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Gaels pick up win over Gehlen in CYO tourney

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LE MARS — St. Edmond head baseball coach Jordan Miller asked his players what they thought their record this week could wind up being with five games on the docket. The players came to a consensus that they could go 4-1, which is exactly what they did with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Le Mars Gehlen here Saturday at the CYO Tournament. “It’s so great to see them put something out there like that and go and achieve it,” Miller said. “The coaches thought that might be tough to achieve, but they wanted it. This group is focused and playing with a lot of confidence right ...

THE CALL UP

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SALT LAKE CITY — It didn’t take long for Jalen Adams to answer the call — or the question. The Fort Dodge Senior High graduate was sitting at home recently when her phone rang. On the other end was Utah Talons general manager and softball legend Lisa Fernandez, asking if Adams would ...

No. 6 Gaels win ranked contest

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REMSEN — The sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team secured a split here Saturday at the CYO vs. ranked teams. After falling to No. 15 (4A) Bishop Heelan, 8-2, the Gaels topped 15th-ranked (1A) Remsen St. Mary’s, 6-5 in eight innings. Ella Vandi drove in Faith Shirbroun with one out in the eighth to tie it, coming around to score the game-winning run after stealing third and advancing on a passed ball. Both Vandi and Shirbroun made the all-tournament team. Shirbroun finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, as Sophia Schlienz had two hits. Toryn Helle earned ...

No. 3 Dodgers pummel Sioux City North

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SIOUX CITY — Andi Adams knows it’s still too early in the season to draw many conclusions, but on Friday, the third-ranked Fort Dodge softball team put on another hitting clinic against one of Class 5A’s leading pitchers to date. The Dodgers (9-1 overall) blitzed Sioux City North (10-6) by a final of 22-1. North pitcher Joslyn Vogt (10-2) came into the contest leading 5A with 78 strikeouts. She also had more victories than any other 5A pitcher so far. Vogt had sported an earned run average of 1.65. That all changed on Friday. Fort Dodge pounded out 18 hits in the contest and ...

FLEX PLAYERS

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WEBSTER CITY — The St. Edmond softball team pushed their win streak to eight in a row, earning their first shutout of the season here on Friday night. The Gaels (8-0 overall, 3-0 in the North Central Conference) posted a 10-0 victory over Webster City (2-4, 1-3). Sophomore Toryn Helle ...

Iowa Central baseball team went deep by going deep

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Before we turn the page on another historic Iowa Central baseball season, I want to do a double take on the statistics and numbers the Tritons put up because I certainly did while thumbing through the updated record books from head coach Eric Stein. Iowa Central reached the “final four” ...