FORT DODGE — Past failure fueled perfection.
Top-ranked Clear Creek Amana completed Iowa’s first undefeated softball season in 32 years, capitalizing on some early defensive missteps by No. 3 Carlisle and cruising, 3-0, in the Class 3A state final Friday at the Rogers Sports Complex.
“I don’t know what to say,” said all-tournament captain Moriah Morrissey, who pitched the Clippers to their sixth straight postseason shutout. “I’m in awe.”
And the Clippers (45-0) are in exclusive company. They’re the fifth Iowa team to go unscratched throughout a season, the first since Urbandale went …

The 3A softball championship is under way. As of now, we have partly cloudy skies. Good chance of rain later, but the radar looks good in north-central Iowa.
On Diamond 1 in the 4A final: Johnston defeats Waukee, 5-0.
Starters for Clear Creek Amana (44-0): 3B Sexton, CF Akers, SS M.Walls, 2B Wnek, P Morrissey, 1B Mi.Fligg, LF Hennes, DH Ma.Fligg, RF T.Walls, C Anderson.
Starters for Carlisle (38-1): P Gronewald, SS Wilcox, CF S.Dubois, DH Mortimer, C Brown, LF Sweeden, RF Pennington, 3B Spencer, 2B D.Dubois, 1B Joiner.
Carlisle has some wacky numbers on its …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Riley Galbraith hasn’t captured an Iowa Open mixed doubles title.
Don’t feel bad for the Cedar Rapids Kennedy sophomore, he won enough Friday.
Galbraith captured two titles for the second straight year in the Baird Iowa Open Friday at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center.
He beat No. 1-seed James McManus, of Waterloo, 1-6, 6-2, 10-8 in 16-and-under singles.
Galbraith played above his No. 9 seed. He said he had played well leading up to this tournament.
“I just played well the whole time and pulled it out,” Galbraith said. “I thought the difference …

FORT DODGE — Tory Beaver simply wanted a solid hit, out of the infield.
She got more.
Beaver’s seventh-inning double to the center-field fence plated Julia Hunter for the go-ahead run, and Iowa City Regina defeated Bondurant-Farrar, 5-3, to capture third place in Class 2A at the state softball tournament Friday afternoon at the Rogers Sports Complex.
“I just had to hit the ball out of the infield and get the job done,” Beaver said. “Julia did a great job getting on base.”
Regina (24-12) prevailed despite committing five errors.
“It seems we have a …

FORT DODGE — Three more feet in two years. Or maybe next year.
The National Federation of State High School Associations has mandated that all states implement a 43-foot pitching distance, effective the 2010-11 school year.
Iowa is one of a few states that uses a 40-foot distance for pitchers, and three of those states are making the switch in 2010, according to Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union assistant director Joel Oswald.
All college levels use a 43-foot distance, as does ASA.
“We will make that change in 2011, and after the softball …

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BOONE, Iowa -The Iowa High School Baseball State Tournament gets underway Friday and Saturday night with Class 1A quarterfinal round play at Principal Park in Des Moines.  Bud Legg, Information Director with the Iowa High…
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