Bill Shirbroun was very pleased of the response he saw time and time again from his sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team here on Monday night. Down 8-7 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Gaels rallied, scoring five runs before shutting the door on No. 15 (3A) Clear Lake in the ...
Cody Jaeschke knew that sooner or later, his time would come. After years of frustrating moments seeing other players enjoy their time in the spotlight, it was Jaeschke’s turn to shine on Sunday at the annual Travis J. Habhab Memorial tournament at Lakeside Golf Course. Playing from ...
DES MOINES — The third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team finished play here Saturday at the Bakey Classic with a split, falling to No. 6 (5A) Dallas Center-Grimes and shutting out Urbandale. In the opener vs. the Mustangs, the Dodgers (9-2 overall) rallied to take an 8-6 lead before Dallas Center-Grimes plated three runs in the sixth to win it as the time limit had been reached. Ellie Doster and Grace Nichols both drove in two runs, as Meg Marsh had two hits. Maeleena Meyer and Emersyn Lara both scored twice, with Hope Alstott stealing two bases. “We showed a lot of ...
LE MARS — St. Edmond head baseball coach Jordan Miller asked his players what they thought their record this week could wind up being with five games on the docket. The players came to a consensus that they could go 4-1, which is exactly what they did with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Le Mars Gehlen here Saturday at the CYO Tournament. “It’s so great to see them put something out there like that and go and achieve it,” Miller said. “The coaches thought that might be tough to achieve, but they wanted it. This group is focused and playing with a lot of confidence right ...
SALT LAKE CITY — It didn’t take long for Jalen Adams to answer the call — or the question. The Fort Dodge Senior High graduate was sitting at home recently when her phone rang. On the other end was Utah Talons general manager and softball legend Lisa Fernandez, asking if Adams would ...
REMSEN — The sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team secured a split here Saturday at the CYO vs. ranked teams. After falling to No. 15 (4A) Bishop Heelan, 8-2, the Gaels topped 15th-ranked (1A) Remsen St. Mary’s, 6-5 in eight innings. Ella Vandi drove in Faith Shirbroun with one out in the eighth to tie it, coming around to score the game-winning run after stealing third and advancing on a passed ball. Both Vandi and Shirbroun made the all-tournament team. Shirbroun finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, as Sophia Schlienz had two hits. Toryn Helle earned ...
