Jeff Linder

STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT At Rogers Sports Complex (Fort Dodge) Friday’s Class 1A 3rd-Place GameDon Bosco 11, Newell-Fonda 3 Friday’s Class …

FORT DODGE — Indianola banged out 13 hits and whipped Washington (Iowa), 10-1, in the Class 4A third-place game at …

FORT DODGE — It was a blur. A stunning, early avalanche of offense.”It probably came too easy, too fast,” Washington Coach …

FORT DODGE — This was a slugfest of historical proportions.No. 11 Clarke rapped a state-tournament record 21 hits and outscored …

FORT DODGE — Sidney Lilienthal was 3-for-4 and drove in four runs as third-ranked Durant handled Ridge View, 6-0, in …

FORT DODGE — Kayla Tindall pitched a one-hitter, making a third-inning unearned run stand up as top-ranked Akron-Westfield edged No. …

FORT DODGE — The Washington Demons have taken a roundabout route back to the state semifinals.With eight starters back from …

FORT DODGE — Alyssa Olson ventured into new territory Wednesday. Two games in one day.She handled it like a champ.Olson …

FORT DODGE — Home. Road. And now, neutral.Third-ranked Ottumwa completed a triumph trifecta against No. 10 Cedar Rapids Jefferson, getting …

FORT DODGE — This was an upset. But it was no fluke.Joni Erwin ignited Washington (Iowa) with a three-run triple, …

FORT DODGE — For the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks, it was too heartbreaking for words.Jennifer Ankrom doubled home the winning run …

2013 All-conference softball teams: MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION First TeamPitcher – AJ Medinger*, jr., DS; Alyssa Olson*, so., CRJ; Catcher – …

 FORT DODGE — They hit hard. And they ran harder.Fifth-ranked Bondurant-Farrar applied the pressure on the basepaths, assembling a six-run …

FORT DODGE — Jon Prottsman was convinced he had the better team. “Better team” doesn’t always translate into “winning team.” …

FORT DODGE — There’s an all-female umpiring crew working the 1 p.m. Class 1A quarterfinal at the state softball tournament, …