Angie Gorkow made her way down a line of teammates. The senior leader of the Bobcats embraced each one after the team’s postgame huddle with tears lingering in her eyes.
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Senior Angie Gorkow said, without hesitation, junior Karsyn Semelroth is the most likely of her teammates to take a nap on bus rides home after games. She said the most hyper on those drives w…
Benton head coach Eric Stenberg wasn’t deterred on Senior Night. Why would he have been? His Bobcats held a 9-4 lead in the seventh inning against Vinton-Shellsburg when he took one of his two…
Amber Fiser used to do it all.
CENTER POINT - Olivia Perez wore a pink bow in her hair. It stayed there for the first 3.1 innings of her start in game two of Center Point-Urbana’s doubleheader against Clear Creek-Amana on Tuesday.
Becca Steffen creeped to the front edge of the batter’s box. With one out in the bottom of the seventh, all she had to do was avoid the double play.
Katelyn Buscher was Benton’s workhorse Monday night. The sophomore right-hander tossed 207 pitches in a doubleheader against Williamsburg while allowing just three earned runs.
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WAVERLY — Thursday’s non-conference softball game between Waverly-Shell Rock and Benton Community started as a pitching duel between two young hurlers.
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VAN HORNE - No matter how great the temptations are, sometimes you just know where you are meant to be.
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It is already quite the honor to be named to the All-Conference team, but for more than half a dozen local softball players, they were seeking something bigger and ultimately attained that goal.
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Shelby Hulsebus (Benton) also named to Class 3A All-State Tournament Softball team
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FORT DODGE - Coming into their State quarter-final game Monday night, the No. 8 seed Benton Lady Bobcats (27-15) had their sights set on a semi-final game Wednesday morning. However, a gut-wre…
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FORT DODGE - There is no doubt that the Benton Lady Bobcats (27-14) had to go through a gauntlet just to make it to the State Tournament as was evident by a pair of Regional road victories aga…
FORT DODGE - There is no doubt that the Benton Lady Bobcats (27-14) had to go through a gauntlet just to make it to the State Tournament as was evident by a pair of Regional road wins against …
Four Union baseball players make NICL All-Conference teams; Alpers also named to Class 2A Northeast All-District first team
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Stormin’ Pointers fall 6-1 at No. 4 Charles City in the Class 4A Region 8 Final
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Complete improbable run with 6-3 win over No. 6 E-B-F; will play No. 1 seed Davenport Assumption Monday night in Fort Dodge
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WAVERLY - A sea of black and gold surrounded the softball diamond at Waverly-Shell Rock High School on Saturday, July 7 in a Class 4A, Region 8 semifinal.
CENTER POINT - June 29th was the last time the CPU Stormin’ Pointers (20-16) had taken the field, which resulted in a pair of losses at a Don Bosco tournament. However, most would not have ass…
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EDDYVILLE - The Benton Lady Bobcats (27-14) dealt with their fair share of ups and downs this season, but knowing three wins stood in the way of their third State appearance in the last five y…
