RTS has learned that longtime coaching stalwart and Northern California Legend Tim Kiernan will be named coach for the La Crosse Steam of the new Northwoods League. Kiernan coached Sacramento City College for 34 seasons amassing a 1141-273 record, while winning 22 conference championships and three CalJC State Titles. He also spent time coaching top squads on the club level and in the various incarnations of the women’s professional softball league.
The new summer collegiate softball league will launch this June with four teams in La Crosse, WI; Minot, ND; Madison, WI; and Mankato, MN. The Northwoods League is no stranger to collegiate summer competition, having fielded one of the top summer collegiate baseball leagues for over three decades.