Patience was a virtue for third-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond here Monday night. After arriving at Rogers Park prepared for action, the Gaels were forced to wait for nearly three hours before finally getting into action at Farm Bureau Field. Once they did they dominated, besting No. 10 ...
As the defending Class 5A state champions, Waukee Northwest has played with a giant target on its back all season long. The top-ranked Wolves took a key first step toward defending that title here Monday, besting Pleasant Valley on Triton Field, 4-1. They will now take on No. 4 Dallas ...
Defending Class 1A state champion Clarksville showed incredible heart and fighting spirit time and time again here Monday night at Rogers Park. Down 6-2 in the seventh, trailing again in the eighth, and again later in the game, the Indians somehow found a way thanks to the bat of Eve ...
During the regular season, fourth-ranked Dallas Center-Grimes posted a convincing 8-0 victory over No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy. This time on the big stage of the state softball tournament, the end result was the same. The Mustangs advanced in their first appearance in Class 5A with a 3-1 victory over the Cougars. Dallas Center-Grimes (30-6 overall) will play top-ranked and defending state champion Waukee Northwest on Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. Genevieve York had a pair of RBI, as the Mustangs scored three in the fifth to erase a 1-0 deficit. Addie Abens, who set a school record with 21 ...
Iowa State commit Lauren Hagedorn has been in many pressure situations on the diamond. In Monday’s Class 4A opening round for top-ranked ADM (34-4 overall), the ace — who boasts a 0.95 earned run average — gave up one run in the first inning. That was it, though. Hagedorn shut the ...
A shot at history remains for top-ranked Williamsburg. The Raiders are looking to become the first team in Iowa girls high school history to win four consecutive state softball championships. Williamsburg (38-5 overall) made quick work of No. 8 West Liberty by a 15-1 count in a Class 3A ...
