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And then, there were two.Mid-Prairie and Highland softball were the only two area teams to escape the first two rounds of regional play, and now, things get tough for the two powerhouses.No. 12 ranked Mid-Prairie will travel to Solon to take on the No. 1 ranked Spartans at 7 p.m., in Class 3A action tonight, while No. 3 ranked Highland will face No. 10 ranked Durant in Riverside.Both the Hawks and the Huskies ...

Alijah Beatty traveled to Lake Tahoe, Calif., for the 2015 USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships two weekends ago, and left crowned a champion.Beatty competed in three events at the championships, taking part in a road race through the mountains, and a time trial event, but took the title in the criterium, winning the 2015 National title for 15-16-year-old women.Beatty?s championship in the 30-minute ...

The season ended for two more area softball teams on Wednesday night.The Keota Eagles couldn?t find their way around the No. 2 ranked New London Tigers, falling 13-0 in three innings.The Tigers put up nine runs in the first inning, and closed out the game with three runs in the bottom of the third.Keota couldn?t get a hit in the game, with junior Abby Schulte picking up a walk to lead the Eagle offense.Keota ...

Last year, Mid-Prairie softball earned a state berth after going through the No. 1 team in the state, Benton.This year, it might not be Benton, but the Hawks will have to again defeat the top-ranked team in Class 3A, Solon, if they want to advance further in the regional playoffs.?It?s like déjà vu all over again,? Mid-Prairie head coach Kara Beatty said. ?Last year, we were paired with the top team in the ...

All it took was one batter.Mackenzie Knutson got on base to start the bottom of the fifth for the Washington softball team, and then the Demons seemed unstoppable.Soon, the bases were loaded for freshman Megan Strabala, who singled in a run.Freshman Megan Mitchell followed that up with a go-ahead two-RBI double, putting Washington on top of Central Lee 3-2.As if right on cue, freshman Morgan Brinning followed ...

The 2015 softball postseason got under way last night, but for most area teams, it proved to be a wash, as storms rolled through the county.The only team to see action last night was Iowa Mennonite, who took on HLV in a first-round regional matchup.IMS ended its season with a 5-1 loss at HLV, finishing the year with a 1-17 record.For the rest of the area softball teams, the postseason will get started in the ...

The Mt. Pleasant and Washington softball teams battled to a split in a doubleheader at Mt. Pleasant?s Mapleleaf Athletic Complex on Thursday night. After a 10-0 Panther win in five innings in game one, the Demons pulled out the 8-7 win in a thrilling game two.Megan Strabala had two of the three Washington hits in game one. Strabala finished the game 2-2 with two singles. Brooke Stout singled as well, going 1-2 ...

After suffering a loss at Lone Tree on Thursday, the Highland softball team has opened up a new winning streak heading into the postseason.The Huskies continued their streak over the weekend, picking up a pair of victories in a tournament setting at Alburnett.Highland defeated host Alburnett 7-6, then picked up a 4-1 victory against Independence to round up the regular season with a 22-5 record.In the game ...