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GreenBelt Bank and Trust Youth Football Clinic Makes Local Impact on Sunday
The Weaver Family Green Belt Bank and Trust joined the We Will collective to beat the heat and host over 200 players grades 4th-8th for a football clinic on Sunday at Cadet Field in Iowa Falls. The drills at the clinic were managed by Iowa St. football players and coaches. All proceeds benefited Make-A-Wish Iowa.
West Fork Advances to State Softball Tournament with Shutout of Hudson
The West Fork softball team advanced to next week’s state tournament with a 3-0 shutout of Hudson in the Class 2A Region 6 final in Sheffield Monday night. That was one of 12 strikeouts by Warhawk junior pitcher Libby Trewin who picked up the win for West Fork. Trewin pitched seven innings in the shutout of Hudson to advance to state.
West Fork Softball Rallies Past Grundy Center to Advance to Regional Final
The West Fork softball team used a late rally Friday night to defeat Grundy Center 6-5 in a Class 2A regional semifinal in Clarksville. Playing as the road team, the Warhawks trailed 5-0 entering the top of the seventh inning. Preslee Dickman began the rally with a leadoff single, and with the bases loaded a few batters later, two runs would score after a Grundy Center error on a Brylee Dickman hit to second base. Later in the inning, JoAnna Wallace hit a two-run single to make it 5-4 Spartans. Facing a 1-2 count with two outs in the seventh, Preslee Dickman hit a two-run single up the middle to give West Fork a 6-5 lead as the Warhawks advanced to the regional final. Warhawk head coach Sadie Winfrey on her team’s confidence heading into the top of the seventh inning.
Falcon Baseball pulls off stunner, beating #1 West Marshall in district final
The Aplington-Parkersburg baseball team pulled off what could be considered the greatest win in program history when it stunned #1 (2A) West Marshall in Saturday’s 2A District 3 final in State Center, a game that aired on 99 The Wave. The win advanced the Falcons to their third substate final game, putting them one win away from a first-ever state tournament appearance.
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