The Alburnett High School baseball team has hit one home run in 36 games this season. These Pirates score by getting guys on base, getting them over and getting them in, including by squeeze bunting, which they did Tuesday night in a 4-3 Class 2A district semifinal win over Jesup.
Alburnett beat Jesup 4-3 in a Class 2A Iowa high school baseball district tournament semifinal game Wednesday night at Alburnett.
This week transitions from the end of the regular season for Class 3A and 4A to the postseason for all four classes. Class 1A and 2A will continue district play Tuesday and Saturday. Some intriguing matchups close the regular season with 3A and 4A substates beginning Friday.
A look at The Gazette’s final regular-season softball Super Ten and conference standings. Cedar Rapids Xavier climbs to second, behind MVC Valley Division champion Western Dubuque.
The majority of Gazette area conference softball champions will be determined Wednesday and Thursday. Here is how the races look at the moment.
The Gazette’s area softball Super Ten, through games played Tuesday, June 25: Western Dubuque, Williamsburg, Benton Community continue their ride as the top three.
Prep softball notes: A squad full of second-, third and fourth-year varsity players, Washington is 20-4 and ranked No. 7 in Class 3A.
Area softball Super Ten and standings: Western Dubuque remains No. 1 in the area by a slim margin over Williamsburg and Benton Community.
Savannah Caves hit home runs in both games of this Tri-Rivers Conference prep softball doubleheader Thursday night at North Linn. A grand slam in the second game helped Alburnett to an eventual 8-7 win and the sweep.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 5): Western Dubuque holds onto the top spot; the Bobcats are 8-0 in MVC play.
The Alburnett Pirates exude an aura. Call it a “their-year” vibe. The Class 2A third-ranked Pirates earned a Tri-Rivers Conference softball doubleheader sweep of Maquoketa Valley — 12-2 and 4-1 — Thursday at the Martin Sports Complex.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (May 29): Western Dubuque climbs to the top spot; Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Cedar Rapids Jefferson make swift jumps.
For the majority of the state’s softball teams, enough of a sample size was created last week to make some observations. Here are five Gazette area teams that won Week 1.
A good portion of Willliamsburg’s nucleus is back from its 2023 state softball championship team, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union took note. Williamsburg is the top-ranked team in the 3A preseason rankings, released Monday afternoon.
Here are eight Gazette-area teams to watch for the 2024 Iowa high school softball season.
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