Stories from Monday, June 4, 2018

MOVILLE/HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View baseball team let one get away on Thursday night against Woodbury Central. An early lead slipped away as they fell to the Wildcats, 7-6. Ridge View had a five run lead after the first two innings, scoring two in the top of the first and three in the top of the second. ...

MOVILLE/GALVA/SHELDON - It was a rough Thursday night for the Ridge View softball team as they were shutout by Woodbury Central in six innings, 10-0. The Wildcats got going early with three runs in the bottom of the first before adding another in the third. They would score three each in the fifth and sixth to end the contest early...

EMMETSBURG - The St. Mary’s softball team attempted to get back into the game late on Friday night but came up just short in a 5-2 loss to Emmetsburg. The E-Hawks broke the scoreless game in the bottom of the second inning with four runs and added another in the fourth. The Panthers scored twice in the top of the sixth but could not cross the plate again...

ALTA - Wednesday night was the start of the 2018 season at the Buena Vista Raceway. Joey Ciechanowski and the staff thank all the drivers and fans for a great night of racing. The season pit pass winner was Cameron Vander Weerd of Alton. The sport compact races, sponsored by Noteboom Implement, saw Cory Peters out of Spencer take first place. Andrew Harris from South Sioux City earned second place and Jay Devries from Spencer was behind him at third. Alta’s Corey Nammany was fourth...

FONDA - The Mustangs are starting to heat up in the early portion of their season. On Friday night they were able to best West Bend-Mallard, 5-1. Both teams scored a run in the second inning as the Mustang defense began to stiffen up. N-F scored two in the third and two more in the fourth to seal their victory...

FONDA - Thursday night saw the Newell-Fonda softball and Pocahontas Area teams pick their game from Tuesday night back up after the rain put them in a delay. They finished the three innings as the Mustangs took a 10-0 win in five frames. “We played really well on both nights. We were able to make the plays when the ball was put into play and kept Pocahontas from really mounting any pressure on us,” Coach Tim Gauley said...

ALTA - The Warrior ladies kept the pressure on their opponents early in the season on Thursday night as they were able to dispatch Remsen St. Mary’s, 11-1 for their fifth win. The Alta-Aurelia bats got going quickly with three runs in the bottom of the first and then added five more in the second for a commanding 8-0 lead after two innings. ...

HULL - Through the first three innings on Friday night, the Storm Lake softball team appeared to have the game in hand, but Western Christian was able to rally to take a 5-4 contest from the Tornadoes. Storm Lake got on the board in the top of the first, plating a run and then added two more in the third and another in the third, taking a 4-0 lead. ...

HULL - They always say that patience is a virtue, and patience paid off for the Tornado baseball team on Friday night as they picked up 13 walks against Western Christian, taking a 20-0 victory in four innings. Storm Lake picked up three runs in the first, three in the second and had 10 in the third before adding four more in the fourth...

DES MOINES - Following Friday’s 4-1 win over Marion in the 2A State Soccer Tournament, the Storm Lake Tornadoes found themselves in familiar territory on Saturday afternoon, the State Championship game, their third appearance in the last six years. Through the first 73 minutes of the game, the Tornadoes and the green and white faithful felt like this was their time, but two late goals from the Pella Dutch dashed the championship dreams, Storm Lake bowing 3-2...