Multiple area teams went through a whirlwind of weather and games between Thursday and Friday. The North Iowa Cedar League East baseball and softball picture became a little more clearer, but …
MAYNARD — A solid week.
JESUP — Five in a row.
FAIRBANK — Dark and ominous sky towered above Wapsie Valley’s softball field.
Madelyn Michels went 3 for 4 and drove in two and Macy Westendorf went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored as Oelwein topped Columbus Catholic, 6-1, on Monday in Waterloo.
JESUP — Wapsie Valley closed the Jesup tournament with an 11-9 victory against North Iowa Cedar League East foe Jesup on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors placed third as they outscored the J-H…
FAIRBANK — Tick, tick, boom.
Macy Westendorf hit a solo home run and Grace Gearhart went 4 for 5 and drove in three as Oelwein beat Aplington-Parkersburg, 17-8, Wednesday in Aplington.
ARLINGTON — On one hand, the coaching staff knows it erred.
Two out. Bases empty.
SUMNER — What if one was told this was the first time Oelwein not just swept Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli, but beat the program?
SUMNER — Big first innings propelled Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli to an 11-5, 10-2 North Iowa Cedar League East sweep of Oelwein on Monday. SFT (7-1, 4-0) remained unblemished in league play …
FAIRBANK — Launched.
Wapsie Valley moved to 7-1 with an 11-0 win against Turkey Valley on Wednesday in Jackson Junction. Cadyn Dana hit a home run and drove in two as the Warriors took advantage of nine walks and …
Aspen Weir and Macy Westendorf hit home runs and Jaylynn Craun went 6 for 6 as Oelwein softball played through on-and-off sprinkles to earn a North Iowa Cedar League East sweep of Union Commun…
Opportunities were there to golf or wrestle in college, Jaylynn Craun’s two relatively new sports.
The year 2024 brought about great sports accomplishments for regional prep programs and those connected to the local community. Area high schools and youth sports programs all had their fair s…
Newly minted junior Jamie Jones sits next to head coach Kevin Bergman in the first row of Sumner-Fredericksburg’s home side bleachers.
Peyton Curley was an indispensable part of Wapsie Valley’s breakthrough season, which included a program-best 23 victories and a runner-up North Iowa Cedar League East finish by a game (9-3).
Sophomore outfielder McKinzie See was named NICL East first-team outfielder, one of four Oelwein players named all-conference this season.
Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli’s historic 33-win season included a third consecutive North Iowa Cedar League East crown and seven all-conference honorees.
West Central pitcher Faith Steinbronn was named first-team Upper Iowa Conference recently. Steinbronn went 6-13 in 1-7 2/3 innings through 20 starts and 21 appearances.
Final accolades were bestowed upon a quintet of area softball players by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association to close out the 2024 season.
Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli and Wapsie Valley put together historic, program-defining seasons in 2024.
FORT DODGE — Jamie Jones walked halfway up the first base line, catcher’s mask in her right hand Monday.
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