Photos: North Linn vs. Mason City Newman in Class 1A state softball quarterfinals

Lynx move on with 10-0 win

Savannah Blake

Jul. 19, 2022 7:43 pm, Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 8:07 pm

Photos from North Linn’s 10-0 win over Mason City Newman in a Class 1A Iowa high school state softball quarterfinal game at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

North Linn Lynx shortstop Skylar Benesh (8) and North Linn Lynx outfielder Allie Haughenbury (27) celebrate together after winning against Newman Catholic 10-0 in the sixth inning during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx shortstop Skylar Benesh (8) heads for home and gets a run for North Linn in the fourth inning of the game against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Head Coach Chad Spore talks with North Linn Lynx outfielder Addison Cira (11) after getting safely to third base in the third inning of the game against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx first baseman Kylie Munson (28) cheers for her teammate North Linn Lynx pitcher Ellie Flanagan (13) after Flanagan scored her second home run in the fourth inning of the game against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx pitcher Ellie Flanagan (13) hits a home run in the third inning against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx pitcher Ellie Flanagan (13) throws out a pitch to Newman Catholic in the fifth inning of the game during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx outfielder Addison Cira (11) heads for home and gets a run for the Lynx in the fourth inning against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx outfielder Evalyn Robinson (5) throws the ball to center field to stop Newman Catholic at second base in the fifth inning of the game during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx third baseman Jill Smith (19) throws the ball to first base to tag out Newman Catholic in the fourth inning of the game during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx second baseman Mackenzie Bridgewater (10) goes to throw the ball to third base in the fifth inning of the game against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx shortstop Skylar Benesh (8) celebrates after hitting the ball to the outfield and getting safely to second base in the first inning of the game against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx second baseman Mackenzie Bridgewater (10) trips over Newman Catholic Knights second baseman Emily Opstvedt (1) as she slides into first base and is tagged out in the first inning of the game during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

North Linn Lynx catcher Jenna Lemley (15) smiles on first base after her hit allowed the Lynx to get a run in the fourth inning of the game against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

At the bottom of the fifth inning, North Linn Lynx first baseman Sydney Smock (12) belts out “Take me out to the ballgame” during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

After winning by scoring 10 runs, Linx players gather together to take a team photo after the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

After hitting her second home run, North Linn Lynx pitcher Ellie Flanagan (13) smiles as she heads for home while her teammates cheer her on in the fourth inning of the game against Newman Catholic during the 1A state quarterfinals at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)