For the second consecutive day, top-ranked and No. 1 seed Waukee Northwest started fast. The Wolves plated four runs in the first inning on their way to a 4-1 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes in the Class 5A state softball tournament. Sophia Schlader struck out 12, Alayna Schulte had two ...
For the second straight year, the St. Edmond softball team dropped a state tournament game to Clarksville. This difference this time around, though, is the third-ranked Gaels will get a chance to fight back and see the defending Class 1A state champions again. Clarksville moved into the ...
Even a step up in class doesn't seem to faze Van Meter at the state softball tournament. Mady Schnell was a double shy of the cycle as the sixth-seeded Bulldogs - champions in both 2024 and '25 for Class 2A - overwhelmed No. 3 seed Albia in a Class 3A opener at Rogers Park on Monday, 10-2. Schnell drove in four runs and scored twice. The sophomore is now hitting a team-best .544 on the season. Ashlan Small went 3-for-3 and Aniston Netten drilled a two-run homer for Van Meter, who improved to 33-6 with the win. The Bulldogs advance on the winner's side and will now square off with ...
Harper Erwin homered and Lily Nibaur spun a one-hitter to lead ninth-ranked Iowa City Regina to a 6-2 victory over No. 10 Hinton in Class 2A state softball tournament action here on Monday. Erwin, a senior, picked the perfect time for her first long ball. She finished 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI for the Regals (22-10 overall), who will play Cinderella Cardinal on Tuesday on Hy-Vee Field at 12:15 p.m. Seven other Iowa City Regina players each recorded a single, as Keegan Kleppe, Lexi Gaffey and Brooklyn Armentrout all scored. Jordee Klein and Chloe Rogers both drove ...
When two former state champions hit the field, excitement is a guarantee. Fourth-seed Western Dubuque (33-8 overall), which won the state title in 2021, met up with 2023 state title holder Winterset (24-14) on Monday in a Class 4A quarterfinal. Western Dubuque jumped out early and held on for an 11-5 victory to advance to the semifinal round. The Bobcats will now face top-rated ADM (34-4) on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. on Channel Seeds Field. Heading into this state tournament, these two teams had a combined 33 home runs. They combined for five more on Monday — with three from winner ...
Addi Schmelzer blasted two home runs and Rachel Egleseder struck out 15 batters to carry Edgewood-Colesburg to a 6-3 victory over top-seed and No. 1 Exira-EHK/Audubon here Monday. Schmelzer, a sophomore who had not hit a homer entering state, went deep in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie with a two-run shot on Farm Bureau Field in Class 1A action. She finished 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs scored. No. 15 Edgewood-Colesburg (28-10 overall) will take on fourth-ranked West Monona (26-6) at 12:45 p.m. Meanwhile, Egleseder, who overcame Stage 2 Hodgkin Lymphoma and is headed to ...
