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 ...

Carlisle was scuffling along during the dog days of June, with three losses during the same week and a precarious position barely in Class 4A’s Top-10. The Wildcats turned a corner down the stretch, though, and they haven’t looked back since. A small-ball clinic pushed Class 4A’s No. ...

The final game of the season is often viewed as the end of something. Fort Dodge head coach Andi Adams is hoping her team’s Class 4A state softball consolation victory on Tuesday at Dodger Field is just the beginning. The fifth-seeded Dodgers prevailed in a seesaw affair with No. 8 seed ...

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 ...

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 CIML prepared Urbandale for their late-season surge. After going just 4-12 in the league, the J-Hawks knocked off Johnston in a regional final and continued that momentum with a 10-9 victory here Monday over Muscatine in a Class 5A quarterfinal at Rogers Park. Urbandale (23-18 overall) ...