FINAL: North Linn 6, Martensdale 0.
Third title in five years for the Lynx.
FINAL: North Linn 6, Martensdale 0.
Third title in five years for the Lynx.
End-6: North Linn 6, MSM 0.
Blue Devils are still hitless.
End-5: North Linn 6, Martensdale-St. Marys 0.
Bridgewater makes three straight 4-3 plays.
End-4: North Linn 6, MSM 0.
North Linn 5, MSM 0. End-3. Blue Devils are hitless.
North Linn 2, MSM 0. Mid-2.
Iowa City Regina 6, Van Meter 2
Class 2A State Championship, at Fort Dodge
Van Meter 100 100 0 -- 2 6 1
Iowa City Regina 006 000 x -- 6 9 2
Macy Blomgren and Cali RIchards. Ashley Webb and Courtney Kessler. W -- Webb (19-6). L -- Blomgren (11-1).
FINAL: Iowa City Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
Regals repeat.
Panther with a leadoff double, but that's it.
End-6: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
9-1-2 for the Bulldogs. Regals are 3 outs from a repeat.
Panther with a leadoff double, but that's it.
End-6: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
9-1-2 for the Bulldogs. Regals are 3 outs from a repeat.
Regals sidestep a 2-out error.
Mid-6: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
8-9-1 for the Regals.
End-5: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
5-6-7 for the Bulldogs.
Mid-5: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
5-6-7 for the Regals.
End-4: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
2-3-4 for the Bulldogs.
Mid-4: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
2-3-4 for the Regals.
Bulldogs get a run back on Karaidos' RBI single.
Top-4: Regina 6, Van Meter 2.
Regals get 6 runs on 7 hits and a fun stolen base.
End-3: Regina 6, Van Meter 1.
6-7-8 for the Bulldogs.
Clark INF 1B. 6-1.
Merry-go-round keeps going.
Panther RBI 1B. Regals have 5 in the bank and still batting.
Morgan Gahan's turn. 1B plates Webb.
Bottom-3: Regina 4, Van Meter 1.
Conner keeps it rolling ... RBI 1B ...
Bottom-3: Regina 3, Van Meter 1.
Kessler RBI 1B.
Bottom-3: Regina 2, Van Meter 1.
Regals run their way into a tally (long story), and it's 1-1.
1 out, Laughlin on 3rd.
Bulldogs threaten, but a K/2-5-2 DP ends it.
Mid-3: Van Meter 1, Regina 0.
9-1-2 for the Regals.
Regals strands two and wastes a 1st/2nd, 1-out chance.
End-2: Van Meter 1, Regina 0.
2-3-4 for the Bulldogs.
Sparks with a 1-out 1B, and that's it.
2 K's for Webb.
Mid-2: Van Meter 1, Regina 0.
4-5-6 for the Regals.
Regals down in order.
End-1: Van Meter 1, Regina 0.
7-8-9 for the Bulldogs.
Regals minimize the damage. One run on a hit and two errors.
Mid-1: Van Meter 1, Regina 0.
Van Meter strikes first. Netten 1B, Wallace BB, Waldorf reaches E-4.
Top-1: Van Meter 1, Regina 0.
Still no outs.
Bob Bunting, Golden Plaque of Distinction.
#2 VAN METER (36-5)
SS Finley Netten
3B Lauren Wallace
2B Maddie Waldorf
P Mary Blomgren
LF Ella Reimers
C Cali Richards
1B Beth Button
DP Halle Karaidos
RF Destiny Sparks
(CF Katie Vaught)
#1 IOWA CITY REGINA (29-8)
RF Avery Kies
CF Dani Laughlin
C Courtney Kessler
P Ashley Webb
SS Gabby Sueppel
DH Kennedy Conner
LF Morgan Gahan
1B Jillian Panther
2B Alli Clark
(3B Laci Chambliss)
Williamsburg 4, Davenport Assumption 0
Class 3A State Championship, at Fort Dodge
Davenport Assumption 000 000 0 -- 0 5 0
Williamsburg 202 000 x -- 4 5 2
Leah Maro and Charlotte Wigey. Peyton Driscoll and Jenna Thurm. W -- Driscoll (20-3). L -- Maro (20-4).
All-tournament includes Finn, Rich and Driscoll.
All-tournament captain is Thurm.
They've done it.
FINAL: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
Pitlick with a 2-out 2B; Sanchez stranded at 3rd.
End-6: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
Raiders are 3 outs away ... 7-8-9 for the Knights.
Knights start BB/1B, and then ...
Odean F-8 (1 out).
Miller L-1/1-3 DP. Huge. Huge. Huge.
Mid-6: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
4-5-6 for the Raiders.
Metz leadoff 2B, but she's stranded at 3rd.
End-5: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
3-4-5 for the Knights.
It's becoming a little more laborious, but Driscoll gets out of it again. Knights have stranded 4 in the last 2 innings.
Mid-5: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
9-1-2 for the Raiders.
Raiders down in order (6-3, 5-3, 6-3).
End-4: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
7-8-9 for the Knights.
Knights get a single from Sons and a double from Odean, but Driscoll induces a 4-3 groundout to avoid danger.
Mid-4: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
6-7-8 for the Raiders.
End-3: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
2-3-4 for the Knights.
Big inning here.
Thurm 1-3, and Hocker comes all the way from 2nd to score.
Bottom-3: Williamsburg 4, Assumption 0.
Ridgeway RBI 2B ... scores Rich, who had walked.
Bottom-3: Williamsburg 3, Assumption 0.
Hocker to pinch-run. Thurm up. 1 out.
Knights down in order (6-3, F-7, 1-3).
Mid-3: Williamsburg 2, Assumption 0.
Top of the order for the Raiders.
Raiders down in order (5-3, F-6, K).
End-2: Williamsburg 2, Assumption 0.
8-9-1 for the Knights.
Knights with their first baserunner (Wigey reaches E-4).
But we see a 5-6-4 FC and a 3-4-3 PO.
Mid-2: Williamsburg 2, Assumption 0.
7-8-9 for the Raiders.
End-1: Williamsburg 2, Assumption 0.
Raiders have been golden in the first inning all week.
Gorsh INF 1B. Hocker keeps running and scores.
Bottom-1: Williamsburg 2, Assumption 0.
First olive to the Raiders.
Finn leadoff BB, then SB. Scores on Thurm RBI 1B.
Bottom-1: Williamsburg 1, Assumption 0.
2 outs.
Knights down in order (1-3, 6-3, 4-3).
Mid-1: Assumption 0, Williamsburg 0.
Anthem already played, so ...
Intros, Timmy Trumpet, first pitch.
#1 WILLIAMSBURG (35-9):
CF Shannon Finn JR
SS Carly Rich SO
1B Elle RIdgeway SR
C Jenna Thurm SR
LF Alley Gorsh SO
DH Taylor Pitlick SO
P Peyton Driscoll SR (19-3, 0.89)
3B Makenna Hughes SO
2B Rylie Metz SR
(RF Baylie Von Ahsen JR)
#2 DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION (34-6):
CF Jessie Wardlow SR
SS Izzy Krogman SR
1B Helen Sons SR
C Charlotte Wigey FR
RF Abby Odean SR
3B Callie Miller SR
LF Marissa Boynton 8TH
P Leah Maro SR (20-3, 0.64)
DH Kathryn Snyder FR
(2B Bella Stoffregen SO)
Thursday's championship games
Class 5A: No. 1 Ankeny Centennial 11, No. 6 Pleasant Valley 0 (5 innings)
A fitting end to a dominant week for the top-ranked Jaguars, who outscored three opponents by a 29-2 margin.
Class 4A: No. 10 Winterset 5, No. 11 North Scott 3
It's a championship repeat for Winterset, which knocked off No. 2 Carlisle and No. 3 Fort Dodge to get back to the title game. The lowest two seeds in the 4A field met in the final.
Regina, Williamsburg, North Linn take aim at state titles
All three games of a championship tripleheader today are 1-vs.-2, and all carry significant area interest.
Friday's state softball schedule
Class 3A championship: No. 1 Williamsburg (35-9) vs. No. 2 Davenport Assumption (34-6), 2:30 p.m.
Class 2A championship: No. 1 Iowa City Regina (29-8) vs. No. 2 Van Meter (36-5), 5 p.m.
Class 1A championship: No. 1 Martensdale-St. Marys (27-6) vs. No. 2 North Linn (38-6), 7:30 p.m.
• Here's how you can watch Friday's games.