Two of the biggest stars in the state will square off at Rogers Park Tuesday night when fourth-ranked St. Edmond meets No. 5 Collins-Maxwell in a Class 1A state quarterfinal. First pitch is set for 5:15 p.m. on Diamond 2. Gael junior Mariah Myers has committed to the University of Iowa and ...

The CIML prepared Urbandale for their late-season surge. After going just 4-12 in the league, the J-Hawks knocked off Johnston in a regional final and continued that momentum with a 10-9 victory here Monday over Muscatine in a Class 5A quarterfinal at Rogers Park. Urbandale (23-18 overall) ...

The top-ranked (Class 5A) West Des Moines Valley softball team took a little while to get going here Monday morning at Rogers Park. Once they did, though, the Tigers looked like the same dominant team everyone has watched over the past month-plus. Valley took advantage of several Cedar ...

Do not let their record fool you: the Ankeny softball team is as battle-tested as they come. The Hawkettes knocked off another ranked foe here Monday in the Class 5A state quarterfinals at Rogers Park, besting Waukee Northwest, 2-0. Up next for Ankeny (22-20 overall) will be top-ranked West ...

The Pleasant Valley softball program knows how to win. Especially at Rogers Park. The Spartans, who finished as runners-up in Class 5A last summer, rallied for a stunning come-from-behind victory over upset-minded Waukee here Monday afternoon, 8-7 in eight innings. With the win, Pleasant ...

North Scott didn’t waste a second in their state tournament opener. The sixth-seeded Lady Lancers (31-5 overall) scored two runs in the first inning and it held from there as they upset No. 3 seed Norwalk by a final of 2-0. Sydney Skarich took the first pitch of the game down the left ...