Playing in the heat of the day, Carlisle was able to punch another ticket to the state softball semifinals here Monday at Rogers Park. Behind a five-run first, the Wildcats earned an 8-6 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes. Carlisle (35-8 overall) advances to face North Scott on Wednesday at ...

Last summer, North Polk was stunned in the opening round of the Class 4A state softball tournament by North Scott. A year later, Ava Husak made sure there would be no repeat of that disappointing loss. Husak hit a home run and pitched a two-hitter as the top-ranked Comets downed Western ...

Julia Roth sent the Dubuque Wahlert softball team into the Class 3A semifinals with a moment she’ll never forget. The sophomore hit a walk-off solo home run to propel the Golden Eagles past Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli here Monday night at Rogers Park, 9-8 in eight innings. After erasing ...

The state softball tournament arrives on Fort Dodge’s doorstep for the 55th consecutive year beginning Monday at Rogers Sports Complex. Forty of Iowa’s best high school teams visit our community in a tradition that dates back to 1970. At that point, the event was just 13 years old and ...

Trips to the state tournament are about much more than just softball for Fort Dodge. Yes, the Dodgers are good again. And yes, they belong. This program stands for more than just stats and accomplishments, though. It’s about a bond and a trust they establish through months of hard work ...

Mariah Myers didn’t homer last Friday in St. Edmond’s game against Clarion-Goldfield/Dows at Rogers Park. This isn’t news for almost every other softball player in the state of Iowa. Hitting is hard. Going deep is harder. When Myers doesn’t do something spectacular these days, though, ...