Jeff Linder

FORT DODGE — Their roses were red. Their new T-shirts are pink. And the Kennedy Cougars are the state’s best …

FORT DODGE — In a shortened season void of Saturday tournaments, the Lisbon Lions didn’t see an abundance of high-level …

FORT DODGE — Hits were translating to baserunners, but baserunners weren’t translating to runs. ‘It was getting very frustrating,’ Albia …

FORT DODGE — Season after season, year after year, their routine has been the same. Kaylin Kinney pitched. Abby Spore …

FORT DODGE — The Lisbon Lions have been here before, but Ryleigh Allgood has not. ‘My teammates really brought me …

FORT DODGE — Darn near perfect. That was Abby Flanagan, specifically. That was the North Linn Lynx, generally. Flanagan pitched …

FORT DODGE — Some might call it their happy place. Or their nirvana. Robin Brand calls it her ‘seven,’ that …

FORT DODGE – According to Jena Young, the Winterset Huskies hit better against better pitchers. And Macey Kleitsch is a …

FORT DODGE — Kaylin Kinney’s remarkable shutout streak has come to an end. But the only streak that really matters, …

FORT DODGE — Capsules for area teams competing this week at the 2020 Iowa high school state softball tournament: 5A: …

FORT DODGE — Our predicted top-four finishes for the Iowa high school state softball tournament this week at the Rogers …

CEDAR RAPIDS — ‘That wasn’t us.’ That is Abby Spore’s takeaway from her team’s performance at last year’s state softball …

A seven-week regular season. An expanded postseason. The Iowa High School Athletic Association has revised its 2020 football schedule, ‘allowing …

FORT DODGE — An uncommon softball season will conclude with an unconventional state tournament. In an effort to enhance social …

All-conference softball teams have been released by the Mississippi Valley Conference, Wamac Conference, River Valley Conference, Tri-Rivers Conference and South …