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Wayne will play for 1A glory

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Wayne was more than ready in its Class 1A state semifinal matchup with Riverside on Wednesday at Rogers Sports Complex. The top-seeded Lady Falcons plated four runs right out of the gate and three more in the third to wipe out Riverside, 7-3, and reach the championship round. Izzie Moore ...

Mustangs finish with win

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Newell-Fonda made the most of its 15th trip to the state tournament. The fifth-seed Mustangs (25-12 overall) lost their opening round contest to Riverside, but bounced back with a 7-6 win over Highland (17-11) in a consolation game on Wednesday at Rogers Park. The Mustangs are familiar with ...

Van Meter in line for state repeat

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For the third consecutive summer, Van Meter is headed to the Class 2A state softball championship game. The Bulldogs, who claimed the title last year, earned a walk-off 5-4 win over West Fork in the semifinals here Wednesday at Rogers Park. Up next for Van Meter (33-2 overall) will be West ...

GREEN LANTERN

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Statement made. If there was any lingering doubt about the St. Edmond softball team being a top contender for the Class 1A state championship, that hesitation was erased here Tuesday night. Mariah Myers hit a crushing three-run homer in the seventh inning to cap off an 11-2 victory for the ...

Newell-Fonda can’t stop Riverside

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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 ...

No. 1 Wayne advances

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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, ...