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Washington Shocked by Central Lee in Softball Region Semis
The Washington Demons had their softball season end in a 5-4 loss to Central Lee Saturday night in the Class 3A Region 8 semifinals. Central Lee broke a scoreless tie with a run in the top of the fourth inning, but Washington got back-to-back base hits with two outs from senior Rylee Libe and junior Lauren Hinrichsen to take the lead in the bottom half.
Lady Wolves Bested in Quarters Extras
The Winfield-Mt. Union softball team wrapped up their season in the regional quarterfinal round of the Class 1A tournament last week, falling victim to a comeback by Holy Trinity Catholic, 10-9, in nine innings. The Crusaders started the game with a run in the first. The Lady Wolves took their first lead with a five run third. HTC chipped away with two in the fifth and regained the advantage with a four run sixth to go up 7-5. Down to the final three outs of their season, it was WMU’s turn to rally, scoring twice in the top of the seventh to force extra innings. After a scoreless eighth for both sides, the Lady Wolves posted a pair of runs in the ninth. The Wolves couldn’t close out the postseason win in the bottom half, as the Crusaders rallied with their backs against the wall, scoring three times to walk-off the Wolves.
Washington’s Salazar Sets Another Softball School Record
Leighton Salazar continues to rewrite the record books for Washington Demons softball. The sophomore now owns a new single-season school record for stolen bases with 36. Salazar picked up the record-setting steal in a playoff loss to Central Lee Saturday, moving past by one the previous mark set by Lucy Libe back in 2008. Last season, Salazar set single-season team records in hits, runs and batting average on her way to Class 3A second-team all-state honors.
Quintet Snags All-Conference Selections for WACO Soccer
The WACO Warriors made some strides in the second season of their varsity soccer program, and after going 5-8 this spring, five players walked away with all-conference honors in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference. That included senior goalkeeper Colton Leichty being a first-team selection. Leichty made over 100 saves and...
Sigourney Softball Stares Down Wapello in Softball Region Final on KCII
A second straight trip to the state tournament is on the line for the Sigourney Savages tonight when they welcome Wapello to town for the Class 1A Region 8 finals in continuing coverage of the high school softball playoffs on KCII. Sigourney is 22-7 this season and ranked sixth in...
Hounds end year with loss at Mt. Pleasant
MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhound baseball team outhit Mt. Pleasant in Class 3A Substate 5 bracket 9-7, but the final score didn’t reflect the offense as the Panthers ended the Hounds’ season with a 4-2 win Friday night in Mt. Pleasant. The Hounds got on...
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