Adel-ADM fought its way back from the depths of defeat on the winner’s side of the bracket at the state softball tournament on Tuesday. Trailing 5-3 with only three outs left to give, the top-seeded Tigers (35-4 overall) dug deep and plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh to score ...
Dubuque Wahlert set the tone early and never looked back as it took care of Van Meter in a Class 3A second-round contest on Tuesday at Rogers Park, 7-2. Seven different batters had hits and six scored runs for the second-seeded Golden Eagles, who are in Fort Dodge for the fifth consecutive season. They were simply too much for the Bulldogs, who made the move up to 3A this year after capturing back-to-back 2A championships. Wahlert (37-6 overall) plated three runs right out of the gate, and when Van Meter clawed back within 3-2 in the fourth, the Golden Eagles responded by flying ...
Mount Vernon used a big fifth-inning rally to build enough of a lead and the Mustangs held on from there, posting a 5-4 upset win over top-seeded and three-time defending state champion Williamsburg on Tuesday at the state softball tournament. The No. 4 seed in Class 3A handed the Raiders ...
The big inning didn’t come until the sixth for Ankeny Centennial, but the Jaguars did enough before that to put Southeast Polk away here Tuesday night, 8-0 in six innings. The second-ranked Jaguars (40-3 overall) are now just one win away from reaching the Class 5A title game where they will face either Southeast Polk or West Des Moines Valley, who would need to earn two wins over them to advance. Mady Ott added to the record-breaking team home run total for Ankeny Centennial, as Kori Lincium was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. Jordyn Kennedy had two hits and scored ...
Wapsie Valley and Ridge View went hit-for-hit here Tuesday night at Rogers Park, with the Warriors coming out in the end in Class 2A state softball action, 11-9. Taylor Buhr and Layla Armstrong each had three hits and two RBI for Wapsie Valley, with Maya Barnes connecting on a home run. Barnes finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Nine different Warrior players scored a run, eight had at least one hit and five drove in a run or more. Wapsie Valley raced out to a 5-0 lead in first before the Raptors rallied with three in the second and three in the third. The Warriors ...
With the pressure on, the Iowa City Regina softball team came through clutch. The Regals plated four runs in the sixth to break open a 2-2 tie with Cardinal, earning a 6-2 victory and advancing one game closer to playing for the Class 2A championship. Keegan Kleppe drove in Margaret White ...
