Adel-ADM has been to six straight state tournaments, but the Tigers had never been able to cross the title threshold. In Thursday’s Class 4A state championship contest, senior star Lauren Hagedorn made sure the program’s luck would change. The finals matchup between the top-seeded ...
The longest day in the history of Fort Dodge softball ended with tears, hugs and an extended ovation from fans anxiously waiting to greet their Dodgers on the other side of the fence to the field at the state tournament. Their team hadn’t lost. They’d been outlasted. In the first year of ...
There were plenty of tears coming from St. Edmond players here Wednesday night at Rogers Park. But that was far from the only emotions they were showing. After pulling off one of the biggest comebacks in state softball tournament history with a stunning 13-12 win over Clarksville in 11 ...
For the second time in school history, and first since 2002, Edgewood-Colesburg will play for a state softball title. The No. 8 seed Vikings knocked off top seed and No. 1 ranked Exira-EHK/Audubon here Wednesday for the second time this week in Class 1A, 5-0 on Farm Bureau Field. Edgewood-Colesburg (30-10 overall) will play defending state champion Clarksville Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at Rogers Park. Behind star pitcher Rachel Egleseder, the Vikings broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fourth. They added four insurance runs in the sixth, with Egleseder striking out eight and ...
Top-seeded Adel-ADM continues to be the steady hand of the Class 4A state softball tournament. Senior Lauren Hagedorn did it all, slugging two home runs and firing a three-hit shutout as the Tigers advanced to the championship round with a 7-0 victory over Western Dubuque on Channel Seeds Field. The Iowa State University recruit went deep with a pair of two-run shots, clearing the fence once in the third and another in the sixth. She now has 15 homers on the year. The rest of the 4A bracket has been chaotic, but ADM (36-4 overall) is in the finals with a perfect 3-0 mark this week ...
Grand View Christian 4, Iowa City Regina 2 Grand View Christian completed the sweep, reaching the Class 2A title game with a 4-2 victory over Iowa City Regina Wednesday night at Rogers Park. The Thunder rallied in the sixth, scoring all four runs to erase the 2-0 deficit. They will now take on Wapsie Valley on Thursday at 5 p.m. for the gold. Grace Kruse had a triple and drove in a run, as Maiah Murphy plated two runs for Grand View Christian. Chloe Cox worked around five hits to earn the win inside the circle. For Iowa City Regina, Lexi Gaffey had three hits with an RBI, as Lily ...
