The Concordia High School Orioles bounced back from their season’s first loss with three straight I-70 Conference victories. Tuesday, April 10 CHS 4 A dominant outing from freshman Lauren Fiene (complete game, seven strike outs, seven hits allowed, two walks, three earned runs) put the Lady O’s in position to win against the Sweet Springs High School Greyhounds. However, with only one run scored through the first six innings, the Orioles’ odds were less-than-ideal to say the least...

It was a good ball game, considering both teams had to deal with winds in excess of 30 mph during the contest. The O’s hit the ball hard, but line drives right into the wind don’t go as far as they usually do. And, according to Coach Nathan Beissenherz, though the Orioles out-hit Crest Ridge 7-3, at least six additional hits were taken away by the wind...