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.
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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.
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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 ...
Jaxon Griffith, Keegan Hisler and Josh Stansfield were all recognized as first team all-North Central Conference selections for the Webster City baseball team.
Griffith and Hisler were each unanimous choices for the Lynx, who went 9-4 in league action this past summer.
Braylon Dyvig, Trevyn ...
Delainey Bargfrede added one more all-North Central Conference honor to her resume, as the Webster City senior was tabbed unanimous first team on the softball diamond.
Joining Bargfrede were fellow senior Ava Peterson while classmates Bonnie Nohrenberg and Adeline Tesdahl made the ...