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No.6 Kirkwood softball team expects big things

Kirkwood softball coach Joe Yegge needed to replenish his roster this season, so he went out and signed seven players who were all-state in high school last year.

They are part of a talented freshman class that includes 14 players who were either all-state, all-conference or all-region in 2012.

They'll join five sophomores who helped the Eagles compile a 42-13 record last year and finish seventh at the national tournament.

Kirkwood was ranked No.6 in the preseason poll this season and will open the campaign with a doubleheader against Grand View Friday night in the Rochester Dome in Rochester, Minn.

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Snow in South, softballers head North

The Kirkwood softball team had its upcoming weekend tournament in Springfield, Mo., postponed by snow.

So the Eagles are heading north to play a pair of games.

Kirkwood will open its season Friday with a doubleheader against Grand View at the RCTC Dome in Rochester, Minn.

Game times are 6 and 8 p.m.

Kirkwood baseball trip snowed out

The Kirkwood basebal team's four-game series in St. Louis scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled.

The Eagles (2-0) were scheduled to play Milwaukee Tech, Joliet twice and McHenry.

The games were cancelled because of excessive snow in the St. Louis area.agles

The Eagles' next games are March 15-19 on their spring trip to Vero Beach, Fla. Their home opener is scheduled for March 23 against Southeastern.

No.2 Kirkwood drubs Southwestern, 85-20

Southwestern was no match for the No.2 ranked Kirkwood Eagles on Wednesday night at Johnson Hall. Kirkwood (26-3, 15-0) pummeled the Spartans, 85-20.

An aggressive full-court pressure defense forced 14 turnovers and only allowed one field goal in 19 attempts in the entire first half as the Eagles built a 42-7 halftime lead.

Substituting generously in each half, the Eagles held Southwestern (0-29, 0-15) to just 5 of 39 shooting for the game while forcing 23 turnovers.

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