Jeff Linder

Put the state’s most dominant pitcher in recent memory with one of the most feared sluggers of all time, and …

NORTH LIBERTY — Four months have passed since the Iowa Hawkeyes exited the WNIT with a whimper. It still eats …

MARION — Caitlyn Smith, the setter for the Marion High School volleyball team, has committed to play for Drake University. …

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

FORT DODGE — They didn’t adjust against Bailey Richards. And as a result, the Regina Regals didn’t repeat. Richards pitched …

FORT DODGE — Gloves flew into the air. Screaming, sweaty girls mobbed each other. It was a premature state-championship celebration. …

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 …

FORT DODGE — While her teammates won and celebrated a state championship last year, Emma Corkery had to sit and …

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

FORT DODGE — They were four outs away. They were cruising. ‘I knew we’d have to play near-perfect ball,’ Solon …

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

FORT DODGE — Solon’s 1-2 punch was a knockout blow to Collins-Maxwell-Baxter’s upset hopes. Sydney Lawson and Bryn Hanrahan collected …

FORT DODGE — Act like you’ve been here before. Kennedy Brown does. And has. A state-tournament veteran, Brown clubbed a …

FORT DODGE — A five-hour rainstorm soaked the Rogers Sports Complex and postponed action at the state softball tournament Tuesday. …