Archive - Jun 2016

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OXFORD– The Creek Girls, from Clear Creek Amana (CCA), knocked off the Williamsburg Raiders in a WaMaC conference doubleheader sweep on Tuesday, June 21, on the diamond in Oxford. CCA took the opener, 2-1, and won the nightcap, 9-1.
Claire Navara hit a sacrifice fly to score Courtney James for the first run in the bottom of the fifth inning of game one. Karsyn Stratton scored on an error shortly after.
The Raiders’ run came in the top of the third.

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GRINNELL– Cappy’s Boys spent Saturday, June 25, in Grinnell’s varsity baseball tournament with Nevada, the host Tigers and North Mahaska Junior-Senior High.
The Clippers decimated the Nevada Cubs, 22-7 in five innings. An eight-run first inning was followed by five more runs in the second for a 13-1 lead. The Cubs regrouped for a four-run effort in the bottom of the third inning, but five more Clipper runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth finished them off. The Cubs did manage two runs in the fourth and had nine hits overall.

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VINTON– Clear Creek Amana’s (CCA) varsity baseball team moved to 9-14 overall following a WaMaC conference doubleheader split Monday, June 20, in Vinton against the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings. The Clippers took the opener, 5-2, but fell, 9-3, in the nightcap.
Cappy’s Boys struck first at the top of the opening game’s first inning as Jake Neubauer scored on a Robby Swails fly-ball double to right field.

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IOWA CITY– The Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity girls’ softball team broke even in their home softball tournament held Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25, at the University of Iowa’s softball complex.
The Clippers opened with a pair of wins, knocking off LaPorte City-Union, 6-0, and spanking Tipton, 11-1. However, the tide turned on Saturday with a pair of losses to West Branch and Fairfield as the Clippers fell 6-5 and 5-3, respectively.

OXFORD– Johnson County Conservation (JCC) invites the community to enjoy a beautiful summer evening by heading outdoors in search of blooming prairie plants at Williams Prairie, one of the most diverse prairies in Johnson County. The prairie walk will take place on Wednesday, July 6, at 6 p.m. Williams Prairie is located at 2298 Black Hawk Ave. NW in Oxford.