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AGWSR sweeps Iowa Falls-Alden in baseball and softball
The AGWSR summer sports teams both defeated Iowa Falls-Alden at home Monday. The Cougar softball team won 9-6 and the baseball team won 14-12. In a back-and-forth baseball game, AGWSR took control with four runs in the first, three in the second and seven in the third for a 14-1 lead. After scoring one in the top of the third, the Cadets answered with eight in the top of the fourth. The fifth inning was scoreless, and the Cadets cut the deficit to two with two in the sixth and one in the seventh. Iowa Falls-Alden (4-16) will be at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. AGWSR (7-18) has ended the regular season on a three-game win streak and will next compete in Saturday’s district quarterfinal against Colo-Nesco.
AGWSR to conclude softball regular season at Dunkerton Wednesday
The AGWSR softball team will play its regular season finale at Dunkerton Wednesday. The Cougars (3-25) are coming off Monday’s 9-6 win over Iowa Falls-Alden, which snapped an 11-game losing streak. That night, the Cougars racked up 10 hits and scored their most runs in a game since the streak began. Junior Trevyn Smith says the offense is heating up.
AGWSR Baseball goes 2-0 at Colo-Nesco Tournament
The AGWSR baseball team picked up two much-needed wins at a tournament at Colo-Nesco Saturday. The Cougars defeated Rockford 6-0 and the hosts 8-3 in eight innings. Against Rockford, the Cougars scored twice each in the second, sixth and seventh innings, earning their first shutout win of the season. Trace Eiten led offensively with two hits. Ryne Pickering was the winning pitcher with one strikeout, two walks and three hits in four innings pitched. Tristen Dennis and Kingston Holman also pitched.
Falcon summer teams win non-conference games Monday
The Aplington-Parkersburg summer sports teams each won non-conference games Monday. At home, the softball team homered three times to beat BCLUW 11-1 in five innings. The baseball team won 8-2 at Dunkerton. In the softball game, the Falcons got on the board when Avery Freund drove in two runs in...
Falcon Baseball concluding regular season, Softball playing at South Tama Wednesday
The Aplington-Parkersburg summer sports teams will play in separate locations Wednesday. The baseball team will host the regular season finale against Gladbrook-Reinbeck. The softball team will play a non-conference game at South Tama. The baseball team (14-7) will return to action for the first time since Monday’s 8-2 win at...
HD-CAL Summer Sports Against Grundy Center Cancelled Tuesday
The Hampton-Dumont-CAL softball and baseball teams were scheduled to begin the final stretch of regular season with a home non-conference test against Grundy Center on Tuesday. Both games were cancelled due to the weather. The HD-CAL baseball team (8-18) lost on a 4-2 walk-off at Forest City on Monday. The...
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