Articles Tagged: Benton Community School District

The final area softball Super Ten of the season: Softball Super 10 1

FORT DODGE — The routine began in sixth grade. A hundred pitches a day, every day. “I threw, and my …

FORT DODGE — It wasn’t a sketchy gesture that Lea Brunssen was flashing during a postseason interview. She can’t help …

A roundup of The Gazette’s state softball coverage from Championship Friday. CLASS 1A: KEE 7, AKRON-WESTFIELD 3 In a rematch …

FORT DODGE — It took the Benton Bobcats twice through the order to figure out Kaitlyn Van Der Zwaag. But …

FORT DODGE — For Midgets to become giant-killers, a long list of developments was prerequisite. A defensive breakdown wasn’t among …

VAN HORNE — It’s 9:30 on a summer weeknight. A softball doubleheader has just concluded, most likely dominated by the …

VAN HORNE – New Hampton’s Jessie Crooks hit a leadoff home run to center field, and for a brief moment …

When excellence is staring you in the face, it’s easy to take it for granted. Easy, and unfortunate. ‘Sometimes you …

The final area softball Super Ten of the regular season, through games played Tuesday, July 5: Softball Super 10 1 …

Alyssa Wiebel has hit just a few home runs in her Benton Community softball career. Sixty-one, to be exact, which …

Scroll down to learn more about each of The Gazette's 2016 Female Athlete of the Year finalists.

VAN HORNE – Benton Community’s Spencer Touro possesses a competitive streak. The trait might have developed naturally, but it is …

VAN HORNE — Imagine a softball team that features three of Iowa’s all-time slugging leaders. Such a team exists. It’s …

MARION — When Alyssa Wiebel is batting, keep your head up and your eyes open. Anything and anyone within a …