Jeff Linder

FORT DODGE — The championship drive has ended. But progress continues. West Des Moines Valley pitcher Haley Gatica scattered four …

FORT DODGE — Kennedy Preston figured on a curveball, and she got it. She really got it. Preston hit a …

FORT DODGE — Defending champ, meet defending champ. Second-ranked Louisa-Muscatine struck for six unearned runs in the bottom of the …

FORT DODGE – A former player and former coach from Cedar Rapids Jefferson will be honored Friday at the state …

FORT DODGE — Shocking. Utterly shocking. Sixth-ranked Iowa City High exploded for seven runs — all with two outs — …

FORT DODGE — Isabelle True insisted that ‘it’s just another ballgame.’ And yet … ‘Obviously, it’s going to be awkward …

FORT DODGE — The West Delaware Hawks had some ‘inside’ information, and put it to good use. ‘We knew that …

FORT DODGE — The North Linn Lynx came to the state softball tournament for the first time Monday. They didn’t …

FORT DODGE — Get a run, you’ve got a chance. With Skylar Sadler in the circle, a good chance. Sadler …

Updated all-conference softball teams: MVC, Wamac, River Valley, Tri-Rivers, Northeast Iowa, Upper Iowa and all-Metro. MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION First Team …

FORT DODGE — Capsules on area teams competing at the Iowa high school state softball tournament this week at the …

FORT DODGE — The Gazette’s predictions for the 2019 Iowa high school state softball tournament this week at the Rogers …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Kaylin Kinney was 10 years old and terrified. Her weight had dropped, more than 10 pounds in …

Updated all-conference softball teams: MVC, Wamac, River Valley, Northeast Iowa and all-Metro. Will continue to add other conferences’ honor teams …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Before answering questions, Maddison LeClere asked one of her own: ‘What time is it, anyway? How about …