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State Softball

Comets soar into 4A finals

North Polk’s offense continues to hum like a well-oiled machine, and the third-seeded Comets are now soaring into the Class 4A championship round. Twenty-four hours after scoring eight runs in a quarterfinal victory, North Polk kept the ball rolling and overwhelmed upstart North Scott by an ...

Wayne will play for 1A glory

Wayne was more than ready in its Class 1A state semifinal matchup with Riverside on Wednesday at Rogers Sports Complex. The top-seeded Lady Falcons plated four runs right out of the gate and three more in the third to wipe out Riverside, 7-3, and reach the championship round. Izzie Moore ...

Mustangs finish with win

Newell-Fonda made the most of its 15th trip to the state tournament. The fifth-seed Mustangs (25-12 overall) lost their opening round contest to Riverside, but bounced back with a 7-6 win over Highland (17-11) in a consolation game on Wednesday at Rogers Park. The Mustangs are familiar with ...

Van Meter in line for state repeat

For the third consecutive summer, Van Meter is headed to the Class 2A state softball championship game. The Bulldogs, who claimed the title last year, earned a walk-off 5-4 win over West Fork in the semifinals here Wednesday at Rogers Park. Up next for Van Meter (33-2 overall) will be West ...

GREEN LANTERN

Statement made. If there was any lingering doubt about the St. Edmond softball team being a top contender for the Class 1A state championship, that hesitation was erased here Tuesday night. Mariah Myers hit a crushing three-run homer in the seventh inning to cap off an 11-2 victory for the ...

Newell-Fonda can’t stop Riverside

Early mistakes in the field hindered the Newell-Fonda softball team here Tuesday, as the Mustangs fell to Riverside in a Class 1A quarterfinal, 14-6 in five innings. With the win, the Bulldogs (25-3 overall) advance to face Wayne in the semifinals at Rogers Park on Channel Seeds Field ...