Adel-ADM fought its way back from the depths of defeat on the winner’s side of the bracket at the state softball tournament on Tuesday. Trailing 5-3 with only three outs left to give, the top-seeded Tigers (35-4 overall) dug deep and plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh to score ...
Class 1A Exira-EHK/Audubon 11, West Monona 1 (4 inn.) Top-ranked and No. 1 seed Exira-EHK/Audubon rebounded from a tough loss by eliminating West Monona here Tuesday in four innings, 11-1. Riley Miller homered, drove in four and struck out four inside the circle for Exira-EHK/Audubon. Taryn Petersen scored three runs and Bryli Petersen drove in two. For West Monona, Georgia Jones scored the lone run and had a hit. Remsen St. Mary’s 7, North Butler 6 Remsen St. Mary’s left North Butler heartbroken for the second straight day, eliminating the Bears with a stunning 7-6 ...
Class 5A Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2 Competing in Class 5A for the first time, Dallas Center-Grimes stayed alive here Tuesday night at Rogers Park with a 4-2 victory over Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Tessa Jones and Jennah Gray each went deep for the Mustangs, who must now defeat defending state champion Waukee Northwest twice to make the finals. Kale Montag had three hits and Jones recorded 13 strikeouts inside the circle. For Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Lily Knutson struck out seven batters and Quinn Wagner homered, driving in two. Class 4A Western Dubuque 5, ...
Wapsie Valley and Ridge View went hit-for-hit here Tuesday night at Rogers Park, with the Warriors coming out in the end in Class 2A state softball action, 11-9. Taylor Buhr and Layla Armstrong each had three hits and two RBI for Wapsie Valley, with Maya Barnes connecting on a home run. Barnes finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Nine different Warrior players scored a run, eight had at least one hit and five drove in a run or more. Wapsie Valley raced out to a 5-0 lead in first before the Raptors rallied with three in the second and three in the third. The Warriors ...
On paper, Edgewood-Colesburg is the underdog each time they take to the diamond here at the state softball tournament. But the Vikings do not feel like that role fits them. Edgewood-Colesburg, ranked 15th and the No. 8 seed in Class 1A, topped seventh-ranked Southeast Warren on Tuesday on ...
With the pressure on, the Iowa City Regina softball team came through clutch. The Regals plated four runs in the sixth to break open a 2-2 tie with Cardinal, earning a 6-2 victory and advancing one game closer to playing for the Class 2A championship. Keegan Kleppe drove in Margaret White ...
