Jeff Johnson

DES MOINES – Maybe it should have kept raining. Ah, that would have just delayed the inevitable.Decorah’s run the second …

DES MOINES – J.D. Nielsen feigned ignorance.”I didn’t realize it until the end of the game,” the Martensdale-St. Mary’s pitcher …

DES MOINES – Nate Steger knew it was coming. He and battery mate Lucas Jacque talked about it before the …

DES MOINES – There has to be a curse.A 4-2 loss in a Class 4A semifinal last night at Principal …

CLASS 2A Dyersville Beckman (37-7) vs. North Polk (31-4) When: Noon Where: Principal Park, Des Moines TV: KCRG-9.2 Scouting Report: …

DECORAH – Way back when, these Decorah Vikings weren’t very good.”We were pretty mediocre the first half of the season,” …

DES MOINES – The “Bizarro Game” ended Western Dubuque’s baseball season Friday afternoon.Not bizarre, mind you, but Bizarro, as in …

DES MOINES – It was way better than the regular season, but it still wasn’t good enough.Mason City Newman was …

ALL STATE TOURNAMENT BASEBALL GAMES TELEVISED ON KCRG 9.2 CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS Western Dubuque (35-9) vs. Dallas Center-Grimes (34-2) When: …

DES MOINES – Someone in Dyersville with deep pockets needs to reach in them to help Beckman High School buy …

DES MOINES – The re, re, rematch was a mis, mis, mismatch.“This was as solid a game as we’ve played …

CLASS 1A QUARTERFINAL Lisbon (35-7) vs. Mason City Newman (34-4) When: 8 p.m. Where: Principal Park, Des Moines Scouting Report: …

DES MOINES – They haven’t been to the state baseball tournament in six years, believe it or not.”We haven’t been …

DES MOINES – Dennis Olejniczak has won 1,293 games in over a half-century as a prep baseball coach. If there …

DES MOINES – Wasted.Washington’s Demons did everything they could to knock off Class 3A’s top seed Tuesday afternoon at the …