my mark in the best way I can." Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@gannett.com and on Twitter @Jacob_Shames Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More celebrated Arbor Day Saturday with a volunteer-driven tree planting event Downtown Kirkwood business owners say several trees were removed during the Historic Kirkwood Train Station’s renovation in February.  “The city cut down the trees that shaded this whole area,” said JulieClaire Lane Director of Retail Services at Clementines Naughty and Nice Creamery because you can imagine trying to eat ice cream in the sunshine ‘we'll give you a tree if you want to plant it.’ It's a beautiful day to do it Residents went home with Princeton Elm and Dogwood saplings free mulch and tips about conservation.   free giveaway trees…to help plant some more trees and build up the canopy in their community,” said Evan Parker Community Forester with the Missouri Department of Conservation “I just have some fun artifacts here…to just kind of raise awareness of how cool the trees around us are and the benefits they provide.” City officials say volunteers planted 50 trees in Downtown Kirkwood and surrounding neighborhoods residents enjoyed live music and food while meeting local conservationists and business owners The 2025 INDYCAR season continued with the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday on FOX Kirkwood Moot Court has been the major moot court activity at Stanford Law School offering students the opportunity to brief and argue a real case before a hypothetical U.S The competition is named for Marion Rice Kirkwood who served as an SLS faculty member from 1912 to 1922 and as dean of the law school from 1923 to 1945 Artal and Rassieur won awards for Best Brief and Best Team Overall while Artal earned the prize for Best Oral Argument The annual competition begins with 20 teams of two students half assigned to argue on behalf of petitioner and half for respondent Successive elimination rounds winnow the group down to the final two teams This year’s judges were Justice Goodwin Liu of the Supreme Court of California Butamay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Pryor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit The students were asked to brief and argue U.S which concerned Google’s production of location information in response to the government’s geofence inquiry that led to the discovery of evidence against the defendant A geofence is a virtual “perimeter” or “fence” around a given geographic feature The main issue in the case was whether the government’s use of a geofence inquiry was an unconstitutional search under the Fourth Amendment if the government’s use of a geofence inquiry was an unconstitutional search was the evidence obtained as a result of the search nonetheless admissible under the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule “I was definitely nervous leading up to the finals will be an appellate litigation fellow at the D.C “I got the great advice to treat oral argument as a conversation between me and the judges so I wasn’t as worried about defending my position as much as just listening to the judges and making sure I understood where they were coming from.” Artal describes a similar dynamic: “At the end of the day it’s just a conversation with really smart “The judges were grappling with questions that had challenged us for months so I didn’t want to claim to them that the answers were obvious I wanted to acknowledge our argument’s weak points and give my pitch for why they shouldn’t carry the day.” Artal will join law firm Williams & Connolly for a year He adds that his Best Oral Argument award “belongs as well to Leo and to all the faculty and friends who mooted us and helped us refine our responses.” Finalist Harrison Hurt also calls out the support he and his teammate received from faculty and friends: “I found the oral argument portion of the competition most challenging because we don’t get many other opportunities to practice oratorical skills in law school,” he says we had a lot of help from people like the Moot Court instructors We also benefited tremendously from practicing with our fellow competitors and even friends outside of the competition.” Hurt and Blatt plan to serve on the Moot Court Student Board “We’re excited to pay forward all the support we received this year and pass on what we’ve learned to next year’s competitors,” Blatt says Students who received awards in the preliminary rounds were: Tommy Archibald and Spencer Segal for Best Petitioner’s Brief; and Sophia  Caldera and Jacqueline Lewittes News | Apr 1 editor@tahoedailytribune.com Update April 1: The Alpine County Sheriff and Coroner’s office informed the Tribune that the male who died at Kirkwood Mountain Resort on Saturday has been identified as Roman Lacayo of Corona deputies responded to the resort at around 12:20 p.m Deputies observed a 25-year-old male who sustained major head injuries that were not compatible with life The Lacayo was pronounced deceased at 12:49 p.m According to a GoFundMe page organized to help his family with funeral arrangements – A 24-year-old male from California is dead following what Kirkwood Mountain Resort is calling a serious incident that took place on Saturday “On behalf of the full team here at Kirkwood we extend our deepest sympathy and support to the guest’s family and friends Our thoughts are with all those affected during this difficult time,” Ricky Newberry said Kirkwood vice president and general manager the incident occurred on an intermediate trail near Chair 4 Ski patrollers responded to what the resort is describing as a medical incident It is unclear what the nature of this medical incident was exactly The 24-year-old was transported to the Barton Medical Clinic at Kirkwood’s base area where the male was pronounced deceased after further emergency care and evaluation Readers around the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond make the Tahoe Tribune's work possible Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally Your donation will help us continue to cover COVID-19 and our other vital local news Sign up for daily and breaking news headlines Manage Subscriptions ・ Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood wins the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach・ Alex Palou continues his perfect podium run to begin the year for a Honda 1-2 finish・ Honda goes three-for-three to start the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season Kyle Kirkwood continued Honda's winning streak to start the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season by taking the win in the 50th running of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Kirkwood led 46 laps en route to his third-career—and second Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach—victory in his #27 Andretti Global Honda Following just 2.6 seconds behind Kirkwood Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou kept his perfect podium streak alive to start the season the second place finish here at Long Beach puts Palou's championship lead at 34 points over Kirkwood as the Spaniard looks to score his fourth championship in five years Meyer Shank Racing's Felix Rosenqvist looked set for a podium finish until a late-race dive from the #7 machine knocked him back to P4 Other top-10 finishers for Honda include Colton Herta (P7) and Kyffin Simpson with a career-best 10th place The strong start to the 2025 IndyCar season has Honda ahead by 69 points in the manufacturers' championship NextThe 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship heads to Baber Motorsports Park for the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix May 2-4 -- Kyle Kirkwood showed that Alex Palou can be beat this IndyCar season and returned Andretti Global to the top of the podium with his second career victory at the Grand Prix of Long Beach Kirkwood has won the most prestigious street course race in the United States twice in the last three years and Sunday's win ended the early run of Palou dominance a three-time IndyCar champion including the last two consecutive seasons "You never feel amazing when you finish second," Palou said Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) celebrates his victory of the Long Beach Grand Prix at Long Beach street circuit. Gary A Vasquez-Imagn ImagesPalou's dominance has started to irritate other drivers in the field He was an unknown from a racing series in Japan when he arrived in IndyCar in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when competition was in a bubble and few got a chance to interact with Palou He moved to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2021 and won three races and his first IndyCar championship and used the descriptor "it's amazing" for nearly everything good that was happening to him Palou's demeanor was endearing and he presented himself as very eager to please but as he collected three championship trophies there's been a shift in Palou's approach - he's still smiling and nice but he's calculated and unconcerned about the competition When told this weekend he should give his rivals a chance to win a race Palou used an expletive in declining and said to publish his words He said he planned to win the first six races of the season before he'd give another driver a chance - a run that would include Palou's first victory in next month's Indianapolis 500 his streak came to an end on the downtown streets of Long Beach which hosted the caution-free race for the 50th year "It sucks we couldn't make it more interesting for the fans Palou joined his Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon as the only drivers in the last 14 seasons to win the first two races of the year - Dixon did it in 2020 when he won the first three races and eventually his sixth IndyCar title Rick Mears (1982) and Johnny Rutherford (1980) are the only drivers to also win the first two races of the season All but Power went on to win the championship a four-to-six lane road stretching between Wilmington and Newark the high-speed traffic and dangerous crossings create a risky situation for drivers transportation officials worked with stakeholders to develop a plan to reimagine the busy thoroughfare into one that combines land use and transportation promoting future residential and economic development along the 8.3-mile corridor The Wilmington Area Planning Council will present final recommendations for the Kirkwood Highway Corridor Land Use and Transportation Plan during a public workshop on Monday at Cranston Heights Fire Company Memorial Hall Officials will run a formal presentation at 4:30 p.m. Community members can attend at any time during the two-hour session to learn about proposed changes and provide feedback on the recommendations ORIGINAL STORY: Public input sought for redesign of Kirkwood Highway Kirkwood Highway is lined with commercial establishments and surrounded by residential areas A major public concern has been the high speeds and safe access for users of public transportation After gathering feedback from local business leaders environmental groups and attendees of public forums more community-oriented corridor while also improving traffic flow The latest recommendations highlight several key priorities: To register for the Monday workshop or to view prior workshop presentations, visit the website www.wilmapco.org/kirkwood/ You can contact Anitra Johnson at ajohnson@delawareonline.com This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.