As the St. Edmond softball team walked into Rogers Park Tuesday, a sense of relief and calm swept over the players. The Gaels set up shop in their home dugout on their own field, moving into the Class 1A semifinals for first time since 2015 with a 4-2 victory over Collins-Maxwell. Next up for ...

The old sports adage about struggling to beat a team three times in the same season came to life on Wednesday in a Class 4A state semifinal between Adel-ADM and North Polk. The fourth-seeded Tigers exacted revenge on the No. 1 Comets when it mattered most, scoring a 7-2 victory over their ...

For the third time in program history, St. Edmond is in the state softball semifinals. The Gaels (26-5 overall) face Martensdale-St. Marys (29-6) at 7 p.m. on Channel Seeds Field at Rogers Park on Wednesday for a spot in the title round. St. Edmond has twice before finished third, doing so ...

When you have a seasoned, focused ballclub like Tom Bakey has with West Des Moines Valley, not much can bother them. Holding a slim advantage here Wednesday at Rogers Park vs. Ankeny, the Tigers pounced following a lengthy rain delay, scoring a trip to the Class 5A finals with an 8-1 ...

The final game of the season is often viewed as the end of something. Fort Dodge head coach Andi Adams is hoping her team’s Class 4A state softball consolation victory on Tuesday at Dodger Field is just the beginning. The fifth-seeded Dodgers prevailed in a seesaw affair with No. 8 seed ...

The Pleasant Valley softball team gets another shot at claiming the Class 5A state championship Thursday evening. After knocking off Urbandale here Wednesday at Rogers Park, 4-2, the Spartans find themselves matched up with top-ranked West Des Moines Valley for the title. The first pitch is ...