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Clarinda baseball enjoys unforgettable experience, playing and winning at Busch Stadium

Clarinda baseball enjoys unforgettable experience, playing and winning at Busch Stadium

  • Bryan Clark

Two Clarinda seniors reflect on playing, and winning, a baseball game Sunday at Busch Stadium.

Clarinda softball drops doubleheader on Senior Night

Clarinda softball drops doubleheader on Senior Night

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda softball team lost a pair of contests Monday on Senior Night against Lewis Central

Armed with championships, faith, Steng ready for what’s next

Armed with championships, faith, Steng ready for what’s next

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah’s Titus Steng is the Southwest Iowa Herald Spring Sports Male Athlete of the Year

Images from Clarinda's home doubleheader against Lewis Central

Images from Clarinda's home doubleheader against Lewis Central

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda softball team lost both sides of a home doubleheader Monday, June 29, against Lewis Central.

Photos: Iowa women's basketball summer practice, June 25

Photos: Iowa women's basketball summer practice, June 25

  • ethan.petrik

The Iowa women's basketball team held a summer practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday. See photos from the action. 🏀

How an upbringing in Italy prepared Iowa’s Amari Whiting for college basketball

How an upbringing in Italy prepared Iowa’s Amari Whiting for college basketball

  • ethan.petrik

Amari Whiting has played at three colleges in four years, but her basketball journey started by playing with and against boys in Italy. Now she’s bringing that experience to Iowa.

Seniors lead Clarinda softball to offensive explosion in rivalry win

Seniors lead Clarinda softball to offensive explosion in rivalry win

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda softball team broke the game open in a big way with an 11-run 5th inning in a win Friday at Shenandoah

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Shenandoah neighbors: Obituaries for June 30

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