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Sports

Lady Spartans overpower Clippers 15-4

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/23/2014 - 7:42pm

Solon women unload 21 hits on CCA

FORT DODGE– Solon head coach Jim White really wanted that first run.
In the top of the first inning, the Lady Spartans came up with three clutch two-out singles to score first against Clear Creek Amana (CCA) in a 4A quarterfinal at the state softball tournament in Fort Dodge Monday.
A year ago, Solon had been ranked No. 3 and came into the state tournament with only two losses, but the unranked Washington Demons jumped out to a 3-0 lead and the Lady Spartans didn’t recover.
This time, against a familiar foe in the CCA Clippers, it was another story.

Spartans advance to substate final against CCA

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/23/2014 - 7:44pm

SOLON– Solon’s baseball team advanced to a Class 3A substate final with a 7-5 win over Washington (Iowa) Monday night, July 21.
Nathan Hawkins pitched seven innings for the win, striking out nine batters and walking four.
The victory placed Solon in the 3A Substate 5 final against Clear Creek Amana Wednesday, July 23, at Solon (subsequent to the publication of this edition). The winner moves on to the 3A state baseball tournament in Des Moines which begins Tuesday, July 29.
The win against Washington was the second in a week for the Spartans.

Clippers advance in district baseball

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/23/2014 - 8:04pm

Chris Umscheid

WILLIAMSBURG– Conventional wisdom has it that it is tough to beat a team three times in one season, let alone in one week. But the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Clippers baseball team dashed that notion as well as South Tama’s hopes of advancing toward the state championship Friday, July 18, in a Class 3A Substate 5 District 9 semifinal baseball game in Williamsburg. The Clippers trounced the Trojans 10-3 to go on to face Vinton-Shellsburg in a district final Monday, July 21.

Solon knocks off CCA 15-4 in first round at Ft. Dodge

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/23/2014 - 8:06pm

North Liberty Leader
FORT DODGE– Clear Creek Amana’s (CCA) softball season came to a painful end Monday, July 21, in the opening round of the Class 4A State Softball Championships as rival Solon pounded the Clippers, 15-4.
It was the third loss this year to the Spartans after falling 12-0 to them in tournament action back in May, and dropping a 4-0 regular season contest in June.

Trojans take City High in post season substate baseball, 4-0

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/23/2014 - 8:08pm

West over Little Hawks, again

North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– The West High Trojans started on the postseason road to Des Moines and the state baseball championships with their third win over the City High Little Hawks this season Friday, July 18, at home in a substate first round game.

Hawkeye seniors Bethany and Samantha

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/16/2014 - 7:04pm

Don Lund

Last week I talked about how Melissa Dixon helped Iowa win 67 games in three years.
This week, I’ll talk about the other two seniors and how their impact helped the Hawkeyes’ success.
Bethany Doolittle was a solid recruit out of Minnesota, but not a lot of Hawkeye fans (like me) knew much about her.
The 6-4 senior was a four-time all-state selection in high school, including a first-team all-state selection as a senior.
Bethany was named Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in her conference and holds her school record in blocked shots for a season (34) and career (348).