Down by two possessions in the third quarter in Monday’s state qualifying game, the air in Adel changed when Hudson Shull’s shot dropped in after a hard foul. With the and-one, the Tigers were just ...

FORT DODGE — For the first time in program history, the Pella girls softball team will be playing for a state title after the eighth-seeded Lady Dutch held on to defeat No. 5 ADM 2-1 in Wednesday’s ...

FORT DODGE — ADM eyed its second-straight appearance in the Class 4A Iowa high school softball state championship game, but Pella served as the antagonist to that mission. The Tigers (28-9) saw their ...

Cedar Rapids Xavier catcher Katie Pilcher (right) tries to apply the tag on Pella’s Katie Scheckel at home plate during their Class 4A quarterfinal at the state softball tournament at Rogers Sports ...