State softball: Our picks

Jeff Linder of The Gazette-KCRG releases his picks for the state softball tournament:

CLASS 5A

1. Des Moines East, 2. Ankeny, 3. Iowa City West, 4. Pleasant Valley, 5. West Des Moines Dowling, 6. Ottumwa, 7. Davenport West, 8. Marshalltown.

CLASS 4A

1. Clear Creek Amana, 2. Dallas Center-Grimes, 3. Indianola, 4. Carlisle, 5. Winterset, 6. Washington, 7. West Delaware, 8. Sioux City Heelan.

CLASS 3A

1. Solon, 2. Mid-Prairie, 3. Davenport Central, 4. Estherville-Lincoln Central, 5. Ballard, 6. East Marshall, 7. Bondurant-Farrar, 8. Waukon.

CLASS 2A

1. Emmetsburg, 2. Van Meter, 3. Durant, 4. Wayne, 5. Des Moines Christian, 6. Sumner-Fredericksburg, 7. Denver, 8. Treynor.

CLASS 1A

1. Earlham, 2. Martensdale-St. Marys, 3. Newell-Fonda, 4. Mason City Newman, 5. LeMars Gehlen, 6. Don Bosco, 7. Bellevue Marquette, 8. Charter Oak-Ute.