The Iowa High School Athletic Association state baseball tournament has arrived.

WEBSTER CITY – What began as a saying turned into a season-long motto. Nine wolves and a buffalo, where the wolves represent all nine hitters and the buffalo represents the opposing pitcher.

Carson Graven trotted out to the home bullpen, behind the third-base dugout, for his warm-up tosses. First pitch was 20 minutes away. His jersey was unbuttoned and untucked, his sunglasses pul…

Here it was.

Chance Key was as steady and dominant as could be, both on the mound and at the plate.

Less than a year ago, the patch of land across the street from the Waverly Soccer Complex along Cedar River Parkway laid bare.

Waverly-Shell Rock hit its way to a 14-0 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg on Tuesday at Harms Stadium at Hertel Field.

Janesville earned a 12-6 win over Dunkerton during a Class 1A, District 11 first-round game Saturday at Gladbrook-Reinbeck.

The journey began well before the first pitch was thrown.

The local nine were in a bind before they took the field.

Waverly-Shell Rock swept the Oelwein on Tuesday in the final regular-season games between the two schools as members of the Northeast Iowa Conference.

Waverly-Shell Rock swept visiting South Winneshiek on Thursday at Harms Stadium at Hertel Field.

Momentum resided in the home dugout long enough for Waverly-Shell Rock to build a three-run lead, needing seven outs to snap a losing streak and make a dent in the Northeast Iowa Conference st…

Waverly-Shell Rock received the challenge it sought against two top-notch teams at the Prange Classic over the weekend in Johnston.

Waverly-Shell Rock added another chapter to its current run of impressive success.

Waverly-Shell Rock extended its wining streak to 11 consecutive games after outlasting Forest City, 14-9, during a non-conference tilt Friday.

Korbyn Dewey drove in three runes as Waverly-Shell Rock walloped Northeast Iowa Conference rival Oelwein, 14-3, on Monday at Harms Stadium at Hertel Field.

Waverly-Shell Rock won the Arends/Denner Memorial tournament Saturday at Hertel Field.

Luke Shover took his time weighing his options.

For the first time since 2004, the Iowa High School Athletic Association state baseball tournament will be held at two separate sites.

Waverly-Shell Rock split a doubleheader against visiting Northeast Iowa Conference rival Waukon on Friday at Harms Stadium at Hertel Field.

After starting the season with a three-game winning streak for the first time since 2013-14, Waverly-Shell Rock couldn’t stretch it to four in a row.

Chance Key had quite the week.

Chance Key worked into the sixth inning against Center Point-Urbana before giving way to his bullpen.

WAVERLY – In 2003, the final season Jeremy Langner and Lance Ploeger were co-head baseball coaches at Schaller-Crestland High School, just north of Interstate 20 in western Iowa.