Central shows signs of past glory in 2008

--Kelly Harris named Iowa Conference MVP and NFCA all-American

--Three players received all-conference honors

--Coach George Wares recorded 800th victory

--Four NCAA Div. III national championships (1988, 1991, 1993, 2003)

--Nine conference titles

May 15, 2008
Central’s Harris on softball all-America squad
Kelly Harris is Central's 18th softball all-American.
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May 6, 2008
Harris named league MVP, all-region pick
Dutch catcher becomes Central's eighth softball conference MVP.
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May 7, 2008
Harris wins Sterling strength award
Michael Edwards and Kelly Harris received strength and conditioning award.
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May 3, 2008
Seventh-inning hit ends Dutch season
Luther gets 2-1 win in league tourney game.
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May 2, 2008
Tenboer blasts extend Central's season
Freshman Katie Tenboer homers twice to top Simpson 9-4.
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May 1, 2008
Dutch outhit Luther but outscored in tourney
Megan Swingen fans seven but Luther rallies to advance, 6-4.
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May 1, 2008
Central outhits Luther but falls in league tourney
The Dutch play again at noon Friday.
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April 28, 2008
Dutch bats sizzle in sweep
Kelly Harris breaks season homer mark, Dutch sweep Augustana.
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April 26, 2008
Engholm slam helps Central split
Central drops opener at Luther 7-4 before winning 9-3 blitz.
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Dutch settle for split at Luther
Central sweeps BV; No. 800 for Wares
Central softball squad outslugs Dubuque
Coe quiets Central bats
Central plays small ball, sweeps Cornell
Simpson outslugs Central
Central races past Grinnell
First-place Wartburg sweeps Central
Overturf blast lets Dutch split with Loras
Central rolls past Westminster
Harris pounds three homers in Central wins
Engholm homers twice in win
Overturf, Lythberg lead Dutch
Dutch hurlers silence Minnesota foes
Harris homers lift Dutch 8-4
Central settles for split in California
Top-ranked foes outslug Central
Harris fuels Dutch win but is sidelined
Central 24th in NFCA rankings
Young Central squad heads to California
Central 21st in preseason rankings
Central stages winter softball clinics
Central’s Wares to enter NFCA Hall of Fame
Eight Central players on academic squad
Vande Hoef, Fisher join Central softball staff
Central’s Engholm on academic squad
Central lands four on all-conference softball squad
Central’s Harris, Anderson on all-region squad
Dutch ousted from league tourney 3-1
Simpson outlasts Dutch
Central opens play in league softball tourney
Split gives Central No. 5 softball seed
Luther bats overpower Central
Central seventh in region
Central snaps 21-game Gustavus streak
Central settles for split at Simpson
Central sixth in regional softball rankings
Coe’s Schultz shuts down Central bats
Anderson blasts two homers in sweep over Cornell
Central storms back for key split
Central jumps to sixth in softball rankings
Four Central athletes rack up league honors
21 hits for Central in sweep
Dutch bats sizzle in sweep
Saturday softball postponed
Central bats are too much for Buena Vista
Central still seventh in national softball rankings
Central’s Meyer, Swingen sweep honors
Nissen sparks Central softball sweep in Florida