State/Local Sports

FORT DODGE — A new champion will be crowned in Class 3A this week after Williamsburg stunned three-time defending state champion Davenport Assumption on Wednesday, 5-4. Led by freshman...

No. 3 Williamsburg knocked off No. 2 Davenport Assumption to advance to the Class 3A state softball final.

FORT DODGE — Season after season, year after year, their routine has been the same. Kaylin Kinney pitched. Abby Spore caught. Together, they dreamed. “We’ve talked about it a...

The Kennedy Cougars advance to the 5A championship with a 9-0 win over the Muscatine Muskies.

Wednesday is semifinal day at the Iowa high school state softball tournament in Fort Dodge with 10 games on the schedule. The championship matchups will be set in all five classes by the end of the...

Wednesday features the Class 4A Iowa high school state baseball tournament quarterfinals at Principal Park in Des Moines, the last day of first-round games. Find scores, updates and live streaming...

The Lions blanked the Mustangs 3-0 to advance to a 1A semifinal.

FORT DODGE — The Lisbon Lions have been here before, but Ryleigh Allgood has not. “My teammates really brought me up,” said Allgood, the Lions’ freshman pitcher. “They...

DES MOINES — Here’s the thing with Logan Smith. He wasn’t really impressed with himself. The Dallas Center-Grimes pitcher was about the only one feeling that way Tuesday...

Benton Community faces Dallas Center-Grimes in the Class 3A quarterfinals at Principal Park in Des Moines.

DES MOINES — Their coach just takes off his cap and shakes his head. He doesn’t fully understand it. “I don’t know. It’s unbelievable,” Steve Fish said Tuesday...

FORT DODGE — Williamsburg and freshman sensation Peyton Driscoll will get a shot at redemption on the biggest stage to date. Driscoll tossed a one-hitter Tuesday afternoon at Rogers Sports...

Marion faces Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the Class 3A quarterfinals at Principal Park in Des Moines.

Williamsburg beat Algona 3-1 in a Class 3A state softball quarterfinal game in Fort Dodge.

Luka Garza will make a decision Sunday that sounds like a jump ball right now. The Iowa men’s basketball All-American and reigning Big Ten Player of the Year will choose between playing his...

Mike Hilmer said these coronavirus times have caused a lot of stress, but for the North Linn activities director it’s been “good stress” lately. Although Hilmer wasn’t...

DES MOINES — You’ve gotta play clean baseball to win at the state tournament, and Clear Creek Amana didn’t play quite clean enough. A couple of poor innings defensively allowed...

FORT DODGE — Darn near perfect. That was Abby Flanagan, specifically. That was the North Linn Lynx, generally. Flanagan pitched a five-inning no-hitter and hit her first home run of the...

Clear Creek-Amana faces Norwalk in the Class 3A quarterfinals at Principal Park in Des Moines.

Top-ranked North Linn beat Ridge View 10-0 in five innings in the first round of the state softball tournament Tuesday in Fort Dodge.