Molly Breeding made North Scott pay and the Winterset softball team successfully defended their Class 4A state title here Thursday night at Rogers Park, 5-3. After a walk to Neela Applegate in the fifth, Breeding socked a two-RBI single that found a gap and rolled to the outfield fence. She ...

Not many teams in Class 1A could match Martensdale-St. Marys on the softball diamond this summer. North Linn is no ordinary 1A program. The Lynx jumped out early on MSM ace Campbell German and never looked back, adding their third state championship since 2019 to the collection with a 6-0 ...

The climb to the top of Class 5A has been a rapid one for Ankeny Centennial. After placing third in 2020 and second a year later, the Jaguars took that final step this season, capturing gold with an 11-0 victory in five innings over Pleasant Valley here Thursday evening at Rogers ...

At one point during Fort Dodge’s Class 4A state semifinal against Winterset on Wednesday afternoon, the game had become so simultaneously entertaining and intense that nearly every fan at Rogers Park — regardless of their allegiance — stopped to watch. They filled the bleachers and lined ...

Wednesday’s Class 1A consolation game was a microcosm of the season that took place for the St. Edmond softball team. One night removed from battling top-ranked Martensdale-St. Marys to a tough 1-0 loss, the Gaels were bested by Remsen St. Mary’s at Rogers Park, 10-9. This marked the ...

Earlier this year, the Southeast Polk softball team felt the brunt of the offensive explosion that Ankeny Centennial can put on you. After holding the top-ranked Jaguars at relative bay through the first five innings here Wednesday in a Class 5A semifinal at Rogers Park, the Rams felt it ...