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Red-hot Rails roll over Ashland in softball regional opener
By the time Altoona junior Breeley Gluch stepped to the plate in the third inning of the Railroaders Division 2 softball regional playoff matchup against the Ashland Oredockers, the game was already looking decided. Altoona had already built a commanding 7-0 lead but Gluch had a chance to add a couple more to the tally with Lindsey Hendricks and Rylee Spindler manning first and second. The shortstop had already driven in the first run of the game in the first inning with a double and...
Local coaches to lead way
For one it is a homecoming, for the other a bump in responsibilities, but with the hirings of both Olaf Kirsten as the new Northland College women's soccer head coach on May 9, and Corey Sackmann, who as of May 6 is adding women's basketball head coach to his responsibilities in tandem with head coach of golf, Northland College athletic programs are making a relatively new commitment, spearheaded by Athletic Director Dan Schumacher, to hiring longstanding Bay Area coaches with ample experience and success. Kirsten...
A spike in grades
The Northland College 2023-24 mens and womens sports programs came through with a hefty cumulative grade point average of 3.25/4.0, and it was the smart performance of the LumberJills volleyball team leading the way with a mark of 3.71. Hope Neargarder, the senior women’s administrator and head volleyball coach, was impressed with the performance of not just her team, but all athletics programs — particularly this spring in light of the school’s rocky past two months. ...
Northland College sees two more coaches resign
Two more coaches have resigned from their posts at Northland College. On Tuesday the school announced Jakob Wohlford is stepping down as their head men’s lacrosse coach. Wohlford departs after two years leading the Lumberjacks. He also played four seasons of lacrosse at Northland, and holds the record for most career points with 143 from 92 goals and 51 assists.
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