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State Softball

Carlisle wins 4A thriller

During the regular season, Raccoon River Conference rivals Adel-ADM and Carlisle played a pair of one-run games, with each picking up a victory. Why would the Class 4A state championship game between the two be any different? The Wildcats completed their upset run at Rogers Park late Thursday ...

SO CLOSE

The St. Edmond softball team ran into Martensdale-St. Marys for the second consecutive state tournament. And for the second straight time, the Gaels could not get their prolific offense going. The Blue Devils scored a run in the second and another in the third to post a 2-1 victory here ...

Sigourney in finals for first time

The Sigourney softball team is headed to the Class 1A state championship game for the first time in program history. Behind senior standout Carly Goodwin, the Savages topped Southeast Warren here Wednesday night at Rogers Park, 6-1. Sigourney (25-7 overall) will meet Martensdale-St. Marys on ...

ADM UPSETS NO. 1 NORTH POLK

The old sports adage about struggling to beat a team three times in the same season came to life on Wednesday in a Class 4A state semifinal between Adel-ADM and North Polk. The fourth-seeded Tigers exacted revenge on the No. 1 Comets when it mattered most, scoring a 7-2 victory over their ...

GREEN MACHINE

As the St. Edmond softball team walked into Rogers Park Tuesday, a sense of relief and calm swept over the players. The Gaels set up shop in their home dugout on their own field, moving into the Class 1A semifinals for first time since 2015 with a 4-2 victory over Collins-Maxwell. Next up for ...

Gaels play for title spot

For the third time in program history, St. Edmond is in the state softball semifinals. The Gaels (26-5 overall) face Martensdale-St. Marys (29-6) at 7 p.m. on Channel Seeds Field at Rogers Park on Wednesday for a spot in the title round. St. Edmond has twice before finished third, doing so ...