Isabelle True found it hard to put into words what it meant to win a state tournament game. The Louisa-Muscatine junior did all of her talking on the field. The junior pitcher led the third-ranked Falcons (36-6) to a 3-2 victory over upset-minded Wilton (25-16) in a Class 2A quarterfinal ...
It’s been 33 years since Collins-Maxwell competed in the state tournament, and after a year back together, they are in the win column once again at the state tournament. C-M (28-1 overall), which had shared athletics with Baxter as CMB since 1988, changed their name from the Raiders to the ...
For ninth-ranked Lisbon, the pressure to make it to Rogers Park was daunting. The Lions knocked off two-time defending champion and No. 1 Kee in the regional final to end a 14-year drought from the state tournament. On Monday in the first game on Diamond 2, Lisbon held off 11th-rated ...
No. 4 Des Moines Christian walked away with a victory in their Class 2A quarterfinal on Monday at Rogers Park. The Lions (23-6 overall) were 2-2 with No. 15 Earlham (27-12) heading into the bottom of the seventh. Senior Jennifer Reed and junior Emma Veenstra started the contest with ...
Top-ranked Davenport Assumption was on the doorstep of a tight finish in their Class 3A quarterfinal against Benton Community on Monday night. Then in the sixth inning, the Knights’ bats came to life. The Knights led 5-4 heading to the bottom of the sixth, when Davenport Assumption ...
Third-ranked Akron-Westfield wasn’t about to experience a 2017 repeat. Last year, when the Westerners (27-4 overall) were rated second, they were stunned by Sigourney in the quarterfinal round. The specifics may have seemed similar beforehand on Monday, but Akron-Westfield took care of ...
When Hannah Ausenhus needed a strikeout, the Central Springs junior reached back and delivered. Ausenhus got out of a bases loaded situation in the sixth, as the sixth-ranked Panthers earned a 4-0 victory over No. 8 Logan-Magnolia to advance to the Class 2A semifinals here Monday at Rogers ...
Inside the circle, there might not be a more imposing pitcher than Taryan Barrick. The state’s strikeout leader added to her total with 13 on Monday, but it was the offense that really got fourth-ranked AGWSR through the first round of the Class 1A tournament at Rogers Park. A pair of ...
Once again, the Iowa City Regina softball team proved that records do not matter when it comes to the state tournament. The No. 10 Regals played moneyball early and powerball late, knocking off fifth-ranked Alta/Aurelia, 7-2, in a Class 2A quarterfinal at Rogers Park Monday evening. Iowa ...
For ninth-ranked Lisbon, the pressure to make it to Rogers Park was daunting. The Lions knocked off two-time defending champion and No. 1 Kee in the regional final to end a 14-year drought from the state tournament. On Monday in the first game on Diamond 2, Lisbon held off 11th-rated ...
When Hannah Ausenhus needed a strikeout, the Central Springs junior reached back and delivered. Ausenhus got out of a bases loaded situation in the sixth, as the sixth-ranked Panthers earned a 4-0 victory over No. 8 Logan-Magnolia to advance to the Class 2A semifinals here Monday at Rogers ...
On behalf of our entire staff and the city of Fort Dodge, I’d like to extend an early welcome and belated congratulations to the players, families and fans from communities all across Iowa. For the 49th consecutive year, the state softball tournament at Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex ...
Inside the circle, there might not be a more imposing pitcher than Taryan Barrick. The state’s strikeout leader added to her total with 13 on Monday, but it was the offense that really got fourth-ranked AGWSR through the first round of the Class 1A tournament at Rogers Park. A pair of ...
Once again, the Iowa City Regina softball team proved that records do not matter when it comes to the state tournament. The No. 10 Regals played moneyball early and powerball late, knocking off fifth-ranked Alta/Aurelia, 7-2, in a Class 2A quarterfinal at Rogers Park Monday evening. Iowa City ...
As far as Olivia Larsen is concerned, the ultimate achievement is always a state title regardless of the sport. For Larsen and unranked Newell-Fonda, their softball championship quest begins here at Rogers Park on Monday when they take on No. 2 Collins-Maxwell in a Class 1A quarterfinal round ...
The run put together by Humboldt to reach the state softball tournament a year ago was expected. By becoming the first team in school history to make it back-to-back years, though, all those new faces around the Wildcat program have their own achievement on the resume now. No. 4 Humboldt ...
URBANDALE — The sixth-ranked (Class 5A) Urbandale softball team had the home field, the senior stars and the state pedigree. Fort Dodge simply had each other. On a magical night for the program in front of their frenzied fanbase, the unrelenting Dodgers sent the savvy J-Hawks home with a ...
HUMBOLDT — It’s not a far drive to Rogers Park and Fort Dodge for the Humboldt softball team. It’s also becoming a familiar one. The Wildcats (30-3 overall) are headed back to the state tournament, thanks to a third victory this year over North Central Conference rival Algona. This ...
ACKLEY — The St. Edmond softball team has faced a handful of elite all-state pitchers this year. Monday night in a Class 1A regional final, they might have taken on the best in Iowa in AGWSR’s Taryan Barrick. Barrick tossed a no-hitter, striking out 15 to lead the fourth-ranked Cougars ...
Corry Pickering didn’t get to play in the state tournament, but she was still a big part of Winterset’s run to the Class 4A state championship at Rogers Park. The second-ranked Huskies (35-7 overall) fought off an early deficit to claim a 5-2 victory over Ballard (35-6) and claim the ...