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July 4, 2009

Anonymous The Joplin Globe Sat Jul 04, 2009, 11:08 PM CDT

From staff reports

NEO coach chosen

for hall of fame

MIAMI, Okla. — Eric Iverson, head softball coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M; College, has been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Softball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Iverson has a record of 622-131, an .826 winning percentage, in 14 years.

Iverson is a native of Tulsa and an NEO alum. His teams have won three Region II titles and earned runner up honors six times. The Lady Norse finished third in the nation in 2000 and fourth in 2007. They also reached the national tournament in 2008.

Eleven of his 14 teams ranked in the top 10 of the NJCAA national poll during the season. Iverson has coached 19 NJCAA All-Americans and 65 NJCAA first-team Region II selections.

Iverson also coaches the NEO volleyball team.

JHS softball camp

to begin Monday

The annual Joplin High School softball camp, which is free for JHS students in grades 9-12, will be held the next two weeks.

Tomorrow through Friday and July 13-16 are the dates, Eagle coach Kirk Harryman said. Hours each day are 9 a.m. until noon.

Harryman can be reached at (417) 659-8338 for information. Harryman will be assisted by Bruce Vonder Haar and Donna Loyd.

Eight-man football

team being formed

Registration to form an 8-man high school football team — the Cornerstone Spartans — from students in grades 9-12 of area Christian schools will be held at 6 p.m. Monday behind Four Seasons Sports Complex.

Those people interested in the project can reach the meeting site by turning left on the side road at Abundant Life Christian Church, 6863 Newman Road.

Jerry Collier can be reached for information by calling (417) 206-4459.

Semifinal pairings

set in frosh meet

Semifinal play begins at 9:30 a.m. today in the Premier Baseball Incoming Freshman Championships.

Pairings were completed Saturday when winners of four brackets were finalized in the 22-team tournament. Championship-round games will be played at Joe Becker Stadium.

The first semifinal, at 9:30 a.m., matches the Lee’s Summit Dirt Dawgs and the Rawlings Prospects Legends. The noon game pairs the other Rawlings Prospects team, the Red Birds, vs. the Austin Wings Black.

The semifinal winners will collide at approximately 2:30 p.m. to determine the tournament championship.

The Wings sewed up their pool title with a 17-4 win over the Midwest Mud Dogs Blue. The Legengs beat the Arlington A’s 11-3, the Dirt Dawgs beat the Midwest Mud Dogs Red 6-2 and the Red Birds beat the South Texas Sliders Gesell 13-5.

Four consolation-round games will be played at JayCee Park in Pittsburg today. The consolation championship, at 1:30 p.m., matches the Nebraska Sluggers and the Fort Worth Cats.

The Joplin Miners play the Waco Storm Astros at 9 a.m. and the Pittsburg Pirates at 4 p.m.

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