Class 3A fourth-ranked Mount Vernon beat 4A No. 3 Fort Dodge 2-1 in a Linn-Mar/Alburnett softball tournament semifinal game Saturday at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion.

Mount Vernon's Hayden Gookin (17) pitches against Fort Dodge during a championship bracket semifinal game of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Fort Dodge's Ashlyn Wills (4) walks away from second base as Mount Vernon's Kenna Rollinger (12) celebrates hitting a double during a championship bracket semifinal game of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon's Hayden Gookin (17) is surrounded by teammates at home plate after hitting a home run against Fort Dodge during a championship bracket semifinal game of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon's Olivia Haverback (3) grins as she crosses home plate to score a run against Fort Dodge during a championship bracket semifinal game of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon's Isabelle Logue (16) returns to second base during a championship bracket semifinal game against Fort Dodge at the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon celebrates their victory over Johnston in a championship bracket semifinal game of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon's Libby Dix (14) hits the ball during a championship bracket semifinal game against Fort Dodge at the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon's Hayden Gookin (17) watches the batter after pitching against Fort Dodge during a championship bracket semifinal game of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon pitcher Hayden Gookin (17) fields a bunt and throws to first base during a championship bracket semifinal game against Fort Dodge at the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon's Kenna Rollinger (12) heads to first base after hitting the ball during a championship bracket semifinal game against Fort Dodge at the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon's Elsa Appleton (8) catches a Fort Dodge fly ball into the outfield during a championship bracket semifinal game of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tourney at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

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