Xavier Saints Reach State With 2-0 Softball Win
Cedar Rapids Xavier, ranked No 1, defeated Bondurant-Farrar 2-0 in a Class 4A regional final at Bob Brusha Field behind Braylen Conlon’s one hitter and 11 strikeouts. Luerkens and Pilcher sparked a sixth inning rally with a bunt and key hits to send Xavier to its first state tournament since 2018, facing Pella in Fort Dodge.
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Gahring
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Xavier
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Pella
Rogers Sports Complex
Fort Dodge
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Chloe Thurlby
Callie Luerkens
Pilcher
Katie
Braylen
Claire Walter
Carley Jonker
Bob Brusha
Cliff Jette
Center Point Urbana
Mount Vernon
van Metre Family Field
State Patrol
CPU
Kendra Wolff
Grace Estling
Mustang
Estling
Ryan Suchomel
State softball schedule full of ranked matchups and times
The day features multiple class quarterfinals and round games with top teams like Cedar Rapids Xavier, Pella, Dallas Center-Grimes, Adel ADM, Norwalk, North Scott, North Polk, Western Dubuque, Waukee Northwest, Dowling, Ankeny Centennial, Valley, Linn-Mar, Pleasant Valley, Southeast Polk, Cedar Falls, Dubuque Wahlert, Monroe PCM, Williamsburg, Washington, Albia, Estherville ELC, Van Meter, East Marshall, Louisa Muscatine, West Monona, West Lyon, Cascade, Wayne, Oakland Riverside, Newell-Fonda, Clarksville, Mason City Newman, Wapsie Valley, and St Edmond all listed with seeds and records for the state tournaments.
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van Meter
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Louisa Muscatine
West Monona
West Lyon
Cascade
Wayne
Highland
Oakland Riverside
Newell- Fonda
Clarksville
Mason City
Newman
Wapsie Valley
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
Fever star Caitlin Clark injures groin delaying All-Star plans
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark sustained a groin injury late in a win over Connecticut and missed the next game against New York. Her status remains uncertain for All-Star Weekend in Indiana, where she is slated to participate in the 3-point contest and serve as a team captain.
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Connecticut Sun
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Aliyah Boston
Lions clinch 5A state berth with late home runs
Linn-Mar upends Iowa City Liberty 8-2 in a Class 5A regional final at Oak Ridge Middle School. Seniors Emily Koranda and Emma Barnes hit back to back home runs in the fifth to cap an 8-2 win and send Linn-Mar to Fort Dodge for a state quarterfinal versus Pleasant Valley. Liberty ends 18-20. Linn-Mar improves to 83-6.
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Maddie Colbert
Pleasant Valley
Harlan Rogers Park
Fort Dodge
Spartans
Muscatine
Liberty
Colbert
Lion
Mike Condon
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