Do not let their record fool you: the Ankeny softball team is as battle-tested as they come. The Hawkettes knocked off another ranked foe here Monday in the Class 5A state quarterfinals at Rogers Park, besting Waukee Northwest, 2-0. Up next for Ankeny (22-20 overall) will be top-ranked West ...
The Pleasant Valley softball program knows how to win. Especially at Rogers Park. The Spartans, who finished as runners-up in Class 5A last summer, rallied for a stunning come-from-behind victory over upset-minded Waukee here Monday afternoon, 8-7 in eight innings. With the win, Pleasant ...
North Scott didn’t waste a second in their state tournament opener. The sixth-seeded Lady Lancers (31-5 overall) scored two runs in the first inning and it held from there as they upset No. 3 seed Norwalk by a final of 2-0. Sydney Skarich took the first pitch of the game down the left ...
Playing in the heat of the day, Carlisle was able to punch another ticket to the state softball semifinals here Monday at Rogers Park. Behind a five-run first, the Wildcats earned an 8-6 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes. Carlisle (35-8 overall) advances to face North Scott on Wednesday at ...
Last summer, North Polk was stunned in the opening round of the Class 4A state softball tournament by North Scott. A year later, Ava Husak made sure there would be no repeat of that disappointing loss. Husak hit a home run and pitched a two-hitter as the top-ranked Comets downed Western ...
Julia Roth sent the Dubuque Wahlert softball team into the Class 3A semifinals with a moment she’ll never forget. The sophomore hit a walk-off solo home run to propel the Golden Eagles past Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli here Monday night at Rogers Park, 9-8 in eight innings. After erasing ...