news from the Crusaders website http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ 2010-03-11T21:02:47-06:00 text/html 2010-03-09T16:53:11-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/478.php <div>Clarke Baseball Coach Chad Harris has announced the signing of Skyline High School's (Mead, Colo.) Ethan Jelinek. Jelinek is a 5-9, 165 pound outfielder who hit .310 as a junior with a 1.000 fielding percentage. </div> &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-09T13:55:51-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/477.php <div>To a certain extent, Clarke College Head Bowling Coach Chris Uffman can credit the Marines for his bowling debut at the age of six. And the Grand Rapids, Mich., native, who was tabbed as Clarke's first bowling coach this past December, hasn't stopped bowling since.</div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-08T15:27:10-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/476.php <P>Clarke College Head Bowling Coach Chris Uffman has announced the signing of the college's first two recruits for the Crusaders' inaugural 2010-11 season. Uffman announced today that Minooka Community High School products Jonathon Heidler, of Channahon, Ill., and Tyler Heintzelman, of Shorewood, Ill., have signed letters of intent to enroll at Clarke next fall and join the Crusaders' bowling program.</P> text/html 2010-03-07T07:36:31-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/475.php <div>Clarke College junior Jessica Nessan, of Dubuque, pocketed a pair of Top 20 finishes at the 2010 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships which concluded Saturday in Johnson City, Tennessee. </div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-05T21:17:01-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/474.php <P>The Azusa Pacific (Calif.) men secured the top three spots in the second and final day of the heptathlon Friday at the NAIA Indoor Track &amp; Field National Championships in the MSHA/ETSU Athletic Center on the campus of East Tennessee State University.</P> text/html 2010-03-05T20:39:00-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/473.php <div>Clarke College junior Nicky Newhoff, of Cedar Falls, Iowa,&nbsp;struck out eight and scattered five hits Friday in the Crusaders' 3-0 win over Beloit College at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida.</div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-05T09:07:20-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/472.php <P>by Kylee D. Miller, Clarke Sports Information Intern</P> <div>The Metrodome in Minneapolis has seen a number of talented athletes play on its fields. The Minnesota Twins played there until this upcoming season and it is the current home of the Minnesota Vikings. A new batch of players stepped on the grass on February 15. One of them was Clarke College pitcher Steve Mabeus.</div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-04T18:47:12-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/471.php <div>Coach Liz Garthright's Clarke College softball team picked up a pair of wins Thursday at the Rebel Srping Games in Kissimmee, Florida. The Crusaders improved to 3-5 with wins over College of St. Rose (6-4) and Lake Superior Sate University (6-1).</div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-03T21:55:02-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/470.php <div>Brian Cross (1-0) pitched a five-inning, two-hit shutout and Chris Briggs and Tony Harvat each drove in three runs Wednesday to lift Clarke College to a 12-0 win in game two and a doubleheader split with Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. Lyon took game one 10-1.</div>&nbsp; &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-03T20:50:42-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/469.php <div>Clarke College senior Cory Billingsley has been named a Midwest Collegiate Conference honorable mention all-conference selection.</div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-03T20:46:16-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/468.php <div>Two members of Coach Zareth Gray's women's basketball team have received Midwest Collegiate Conference honorable mention all-conference honors. Seniors Casey Breitbach, of Dubuque, Iowa, and Joquetta Rolle, of Cocoa, Fla., were among 21 players cited today by the MCC.</div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-02T20:20:47-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/467.php <div>Coach Chad Harris' baseball team improved to 6-2 Tuesday by sweeping the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas. Clarke posted a 9-4 win game one and took the nine-inning nightcap 5-2.</div>&nbsp; text/html 2010-03-02T09:22:12-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/466.php <div>Live statistics and video will be available for today's Clarke College - University of the Ozarks baseball doulbheader in Clarksville, Arkansas.</div> &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-02T07:37:03-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/465.php <div>Clarke College junior Nicky Newhoff, of Cedar Falls, Iowa,&nbsp;tossed a 2-hitter Monday to help lift the Crusaders to a 2-0 over Ursuline College at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida. Earlier in the day, Coach Liz Garthright's squad fell 3-1 to Walsh University.</div> &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-01T22:15:30-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/463.php <div>Clarke College's baseball team split a doubleheader with Tabor College Monday in Wichita, Kansas. Coach Chad Harris' squad took game one 3-2 before dropping the nightcap 5-3.</div>&nbsp; &nbsp;