Sports

Two members from the Storm Lake softball team were selected to the Lakes Conference first team, it was released.

Sophomore Skylar Cole was chosen at a utility position and junior Rachel Bozonie was picked as an outfielder.

Mini-Ryder Cup tournament planned

A two-man Mini-Ryder Cup golf tournament will be held at the Alta Golf & Country Club on Saturday, July 21. A shotgun start will begin at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $25 per person. Contact the clubhouse at 200-2442 or Vi at 712-579-1932 to reserve a spot for your team.

Sprint the Triathlon event to be held

First-ever trip for Alta-Aurelia

No. 5 Warriors beat Western Christian 5-2 in regional finals

BY JAMIE KNAPP

The third time was a charm for Alta-Aurelia.

After failing to advance to the state softball tournament in each of the last two years with losses in regional final games, the Warriors didn’t want to waste another opportunity.

Newell-Fonda makes 10th state tournament appearance

BY JAMIE KNAPP

Some timely hitting and a masterful pitching effort has Newell-Fonda heading back to the state softball tournament.

The Mustangs got several hits with runners in scoring position and Ella Larsen fired a three-hit shutout as they defeated North Union 10-0 in a Class 1A regional final game on Monday at Swea City.

Tornadoes down RV

Ben Raveling went 3-for-3 and drove in a run, and Mark Eddie and Brayden Hoops combined to scatter six hits as Storm Lake won for the ninth time in its last 10 games with a 10-0 victory over Ridge View in a nonconference game last Thursday at Tornado Field.

The Tornadoes scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second, five in the third and one in the fourth.

It wasn’t the way that Storm Lake wanted to go out.

Having their finest season in eight years, the Tornadoes didn’t save their best for last as they committed 12 errors in a 10-0 loss to No. 8-ranked Denison-Schleswig in a Class 4A regional semifinal game last Saturday at Denison.

The Monarchs scored two runs in the first inning, four in the second, one in the fourth and three in the fifth.

Storm Lake was held to one hit by Monarchs pitcher Sarah Heilesen — a single by Holly Dierenfield.

Warriors win 10-0 behind 7-run fifth

After failing to come up with a clutch hit with runners in scoring position during the first four innings, Alta-Aurelia finally did so in the fifth.

The fifth-ranked Warriors sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs in that frame to quickly turn a scoreless game into a rout as they beat Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute 10-0 in a Class 2A regional semifinal game last Friday at Alta.

Newell-Fonda definitely brought its bats last Friday.

The Mustangs collected 15 hits and scored early and often in beating River Valley 13-1 in a Class 1A regional semifinal game at Fonda.

The Mustangs scored three runs in the first inning, two in the second, six in the third and two in the fourth to end the game by the 12-run mercy rule.

Olivia Larsen led the hit parade with a triple and two singles. She also scored three runs and drove in two runs for the winners.

Tornadoes beat Spencer

This time Storm Lake did not relinquish an early lead.

The Tornadoes scored three runs in the first inning without the benefit of a base hit and they kept the lead for good in beating Spencer 6-2 in the first round of the Class 4A regional tournament last Thursday night at Tornado Field.