Jeff Linder

FORT DODGE — Four hours and 39 minutes later, Clarksville slugged itself into the Class 1A championship game. Janet Borchardt …

FORT DODGE — Hannah Isley is in one of those zones. ‘I feel really good about myself right now,’ she …

FORT DODGE — It would have taken a near-perfect effort to derail this train. Instead, Center Point-Urbana fed it a …

FORT DODGE — It wasn’t for a lack of opportunities. Fourth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy collected nine hits against Waukee ace …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Not so long ago, the Washington High School softball program appeared to be gaining traction. But player …

FORT DODGE — Emily Oler made her state-softball pitching debut Wednesday afternoon, and made it a good one. Oler fashioned …

FORT DODGE — The 2014 softball season had just ended in a thud, a 12-0 regional-final loss at Southeast Polk. …

FORT DODGE — Two years, two heartbreaks at the hands of Urbandale. Third-ranked Cedar Rapids Jefferson missed out on too …

FORT DODGE — The Kennedy Cougars have reached a new level. A new frontier. Welcome to the big stage. Big-girl …

FORT DODGE — Robin Brand saw it in her players’ eyes, and their bats. One overwhelming thought crept into her …

FORT DODGE — First came the bloops. Then came the blasts. Finally, the bombs. Seventh-ranked Center Point-Urbana found every gap …

FORT DODGE — Her team was nursing a tenuous lead. And suddenly, Kendall Streigle was nursing a sore ankle. ‘I …

FORT DODGE — Three big innings led to a very big mismatch. And a harvest of records for top-ranked Lansing …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Avery Guy is a leadoff hitter, and an extraordinary one. A senior shortstop at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, …

FORT DODGE — Capsules on area qualifiers for the state softball tournament this week at the Rogers Sports Complex: Class …