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State Softball

ADAMS HONORED

Andi Adams has a state title. She’s won over 800 games. She’s in three Hall of Fames. Her honor coming Friday at Rogers Park may be her most important yet. Adams, who is in her 25th season overall at Fort Dodge Senior High, earned the 2025 CHARACTER COUNTS Award for the state of ...

CLUTCH DUTCH

From the start of the state softball tournament on Monday, it just felt like Pella had a little bit of magic in the dugout. The Dutch, who knocked off top-seed and No. 1 ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier in the quarterfinals, finished off their improbable run with a 4-2 victory over North Polk here ...

Tourney turning to double elimination in 2026

State softball will have a completely different look when it arrives on Fort Dodge’s doorstep for a 56th consecutive year in 2026. A double-elimination format is on deck for the 40 qualifying teams over five classes, meaning both the schedule and infrastructure at Rogers Sports Complex are ...

Wolves claim 5A championship

After seven scoreless innings of incredible softball in the Class 5A title game here Thursday night at Rogers Park, two seniors delivered for Waukee Northwest. Graduate Laurel Richards drove in fellow classmate Aunya Van Zetten in the bottom of the eighth with one out, sending the Wolves to ...

CRESTFALLEN

Bill Shirbroun had as honest of an assessment following a loss as a high school coach can provide. Clarksville stunned St. Edmond in front of a packed Rogers Sports Complex here Wednesday night, walking off with an 11-3 win in five after a grand slam by Claire Lodge. With the win, the Indians ...

CINDERPELLA

Emma Eekhoff isn’t sure if it was fate or just a fortunate accident. Either way, Mother Nature may have provided the turning point in Pella’s magical postseason run. Eekhoff was brilliant again in the Class 4A semifinal round here Wednesday, doing it all as the eighth-seeded Dutch kept ...