Early mistakes in the field hindered the Newell-Fonda softball team here Tuesday, as the Mustangs fell to Riverside in a Class 1A quarterfinal, 14-6 in five innings. With the win, the Bulldogs (25-3 overall) advance to face Wayne in the semifinals at Rogers Park on Channel Seeds Field ...
Wayne coach Heather Fortune said her top-seeded Lady Falcons watched the first day of the state softball tournament and they saw all the upsets that dotted the opening round. So when her team fell behind to the No. 8 seed in a Class 1A quarterfinal on the Iowa Central Field at Rogers Park, she knew they wouldn’t panic. The Lady Falcons, now 26-2, rallied from a brief 3-2 deficit in the third inning and took command on the way to a 7-4 victory over Highland that advanced them to the state semifinals tonight at 7 p.m. against No. 4 seed Riverside. “We watched softball all day ...
It has been an emotional time for the Albia community, but on Tuesday, the softball team provided yet another positive escape. Down by a run to Estherville-LC in the seventh, the Lady Dees rallied, advancing to the Class 3A semifinals with a 2-1 walk-off win at Rogers Park. Albia (29-3 ...
After losing in the first round of its last state softball tournament appearance, No. 2 seed Louisa-Muscatine returned with a 5-2 opening round victory over West Monona on the Channel Seeds Field at Rogers Park Tuesday. The Falcons, now 30-6, looked to be cruising with a 5-0 lead and pitcher Kamryn Taylor tossing a no-hitter through five innings, but it took some extra work to advance to the Class 2A semifinals tonight at 5:15 on the Iowa Central Field. They’ll face No. 2 seed West Lyon, a 10-8 winner over Cascade in the opening round Tuesday. West Monona chased Taylor in the sixth ...
There were a few early nerves for West Lyon, and who could blame them. The last time the Wildcats played at the state tournament was 21 years ago. But, after falling behind early to Cascade, West Lyon roared back, advancing to the Class 2A semifinals with a 10-8 victory at Rogers Park on ...
The Van Meter softball squad breathed a collective sigh of relief after their 11-3, six-inning win over East Marshall in a Class 2A state quarterfinal on Tuesday afternoon at Rogers Park. The final score may look like another dominant victory for the top-seeded Bulldogs and their high-powered offense. In reality, the outcome was still hanging in the balance before Van Meter (32-2 overall) exploded for seven runs late to turn a shaky 4-3 lead into a mercy-rule triumph. “We were just trying to stay relaxed and calm,” said Finley Netten, who homered to help spark a Van Meter rally in ...
