For the second consecutive day, top-ranked and No. 1 seed Waukee Northwest started fast. The Wolves plated four runs in the first inning on their way to a 4-1 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes in the Class 5A state softball tournament. Sophia Schlader struck out 12, Alayna Schulte had two ...
On paper, Edgewood-Colesburg is the underdog each time they take to the diamond here at the state softball tournament. But the Vikings do not feel like that role fits them. Edgewood-Colesburg, ranked 15th and the No. 8 seed in Class 1A, topped seventh-ranked Southeast Warren on Tuesday on ...
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7, Pleasant Valley 1 Peyton Stineman homered and both Lily Knutson and Natalie Hora each ahd two hits and two RBI to lead Cedar Rapids Kennedy to a 7-1 victory over Pleasant Valley in an elimination game in Class 5A. Knutson dominated the Spartrans on the mound, striking out 13 with just six hits allowed. The one run scored was unearned, as she also swiped a pair of bases and scored two runs. For Pleasant Valley, Maggie Bowman had an RBI and Paetyn Peterson added two hits with a run scored. West Des Moines Valley 6, West Des Moines Dowling 5 Valley prevailed ...
Class 1A Exira-EHK/Audubon 11, West Monona 1 (4 inn.) Top-ranked and No. 1 seed Exira-EHK/Audubon rebounded from a tough loss by eliminating West Monona here Tuesday in four innings, 11-1. Riley Miller homered, drove in four and struck out four inside the circle for Exira-EHK/Audubon. Taryn Petersen scored three runs and Bryli Petersen drove in two. For West Monona, Georgia Jones scored the lone run and had a hit. Remsen St. Mary’s 7, North Butler 6 Remsen St. Mary’s left North Butler heartbroken for the second straight day, eliminating the Bears with a stunning 7-6 ...
Class 5A Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2 Competing in Class 5A for the first time, Dallas Center-Grimes stayed alive here Tuesday night at Rogers Park with a 4-2 victory over Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Tessa Jones and Jennah Gray each went deep for the Mustangs, who must now defeat defending state champion Waukee Northwest twice to make the finals. Kale Montag had three hits and Jones recorded 13 strikeouts inside the circle. For Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Lily Knutson struck out seven batters and Quinn Wagner homered, driving in two. Class 4A Western Dubuque 5, ...
There were some early nerves in Fort Dodge’s return to the state tournament, but nobody in the Dodger dugout hit the panic button once. FDSH gave up two runs in the opening inning, but the third-ranked and third-seeded Dodgers (39-4 overall) didn’t flinch, buckling down and advancing ...
