Benton's Fiser and Wiebel Headline Iowa All-State Softball
Amber Fiser posted a 28-2 record with 46 strikeouts in three state games, leading Benton Community to a 43-2 season and a 3A title, while Alyssa Wiebel hit .542 with 17 homers and 64 career blasts to rank second in Iowa history. Both earned Class 3A all state first team honors.
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Benton
Bobcats
Eric Stenberg
Amber Fiser
Alyssa Wiebel
Fiser
Wiebel
Iowa Girls Coaches Association
Illinois State
Iowa
Ankeny Centennial
Kendyl Lindaman
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Davenport Assumption
Rogers Sports Complex
Fort Dodge
Amber
Alyssa
Stenberg
Shelby Hulsebus
Angie Gorkow
Anna Stenberg
Solon
All-State First-Team Picks Highlight Iowa Area Softball Talent
Multiple players from Iowa City West Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Linn area earn 5A and 4A 3A and 2A first team honors. Notables include Taleah Smith Adara Opiola Tianna Drahn and Avery Guy with strong showings across classes. Lansing Kee dominates 1A with Courtney Cooper and Kendra Cooper leading the champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taleah Smith
Iowa City West
Adara Opiola
Tianna Drahn
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Avery Guy
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Kristen Wegmann
West Delaware
Amber Fiser
Benton Community
Alyssa Wiebel
Sydney Lawson
Solon
Libby Ryan
Mount Vernon
Monika Bevans
Amber Kral
Mid-Prairie
Alex Rath
Bryn Hanrahan
Kelli Engelken
Dyersville
Beckman
Kennedy Brown
Iowa City
Regina
Sarah Lehman
Lynsey Dolphin
Cascade
Kelsey Horn
Highland
Courtney Cooper
Lansing
Spartans
Kendra Cooper
Lansing Kee
Metro
UNI
Taleah Smith Gunnor
Kennedy
Drahn
Cougars
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Smith
Opiola
West
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Trojans Fall in Tight State Tournament Thriller
West High and Jefferson battled to the final out in a 4A state semifinal era game praised for blue-collar grit. Tyler Roeder delivered a key three run blast and Spencer Van Scoyoc fought through the late rally as Logan Sims chased down a ball on the warning track. West advances to face Des Moines Roosevelt at 7:30 Friday.
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Tyler Roeder
Logan Sims
Sims
Jeff
Spencer van Scoyoc
Fullard
Connor McCaffery
McCaffery
Jefferson
Stumpff
Izaya
Spencer
van Scoyoc
Oliver Martin
Wilkus
Connor van Scoyoc
Arizona State
West
Des Moines Roosevelt
Trojans
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Iowa City West
Principal Park
Des Moines
Adam Wesley
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Blake Viall
Tyler Nunemaker
Viall
Davenport West
Prairie
Hawks Edge West to Reach Friday Semifinal
The Hawks(86-6) blanked West as Viall stole home on a low pitch to ignite the offense. Street earned the win in three shutout innings, Kilpatrick yielded one hit through four, and West made a seventh inning push before Prairie held on to advance toward a semifinal against Waukee.
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Hawks
Waukee
Falcons
Trevor Burkhart
Burkhart
Rima
Street
Kilpatrick
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Jeff Linder
State
University of Minnesota
IGCA
Gazette Area
Kee
Elizabeth Hill
Linder
Thegazette
J-Hawks
Kyle Rodenkirk
Jeff.johnson
Thegazette.com
Ae Ee
Sal OR
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