Stories from Thursday, June 25, 2020

LAWTON/GALVA - The Ridge View softball team played in another close contest on Monday night. This time they were able to wiggle past Lawton-Bronson, 3-2. Ridge View opened up the game with two runs in the top of the first as Lawton-Bronson answered with two runs of their own. That was it for the scoring until the top of the sixth when the Raptors got their third run across the plate...

LAWTON/HOLSTEIN - Monday night saw the Ridge View baseball team hit the road to take on Lawton-Bronson in a Western Valley Conference contest. The Raptors got into a hole early and were unable to climb out, dropping an 11-5 decision. Ridge View got on the board in the top of the first with a run, but Lawton-Bronson answered with six runs in the home half. ...

PETERSON - The Sioux Central softball team continued their hot start to the season with another win on Monday night. This time the Rebels were able to hang 12 runs on East Sac County in a 12-6 win. Sioux Central wasted little time in getting the scoring going with a five run first inning to take control of the game. The Raiders got a run in the top of the second, but three more Rebel runs made it an 8-1 game after two innings...

PETERSON - The Sioux Central baseball team got back at it on Monday night when they welcomed in East Sac County. The Rebels put up three runs early and used that momentum to take a 5-1 decision over the Raiders. Sioux Central plated three runs in the bottom of the first and then added another in the bottom of the third to make it 4-0. ...

FONDA - The Newell-Fonda baseball team kept their early season success rolling on Wednesday night when they welcomed in South Central Calhoun. The Mustangs used 10 hits to score 16 runs in a 16-1 victory to remain unbeaten. “Our guys picked up where they left off last week. I was happy with the way we attacked at the plate today,” N-F Coach Bo Darrow said. “We did a much better job of being patient and letting the game come to us.”...

FONDA - Early and often seems to be how the #2 Newell-Fonda Mustangs softball team prefers to score their runs. They scored early and often on Wednesday night against South Central Calhoun, taking a 12-0 win in only four innings. “Being off a couple days, it was good to see the girls come ready to play from the get go. ...

STORM LAKE - The Sioux Central and St. Mary’s baseball teams went to battle on Wednesday night at Memorial Field. The Panthers tried to battle back from a big early deficit but the hole proved to be a little much, the Rebels taking a 15-5 win in six innings...

ALTA/REMSEN/EMMETSBURG - In their opening week, the young Alta-Aurelia softball team battled hard every night but were unable to get the elusive first win. On Monday night, they got exactly that, their first win of the season. The Warriors were able to defeat West Bend-Mallard, 9-4...

ALTA/EMMETSBURG - The hitting continued to stay hot for the Alta-Aurelia Warriors as they began their second week of play. A-A used big hits from multiple players, were aggressive on the base paths, and put that all together to best West Bend-Mallard, 11-3 on Monday night...

LYTTON - The St. Mary’s baseball team endured a rough opening week but were able to learn from their mistakes. Monday night saw them go on the road to take on a fellow winless team in South Central Calhoun. The Panthers were able to outlast the Titans to get a 5-4 win, their first victory of the season...

HINTON/STORM LAKE - The last time Storm Lake hit the road this season they gave up 10 runs. This time on Monday night? The green and white took over and put up 11 runs in an 11-1 win over Hinton. Storm Lake began their onslaught early with a four run first, a two run second and a one run third to carry a 7-0 lead going to the fourth. ...

HINTON/ALGONA/STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake baseball team hit the road on Monday night as they continued to look for their first win. The offense wasn’t there against the Hinton Blackhawks, Storm Lake getting one hit in a 3-0 setback. The only three runs came in the bottom of the sixth inning for Hinton...