Top-ranked Benton Communtity beat Solon 5-1 in a Class 3A Iowa high school state softball quarterfinal game Tuesday in Fort Dodge.
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Top-ranked Benton Communtity beat Solon 5-1 in a Class 3A Iowa high school state softball quarterfinal game Tuesday in Fort Dodge.
No. 1 Benton Community scored four times in the first inning and handled Solon 5-1 in a Class 3A state softball quarterfinal. Lexie Pippert had the key blow, a three-run double.
The 2024 Iowa high school state softball tournament continued Tuesday at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge with 10 quarterfinal games. Find scores, stats, broadcast replays and complete Gazette area coverage here.
Follow the 2024 Iowa high school state softball tournament this week with our updated brackets, schedule and scores, including links to coverage of games involving Gazette-area teams.
Capsules on the eight Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, plus predictions for each class.
Prep softball: Pairings for the 2024 Iowa high school state tournament.
The 2024 Iowa high school state softball tournament field is set after regional finals across the state Monday and Tuesday. Here’s a look at the brackets and schedules for all five classes.
Solon’s seventh-ranked baseball team swept a late regular-season doubleheader from Clear Creek Amana a couple of weeks ago. But the Clippers gained revenge Tuesday night with a 6-2 victory in a Class 3A substate semifinal.
A look at Tuesday’s 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional finals. Nine games involve area teams, including a Prairie-Kennedy matchup that guarantees the Metro a 5A state qualifier.
Here are five Gazette area 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional-quarterfinal games to watch Thursday.
The 2024 Gazette Athlete of the Year finalists, in photos.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy closed the regular season as the No. 1 team in the final Class 4A poll by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association poll released Monday. Here is a look at the 3A and 4A rankings going into the postseason.
This week transitions from the end of the regular season for Class 3A and 4A to the postseason for all four classes. Class 1A and 2A will continue district play Tuesday and Saturday. Some intriguing matchups close the regular season with 3A and 4A substates beginning Friday.
Former Hawkeye and Big Ten Network reporter Anthony Herron joins Madison Hricik to discuss Kirk Ferentz 206th win, the Iowa Hawkeyes matchup against Rutgers and the Big Ten Conference football.
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