The youthful St. Edmond softball team showed plenty of poise here Monday night at Rogers Park. After spotting No. 7 (Class 1A) Newell-Fonda a four-run lead, the eighth-ranked Gaels rallied, scoring 10 unanswered to secure a 13-5 victory in six innings. Senior Faith Shirbroun blasted a solo ...
The final score didn’t tell the entire story of No. 6 (Class 4A) Indianola’s 12-3 victory over the Fort Dodge baseball team on Memorial Day at McNeil Field. FDSH head coach Blake Utley felt like the game served as an early reminder both of how close his Dodgers are, and also, the little things that currently separate a ranked squad from his ballclub. The visiting Indians (5-0 overall) plated six runs in the seventh inning to pull away and remain unbeaten. It was the first loss for Fort Dodge (4-1), which did plenty right but couldn’t close the door and finish frames against a ...
ENID, Okla. — The ninth-ranked Iowa Central baseball team opens play at the NJCAA Div. II World Series here Saturday morning. The Tritons (50-10 overall) take on No. 24 Monroe College in the opening round from David Allen Memorial Ballpark. Winners of both the Region 11 Tournament and North Plains District title, Iowa Central has won five in a row and owns a 5-1 record in neutral site games. Head coach Eric Stein’s club has put together a historic offensive season, hitting .370 as a team with 182 home runs. George McIntyre, the reigning ICCAC Player of the Year, leads the way, ...
DES MOINES — The Algona track and field team secured a pair of medals here Friday at the state championships from Drake Stadium, as Webster City’s Justin Callahan added a second to his meet. For the Bulldogs, the distance medley relay of Tate Garman, Levi Walker, Evan Allie and Gavin ...
DES MOINES — Wendie Veit ran her best 400-meter hurdle time of her career here Friday at the state track and field championships. The run gave Veit a silver in the Class 2A portion of the meet from Drake Stadium, as she broke her own school record with a time of 1:03.32. Tipton’s Ella ...
DES MOINES — West Bend-Mallard senior Allie Fehr capped off her track and field career with a fourth medal at the Class 1A state championships here on Friday. The Wolverine placed fifth in the high jump, clearing 5-2 for a season-best. She had no trouble getting over the bar at 4-10 on her ...
