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Centennial too much for Valley in opener

Not many teams can say they have the number of Hall of Fame head coach Tom Bakey and West Des Moines Valley. At least in 2025, the Ankeny Centennial softball squad is able to stake that claim. The Jaguars scored a fourth victory in 2025 over the Tigers here Monday at the state tournament inside Rogers Park, advancing to the Class 5A semifinals with an impressive 9-0 victory in five innings. Centennial (33-9 overall) will now face top-ranked Waukee Northwest (38-5) on Iowa Central Field Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. The two split a regular season doubleheader, with the Jaguars winning ...

Cedar Falls outlasts SE Polk in thriller

For Lexi Trueg, Monday’s state tournament debut for the Cedar Falls softball team was one to never forget. Trueg hit one of four home runs by the Tigers, who advanced to the Class 5A semifinals with a thrilling 12-11 victory over Southeast Polk. Cedar Falls (31-9 overall) now faces Linn-Mar (34-6) on Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. back on Iowa Central Field inside Rogers Park. Josie Turner, Amanda Finck and Sydney Runyan joined Trueg in the home run club for the Tigers, who have won six in a row since splitting with Linn-Mar. “That was terrifying,” Truegg said. “I just had so ...

GAELS LOOK TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP

It has been a steady progression for St. Edmond softball under Bill Shirbroun. Now, the Gaels feel like it’s time to finish the climb. Seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond makes its program-best third consecutive trip to state beginning at Rogers Park Tuesday vs. No. 3 Wapsie Valley. ...

SEHS will have experience edge when it takes on Wapsie Valley

The pressure will be on under the lights of Rogers Park Tuesday night when No. 7 (Class 1A) St. Edmond takes on third-ranked Wapsie Valley at the state tournament. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m on Iowa Central Field. For the Warriors (29-4 overall), they are in the elite eight for the ...

The first pitch

State softball week has officially arrived for the 56th consecutive season at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. Players, coaches and fans from 40 of Iowa’s top high school programs begin arriving on Monday morning. The traffic into town will be steady for the next five days at the ...

State’s doorstep

The St. Edmond softball team (first photo) stands together with their signed state tournament banner on Sunday in the Gael gym during a pep rally for the program. Hadley Oswald (second photo) signs the forehead of Gael fan Nate Schlegel. Mariah Myers (third photo) autographs the shirt of ...