The UMAC announced its 2008 Softball All-Conference awards on Tuesday.  Northwestern College had five individuals selected to the league's first team, while Northland College and the College of St. Scholastica each boasted three individual All-Conference selections.

Fans can stay up to speed on the UMAC baseball tournament, which will feature the league's top four teams from the regular season.  Click the link to follow the information from St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.

The College of St. Scholastica Saints clinched their 12th straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Championship Sunday with a doubleheader sweep of Bethany Lutheran College behind strong pitching  and even stronger offense.

After sweeping the men’s and women’s Upper Midwest Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships, the College of St. Scholastica received nine individual conference selections, including both of the league’s men’s and women’s Players of the Year. Five St. Scholastica men were awarded with UMAC All-Conference honors while four women were chosen for the same accolade.

Katie Johnson singled home Shauna Ruud with one out in the bottom of the eighth as Northland College clinched its first ever UMAC postseason tournament championship with a 2-1 win over the College of St. Scholastica.

Former Crown College student, Andrew Palileo was recently hired by NCAA Division I institution, Washington State University as their new head volleyball coach.  Palileo, a 1991 and 1995 graduate of Crown has coached at several colleges and universities including Bethel University and most recently South Dakota State University.  For the official Washington State University press release, click here.