news from the Crusaders website http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ 2010-03-20T00:49:01-06:00 text/html 2010-03-15T14:17:45-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/480.php <P>Dubuque Hempstead state bowling champion Stephen Habel has signed a letter of intent to enroll at Clarke College next fall. Habel claimed the inaugural Class 2A individual state championship last month in Des Moines with a three-game 738.</P> text/html 2010-03-17T21:02:46-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/486.php <div>Coach Chad Harris' baseball squad pounded out 17 hits Wednesday in a 13-5 non-conference home win over city rival Loras College at A.J. Spiegel Park in Peosta, Iowa. Leadoff hitter Jared Munson tied a school record with five hits and desgnated hitter Tony Harvat went 3-for-5 with four RBIs for the Crusaders, who improved to 9-7.</div>&nbsp; &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-17T20:29:07-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/485.php <div>Coach Liz Garthright's softball team split&nbsp;a non-conference doubleheader with the University of Dubuque Wednesday's at UD's Chlapaty Field. The Spartans took game one 3-1, while the Crusaders were credited with a 5-4 five-inning win in the nightcap.</div> &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-16T14:57:42-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/484.php <P>Coach Kris Dorn's Clarke College men's volleyball squad is ranked No. 4 nationally in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association NAIA poll.</P> text/html 2010-03-16T09:09:28-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/483.php <P>by Kylee D. Miller, Clarke Sports Information intern</P> <div>ESPN came to Dubuque! And went, but still it was quite an experience for Clarke senior Chelsea Bettcher of Dubuque. The former Crusader softball player almost obtained a job working for ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. </div> &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-15T14:54:57-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/482.php <div>Tuesday's Clarke College - University of Dubuque softball doubleheader at Veterans Park has been postponed. The twin bill has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, at the University of Dubuque.</div> &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-15T14:43:51-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/481.php <div>Clarke College Head Baseball Coach Chad Harris has announced two additions to the Crusaders' 2010 schedule. The Crusaders will play at Upper Iowa University at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, and will host Loras College at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, at A.J. Spiegel Park in Peosta, Iowa. </div> &nbsp; text/html 2010-03-12T13:52:22-06:00 http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/ Jerry Hanson http://www.clarkecrusaders.com/article/479.php <div>The Clarke College men's volleyball team has climbed one spot in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association NAIA Poll. Coach Kris Dorn's Crusaders are now ranked No. 2 in the nation.</div>&nbsp; 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;