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Yegge's barbs help Eagles keep winning

Kirkwood softball coach Joe Yegge barked at his players. He snapped at them. He chewed their butts, as one of them put it.

The more he barked, the better they played.

Kirkwood won both of its games in the NJCAA district softball tournament Thursday and is now one victory away from qualifying for the Division II national meet.

The third-ranked Eagles, riding a 47-game winning streak, defeated Dakota County Tech of Minnesota, 8-1, and stomped Dawson Community College of Montana, 13-2, in five innings on a cool, damp afternoon at the Kirkwood field.

The Eagles (54-3) need one more victory Friday against Dawson (20-13) to advance to the national tournament.

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Times set for JUCO softball tournament

The junior college district softball tournament will begin Thursday at the Kirkwood Community College field with three teams participating.

Dawson Community College (Glendive, Mont.) will face Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount, Minn.) in the opening game at 1 p.m.

Kirkwood will face the Game 1 loser at 3 p.m. and the Eagles will play the Game 1 winner at 5 p.m.

The double-elimination tournament will resume Friday at 1 p.m.

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Kirkwood faces NIACC in baseball tourney

WATERLOO - The Kirkwood Eagles will face NIACC in the opening round of the Region XI junior college baseball tournament Thursday at 1 p.m. at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo.

NIACC and Kirkwood both finished 13-11 in the conference this year, but NIACC got the No.4 seed and Kirkwood drew the No.5 seed because NIACC won the season series, 3-1.

The double-elimination tournament is scheduled to continue Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Waterloo.

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Muhl signs 10 players for KCC women

Kim Muhl was not particularly happy with the women's basketball team he had at Kirkwood Community College this past season, claiming they were "dysfunctional" and a difficult group to coach.

He's done something about it.

Muhl has signed 10 new players for the 2013-14 campaign and might sign one or two more before the spring and summer are over.

"This next year's group, I'm excited about them," he said Monday in his office at Johnson Hall. "I like their accountability so far. They're really good about it."

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