FORT DODGE -- Talk about a moving experience.Arran Weeces scattered three hits, and top-ranked Solon made a first-inning run stand up in a 1-0 win over No. 5 Estherville-Lincoln Central in a Class 3A semifinal at the state softball tournament Thursday afternoon at the Rogers Sports ...

MANCHESTER -- It's not about the wins. At least, not yet.So says Ben Sorden, softball coach at Solon High School."It's more about the process than wins and losses," Sorden said. "If we do things right in the process, the wins and losses will take care ...

DES MOINES -- Lauren Benzing's weekend was coated with bronze.Third in the 3,000. Third in the distance medley relay.And Saturday, third in the 800 and the 1,500."I look at it as an honor," the Solon High School junior said when she had completed her itinerary ...

VINTON -- Lukas Mees said it was "just a stepping stone."You wouldn't have guessed it when the team scores were announced.The Marion Indians let out a hearty roar when they were named the Wamac Conference boys' track champions Thursday night at the Karr Athletic Complex.The ...

 DES MOINES -- Holly Salzbrenner was majorly bummed and minorly distracted."I'd be lying if I said I wasn't," she said.Salzbrenner took the blocks a few minutes after a false start in the distance medley relay tore a giant gash in Mount Vernon-Lisbon's hopes for a ...

DeWitt Central's boys steamrolled through the Wamac Conference track championships Thursday while Solon's girls unseated Mount Vernon-Lisbon.At DeWitt, the Sabers won eight events and tallied 159 points. Solon was second with 99, followed by Clear Creek Amana (83) and Western Dubuque (68).Solon's Nick Day swept ...