North Scott closed out its season in convincing fashion here Thursday evening, besting Carlisle for third place in Class 4A, 5-2. Maddy McDermott was dominant both in the circle and at the plate, as the junior went 2-for-4 with two RBI, including a home run. She also struck out seven, allowing ...

Maura Chalupa silenced the bats of West Des Moines Valley and Muscatine earned a bronze medal finish in Class 5A. The Muskies (37-5) knocked off the Tigers (27-15), 6-2 on Thursday afternoon. Chalupa (21-3) only allowed five hits and struck out 10 batters. Muscatine had 13 hits. Karly ...

Winterset senior Bridget Stover thought over and over again for the past year what winning a state championship would feel like. On Thursday night under the bright lights of Rogers Park, Stover got to experience it for real. Stover caught the final out on a strikeout from classmate Thea ...

Top-ranked Fort Dodge has already etched its name in the history books. Now the Dodgers want the fairytale finish. A 10-0 mercy-rule rout of arch rival West Des Moines Valley has head coach Andi Adams’s squad in the Class 5A title round for the third consecutive year — something only one ...

Underdog Wilton did it again here Wednesday, stunning No. 2 North Union to reach the Class 2A finals. Just 24 hours removed from besting third-ranked and then-unbeaten Logan-Magnolia, the Beavers topped the Warriors, 14-1 in six innings. Wilton (28-6) will face Iowa City Regina in the ...

Courtney Darrow wanted to see her Newell-Fonda softball team finish the week off strong. And that is exactly what the Mustangs did here Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Park. After losing in the Class 1A quarterfinals on Tuesday night, No. 2 Newell-Fonda bounced back with a 7-1 victory in the ...