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ADM rolls into 4A title round

State Softball

Top-seeded Adel-ADM continues to be the steady hand of the Class 4A state softball tournament. Senior Lauren Hagedorn did it all, slugging two home runs and firing a three-hit shutout as the Tigers advanced to the championship round with a 7-0 victory over Western Dubuque on Channel Seeds Field. The Iowa State University recruit went deep with a pair of two-run shots, clearing the fence once in the third and another in the sixth. She now has 15 homers on the year. The rest of the 4A bracket has been chaotic, but ADM (36-4 overall) is in the finals with a perfect 3-0 mark this week ...

Vikings will play for 1A state title

State Softball

For the second time in school history, and first since 2002, Edgewood-Colesburg will play for a state softball title. The No. 8 seed Vikings knocked off top seed and No. 1 ranked Exira-EHK/Audubon here Wednesday for the second time this week in Class 1A, 5-0 on Farm Bureau Field. Edgewood-Colesburg (30-10 overall) will play defending state champion Clarksville Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at Rogers Park. Behind star pitcher Rachel Egleseder, the Vikings broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fourth. They added four insurance runs in the sixth, with Egleseder striking out eight and ...

BITTERSWEET ENDING FOR GAELS

Local Sports

There were plenty of tears coming from St. Edmond players here Wednesday night at Rogers Park. But that was far from the only emotions they were showing. After pulling off one of the biggest comebacks in state softball tournament history with a stunning 13-12 win over Clarksville in 11 ...

SEMI-SWEET

Local Sports

The longest day in the history of Fort Dodge softball ended with tears, hugs and an extended ovation from fans anxiously waiting to greet their Dodgers on the other side of the fence to the field at the state tournament. Their team hadn’t lost. They’d been outlasted. In the first year of ...

Carlisle uses small ball to defeat Fort Dodge

Local Sports

Fort Dodge is down, but not out. The third-seeded Dodgers were backed into a corner by an 8-3 loss to No. 2 seed Carlisle on Tuesday evening at Rogers Park. Head coach Andi Adams’ squad now must go on a run to remember starting Wednesday morning against North Polk at 10:15 a.m., as Fort ...

Mustangs stun Williamsburg

State Softball

Mount Vernon used a big fifth-inning rally to build enough of a lead and the Mustangs held on from there, posting a 5-4 upset win over top-seeded and three-time defending state champion Williamsburg on Tuesday at the state softball tournament. The No. 4 seed in Class 3A handed the Raiders ...