Jeff Linder

FORT DODGE – The Solon Spartans are back in the finals, but any celebration remains on hold. ‘We’re not done …

FORT DODGE – Wednesday was consolation day at the state softball tournament, but it was not an idle day for …

FORT DODGE – Alexis Kroeger’s three-run double highlighted a six-run third inning as Mount Vernon earned fifth place in Class …

FORT DODGE – As a No. 2 hitter, Shelby Hulsebus sees herself as a sort of bridge in the Benton …

FORT DODGE – Down five runs and teetering toward tournament oblivion, Center Point-Urbana needed a jolt. Olivia Brecht provided it. …

FORT DODGE – Mercy, mercy. Top-ranked Solon fired the first salvo of the Class 3A portion of the state softball …

FORT DODGE – Maddie Hansen displayed neither impatience nor frustration. ‘Linn-Mar has been known to walk me,” the Cedar Rapids …

FORT DODGE – Seven years was long enough. Kennedy Dighton’s two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning gave …

FORT DODGE — Scores and schedule for the 2015 state softball tournament, at the Rogers Sports Complex: MONDAY, JULY 21 …

MOUNT VERNON – Specialization isn’t a prerequisite to excellence. Libby Ryan and Lily Dahlstrom are proof of that. Ryan and …

FORT DODGE — Capsules for the eight Gazette-area teams that have qualified for the state softball tournament this week at …

FORT DODGE — Predictions for the 2015 state softball tournament: CLASS 5A 1. Johnston, 2. West Des Moines Valley, 3. …

Here are the 2015 all-district softball teams, released Friday by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. CLASS 5A EAST DISTRICT Maddie …

Maddie Hansen of Cedar Rapids Jefferson has been selected as the Metro softball player of the year, as voted upon …

Jaclyn Spencer of Waterloo West and Sydney Tigges of Dubuque Senior were named the softball divisional players of the year …