Last year, Pleasant Valley and Muscatine squared off in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state softball tournament. That day, it was the Muskies who walked away with the win on their way to placing third. Back at Rogers Park Wednesday, it was the Spartans not only gaining a matter of ...

Perfect bunts, speed on the bases and the dominating arm of Peyton Driscoll are staples in the recent success of Williamsburg softball. All three of those were on full display here Wednesday afternoon, as the top-ranked Raiders punched their ticket to the Class 3A state finals with a ...

Iowa City Regina flexed its offensive firepower early and often and rolled into the Class 2A state title game with an emphatic 13-1 victory over Interstate 35 on the Iowa Central Field at Harlan Rogers Wednesday afternoon. Two days after escaping No. 8 seed Northeast, 4-3, in the quarterfinals ...

The North Scott softball team couldn’t care less about conventional wisdom. To the Lancers, their No. 8 seed in the Class 4A bracket is nothing but a number. An improbable run to the state championship round has head coach Holly Hoelting’s squad believing anything is possible. North Scott ...

It was the moment of truth for the Van Meter softball team. The Bulldogs had just seen a seven-run lead almost completely evaporate in the sixth inning of a Class 2A state semifinal game on the Iowa Central Field at Rogers Park Wednesday night. Jitters led to misplaced throws and a 10-3 lead ...

Campbell German was almost perfect and top-ranked Martensdale-St. Marys had little trouble at the plate, posting a 9-0 victory over Wayne here Wednesday night in a Class 1A state semifinal at Rogers Park. German tossed a one-hitter, striking out six without walking a batter for the Blue ...