VAN HORNE - No matter how great the temptations are, sometimes you just know where you are meant to be.

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.

Shelby Hulsebus (Benton) also named to Class 3A All-State Tournament Softball team

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…

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 

Stormin’ Pointers fall 6-1 at No. 4 Charles City in the Class 4A Region 8 Final

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

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…

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…

SOLON - Friday night’s Class 3A Region 6 semi-final game was a match up two years in the making. The Benton Bobcats (25-14) had not seen the No. 10 Solon Spartans (27-8) line up across from th…

CRESCO - Finishing the regular season four games under .500, the Union Lady Knights (11-15) were not given the friendliest draw in their opening round game in Class 3A Region 5 as they faced o…

VAN HORNE - The Benton Lady Bobcats (24-14) entered Tuesday’s Class 3A Region 6 quarter-final match up with the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadets (11-20) with the clear advantage record wise, but had go…

VINTON - Entering Tuesday night’s Class 3A Region 6 quarter-final softball match up, both teams entered on a respectable winning streak as the West Marshall Trojans (21-8) outpaced the Vinton-…

Includes a victory at No. 1 (4A) Independence and a two game sweep at Alburnett tournament 

CENTER POINT - With just three wins separating these WaMaC foes this season, the CPU Stormin’ Pointers (19-13) knew they’d be in for a battle as they welcomed the Benton Bobcats (22-12) to the…

SUMNER/GILBERTSVILLE - The start of last week began on a high note for the Union Lady Knights (9-11) as they picked up a road sweep at Denver on Monday. Following a few days off from competiti…

DENVER - This past Monday, the Union Lady Knights and their male counter parts traveled to Denver for double headers in the NICL East.