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Wildcat Softball Prepare for Orient-Macksburg Bulldogs
The West Central Valley Wildcat softball team prepare for their final games of regular season action as they prepare to host the Orient-Macksburg Bulldogs on Monday. West Central Valley does have the advantage on paper, but the Bulldogs appear to be intimidating in the batters box as they have 38 hit by pitches so far this season. Historically, the Wildcats have defeated Orient-Macksburg every time they have faced and currently have a 5-0 record against the Bulldogs. Both teams are going into Monday’s match up suffering losses in their most recent match ups, as the Wildcats fell to number 11 ranked Earlham while the Bulldogs fell to Nodaway Valley.
ADM Softball Defeats Gilbert on Senior Night for 9th Consecutive
The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Softball team beat Gilbert 9-5 on Monday night to win their ninth straight to celebrate Senior night. The Tigers began by honoring five seniors on the team: Kaylee Smith, Cameran Smith, Aubrey Winter, Aleah Johnson, and Olivia Wyant. ADM led 1-0 after the first following a solo home run from Lauren Hagedorn. The Tigers used a big second inning to bring in seven runs to make it 8-0, then tallied one more in the fifth. Gilbert battled back by scoring three in the fourth and two in the fifth innings, as ADM went onto win 9-5. Senior Aleah Johnson reflected on her high school career.
Oakie leads Jaguars to sweep at Waukee NW, but Johnston captures CIML crown
The Ankeny Centennial baseball team entered Monday’s doubleheader at Waukee Northwest needing a lot of help to stay alive in the CIML Conference race. The Jaguars didn’t get it. While fifth-ranked Centennial swept the No. 8 Wolves, No. 4 Johnston also swept a twinbill at Southeast Polk to...
ADM Baseball Starts Postseason on July 12th
The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Baseball team recently found out their postseason seeding in Class 3A. The Tigers are sitting at 12-14 overall (7-8 inside the Raccoon River Conference) but has played much better than their record indicates. ADM will travel to Ballard to see a familiar foe in the Bombers on July 12th at 7pm. Ballard has averaged about seven runs a game, while ADM are at four runs. The Tigers beat the Bombers in Adel 4-0 on June 20th behind tremendous pitching from Senior Grant Rychnovsky.
Postseason pairings set for Norwalk baseball and softball teams
The Norwalk baseball and softball teams learned their postseason destinations last week when the tournament brackets were released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The Warrior baseball team is the number-four seed in Class 4A, Substate 6 and will play a...
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