Category: sports
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Earlham Cardinals Summer Sports Preview
May 27, 2025 Softball Coaches of the summer teams have the nearly impossible task of getting their teams ready for the upcoming season while the spring sports are reaching their zenith. As head coach of the boys’ track and softball teams, Coach Caskey always does an impressive Houdini act of…
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2014-15 Cardinal Basketball Anniversary – Part 3
April 15, 2025 We talked recently with a few members of the 2014-15 Cardinal basketball team—Alan Schmidt, Dan Schmidt, Andy Algreen, A.J. Leporte, and head coach Kevin Williamson—and reminisced about their state tournament run. Enjoy the final installment of our three-part story. At the Well After storming through district play,…
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2014-15 Cardinal Basketball Anniversary – Part 2
April 8, 2025 We talked recently with a few members of the 2014-15 Cardinal basketball team—Alan Schmidt, Dan Schmidt, Andy Algreen, A.J. Leporte, and head coach Kevin Williamson—and reminisced about their state tournament run. Part 1 of that story was in the March 25 issue of The Echo, and we…
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2025 Spring Sports Preview
April 1, 2025 Track and Field On any given day, track practice at Earlham functions like a well-choreographed ballet. Kids on all four teams—high school boys and girls and middle school boys and girls—all work through their drills at the same time, one group never getting in the way of…
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Happy Anniversary!
2014-15 Cardinals finished 3rd at the state basketball tournament March 25, 2025 For young adults, the ten years right after high school are action packed. When you’re busy getting your career rolling, starting a family, and just generally finding your way in the world, things are happening so fast that…
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Wrestling: Three Cardinals Advance to State
February 18, 2025 Canoyer, Millage will return to The Well At the district tournament in Truro on February 15, Cardinal senior Dallas Canoyer earned his fourth trip to Wells Fargo Arena for the state tournament with a 1st place finish at 126. By winning the 120 lb. division, sophomore Max…
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Boys’ Wrestling: Cards 6th at Conference
January 21, 2025 Injuries and illnesses have riddled the Cardinal lineup this season; but it’s wrestling—nobody is going to feel sorry for you. Despite their issues, the Cards have battled on. The able-bodied of the Earlham squad competed well at the conference tournament on January 18 in Truro and they…
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Happy Anniversary to the 2014 State Champion Earlham Cardinal Softball Team!
August 27, 2024 Ten years ago, an experienced, talented, well-coached Earlham Cardinal team capped an amazing season by winning the Class 2A state softball championship in Fort Dodge. In commemoration of that achievement, we recently talked to Coach Caskey and a few members of the team about their remembrances and…
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Earlham Cardinals Summer Sports Preview
May 21, 2024 Softball Expectations are always high with Earlham softball. When a program is a perennial powerhouse with a slew of state tournament appearances and a couple of state championship trophies, that just comes with the territory. With eight high-level returning starters—five seniors and three juniors—from a team that…
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