Madi James understands the pressure of playing at Rogers Park and the state softball tournament. The fifth-year senior for ADM has been here each summer since making the roster as an eighth-grader, including a pair of runner-up finishes during that time. On Monday, she made a big impact, ...

After Monday’s Class 3A quarterfinal victory, Dubuque Wahlert has now advanced to three consecutive semifinal contests. The top-ranked Golden Eagles (36-7 overall) held off a valiant effort from eighth-seeded Center Point-Urbana (25-13) at Rogers Park, scoring the lone run in the contest in ...

Libby Winters capped off a 4-for-4 day with a triple as PCM completed an improbable comeback to edge West Liberty here Monday night in a Class 3A quarterfinal at Rogers Park, 5-4. Down 4-1 entering the seventh, the Mustangs worked runners on before Winters cleared them with a shot to ...

Emily Koranda and Emma Barnes have made their respective senior seasons ones to remember. The Linn-Mar duo missed the entire campaign last year, but in Monday’s Class 5A opener, the long rehab trek back from injury made it all worth the while. Koranda was out for her junior season ...

There may be a target on the Waukee Northwest softball team’s back, but they wear it with pride. The top-ranked Wolves (38-5 overall) rode the arm of freshman Sophia Schlader in a match-up against eighth-seed and CIML counterpart West Des Moines Dowling (15-19) in a Class 5A quarterfinal on ...

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 ...