RAGNAR: Hello peeps! Ragnar here! I’m not a Huskie but I play one on tv. The 2016 Iditarod is just 37 days away and as always my Uncle Balladeer’s Blog will be the forum for my Mom’s inimitable coverage complete with on-the-spot nicknames made up for all the competitors.
My Mommy (Rosemary to the rest of you) is a big fan of the Iditarod and she often writes profiles of the competitors. Continue reading
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FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG:
NAIA2 – 1. KEISER UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS ### 2. DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS ### 3. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS ### 4. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS ### 5. BETHEL (IN) PILOTS (Riverboat Pilots) ### Continue reading
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NUMBER TWO TAKES A FALL – The 25th ranked NORTH CENTRAL (IL) CARDINALS provided a shocker yesterday as they hosted the number 2 team in the nation – the ELMHURST COLLEGE BLUE JAYS. The Cardinals parlayed a 36-25 Halftime lead into an 80-62 upset victory. Jagger Anderson led North Central with 20 points.
OTHER UPSETS IN THE TOP TWENTY-FIVE – The COLBY COLLEGE WHITE MULES edged the visiting (8) AMHERST COLLEGE LORD JEFFS in a 66-64 Instant Classic ### And the PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY LUTES took it on the road, toppling the (16) WHITMAN COLLEGE MISSIONARIES by the tight final score of 79-74. Continue reading
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WHITMAN COLLEGE MISSIONARIES
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Division: NCAA Division Three
Conference Affiliation: Northwest Conference
Comment: This institution was founded in 1859 so it has both longevity AND a very distinctive sports nickname going for it. Continue reading
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NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. LSU- ALEXANDRIA GENERALS ### 2. ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM ### 3. TALLADEGA COLLEGE TORNADOES ### 4. HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ROYALS ### 5. XAVIER (LA) GOLD RUSH ### Continue reading
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NCAA D3 – 1. SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS ### 2. ADRIAN COLLEGE BULLDOGS ### 3. PLATTSBURGH STATE UNIVERSITY CARDINALS 4. NICHOLS COLLEGE BISON ### 5. BABSON COLLEGE BEAVERS ###
6. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT BOSTON BEACONS ### 7. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT STEVENS POINT POINTERS ### 8. GENESEO STATE BLUE KNIGHTS ### 9. HOBART COLLEGE STATESMEN ### 10. PLYMOUTH STATE PANTHERS ### Continue reading
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CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY PHOENIX
Location: Lebanon, TN
Division: NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
Conference Affiliation: Mid-South Conference
Comment: GOOD FOR CUMBERLAND U! Balladeer’s Blog frequently points out the enormous number of college sports teams who go by the overused names Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats. Cumberland just changed their team names from the Bulldogs to the Phoenix and unveiled their terrific new logo as well! Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Bowl results are in, and for the sixth year in a row the NAIA football champions – in this case the MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS – defeated the NCAA D3 champions – the UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS. Continue reading
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One last round of congratulations for the soccer champions in the TEN divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
National Champions – UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE (OH) RED STORM
Runners-Up – MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers
2014 Champions – Davenport University Panthers
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) DIVISION ONE
National Champions – SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY WARRIORS
Runners-Up – Bethel (IN) College Pilots (Riverboat Pilots)
2014 Champions – Lee University Flames Continue reading
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One last round of congratulations to the 2015 college soccer champions in the NINE divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
National Champions – SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY COUGARS
Runners-Up – Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders
2014 Champions – Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) DIVISION ONE
National Champions – HOUGHTON COLLEGE HIGHLANDERS
Runners-Up – Mississippi College Choctaws
2014 Champions – Lee University Flames Continue reading
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