Xavier rides hot hitting back to state tourney
No. 5 Xavier sprinted to 14-3 regional final win over No. 11 New Hampton at Robinson Dresser Complex. Xavier rapped 19 hits, six in second inning, with Tajber and Taiber homering, Cooper 4-for-5. They advance to state to face Adel ADM in Fort Dodge.
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Bishop the hero for Lions Ninth inning single lifts Linn-Mar
Linn-Mar wins 1-0 over Cedar Falls in a Class 4A regional final to reach the state tournament. Pitcher Jaye Hutcheson struck out 17 in a three hit shutout before Bishop delivered the game winning single in the bottom of the ninth. The Lions advance to face Des Moines Lincoln at the state tournament.
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Ryan Jacobs
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Solon seniors reach fifth straight state softball bid
Solon defeated Ed-Co 2-0 in the Region 7 final as Strang tossed a no hitter and Schuelke made a stellar shortstop catch. The seniors Strang and Schuelke will play in Fort Dodge at the Class 2A state tournament, with Strang bound for Winona State and Schuelke headed to Iowa. Solon faces Pleasantville in the state opener.
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IMS ace Hochstedler topples Lenox in state tourney
Iowa Mennonite School rode ace Reggie Hochstedler to a 2-1 win over Lenox in a Class 1A quarterfinal at Principal Park. Hochstedler fired a complete game three-hitter with 14 strikeouts and one walk to send IMS to the semifinals against Coon Rapids-Bayard. Darrell Borntrager delivered the go ahead RBI single in the seventh, with Ryan Bontrager scoring the decisive run on a wild pitch. Lenox led early on Alex Peterson’s RBI single, but Hochstedler shut the door after the first inning as IMS improved to 26-3 and Peterson threw his first career no hitter in a separate sub state final.
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Kee High rolls into semifinals with 2-0 win and coach milestone
Kee High remains No. 1 with a 2-0 semifinal push as Caleb Edgerly and Kyle Ge flank a single and a sacrifice, while Kee’s Gene Schultz notches his 1,523rd win in a 38-year Hawks career. Sean Hogan steals home for two runs, and Kee’s defense and prep pay off as they chase another state title.
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