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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 ...

Class 5A roundup

State Softball

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7, Pleasant Valley 1 Peyton Stineman homered and both Lily Knutson and Natalie Hora each ahd two hits and two RBI to lead Cedar Rapids Kennedy to a 7-1 victory over Pleasant Valley in an elimination game in Class 5A. Knutson dominated the Spartrans on the mound, striking out 13 with just six hits allowed. The one run scored was unearned, as she also swiped a pair of bases and scored two runs. For Pleasant Valley, Maggie Bowman had an RBI and Paetyn Peterson added two hits with a run scored. West Des Moines Valley 6, West Des Moines Dowling 5 Valley prevailed ...