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Class 1A roundup

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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 ...

Night game roundup

State Softball

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, ...

Warriors win scorefest in 2A

State Softball

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 ...

No. 8 Vikings do it again

State Softball

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 ...

Late burst lifts Regals

State Softball

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 ...

Elimination Games

State Softball

CLASS 4A Burlington 1, Winterset 0 Eighth-seeded Burlington stayed alive at the state softball tournament with a 1-0 victory over Winterset on Tuesday afternoon at Rogers Sports Complex. The Grayhounds fought off elimination behind Kylee Hill’s five-hit shutout. Hill (15-4) didn’t walk a batter and struck out three. Kylee Hill’s RBI single broke a scoreless tie in the seventh against tough-luck loser Danica Ferber, who fired a complete-game two-hitter with nine strikeouts. Winterset bows out with a record of 24-15. North Polk 7, Clear Creek-Amana 4 No. 7 seed North ...