CLASS 1A Playoffs

District 2
West Harrison 9, St. Albert 8

District 13
Ogden 6, Earlham 0

District 14
CAM 7, Lenox 4 (C: Lane Spieker 2 HR, 12 K’s)
Lamoni 13, Mount Ayr 7

District 15
Tri-Center 7, Exira-EHK 3
Coon Rapids-Bayard 2, Stanton 0

District 16
Kingsley-Pierson 11, IKM-Manning 1
Woodbury Central 8, Newell-Fonda 2

CLASS 2A Playoffs

District 4
Van Meter 7, Greene County 0

District 14
DM Christian 6, PCM 5

District 15
Clarinda 10, Red Oak 0

District 16
OABCIG 3, Cherokee, Washington 2
Kuemper Catholic 6, West Monona 2

Regular Season

Bondurant-Farrar 9, Atlantic 2
Harlan 2, CB Abraham Lincoln 1

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Newell-Fonda 12, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 0
GTRA 7, Bishop Garrigan 5
Woodbine 2, Audubon 0
Boyer Valley 11, Coon Rapids-Bayard 1

Region 3
Southeast Warren 12, Orient-Macksburg 0
Griswold 4, Tri-Center 0
Exira-EHK 11, Sidney 1
Fremont-Mills 7, CAM 6

Region 5
Martensdale-St. Marys 13, Grand View Christian 7
East Union 13, Lenox 3
Wayne 10, Moulten-Udell 0
Moravia @ Lamoni

Class 2A

Region 3
Logan-Magnolia 12, Lawton-Bronson 0
Treynor 6, AHSTW 3
West Monona 13, Underwood 1
MVAOCOU 7, East Sac County 5

Region 4
Interstate-35 22, Panorama 0
Mount Ayr 13, Southwest Valley 1
West Central Valley 3, Central Decatur 1
Kuemper Catholic 3, Earlham 2

Class 3A

Region 2
Saydel 7, Pocahontas Area 0
Greene County 3, Southeast Valley 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10, Cherokee, Washington 0
Harlan 11, OABCIG 1

Region 4
Williamsburg 10, Clarke 0
Chariton 13, Mid-Prairie 1
Atlantic 6, Shenandoah 4 -ON KJAN
Clarinda 8, Red Oak 2

The Atlantic softball team will get to play another home game after defeating Shenandoah 6-4 on Wednesday night in a Class 3A Region 4 Quarterfinal contest. The Trojans shook off a slow start when a couple of early walks and two RBI singles gave the Fillies a 2-0 lead in the first. Atlantic got a run in the bottom of the first and then took control of the lead in the second with a 3-run effort to go up 4-2. The Fillies climbed back within 1 with a run in the 3rd but the Trojans added a run in each of the 5th and 6th to build a nice cushion. Shenandoah did grab a run on an error in the 7th but that’s all they could muster.

Zoey Kirchoff was pretty solid in the circle for Atlantic with 9 strikeouts but she did give up 6 walks. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann was pleased with her overall effort.

The Trojans did a great job with some small ball at the plate. The Trojans executed a number of great bunts that turned into base runners. Kirchoff laid down a bunt in the third that was picked up and errantly thrown over the head of the first baseman. That costly error gave Atlantic two runs that inning. Coach Hinzmann was proud of that part of their game.

Ava Rush used that small ball route to get on base a couple of times early and she said that is part of what she does well.

Atlantic improved to 22-14 on the season and will now play Clarinda in a Class 3A Region 4 Semifinal on Saturday. The Cardinals advanced with an 8-2 Quarterfinal win over Red Oak. Shenandoah ends their season with a record of 13-18. We’ll have coverage of Atlantic and Clarinda on Saturday on KJAN with pregame at 6:50 p.m.

2022 FINAL Iowa High School Softball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Wednesday, July 6, 2022

CLASS 3A
No. School Record LW
1 Mount Vernon 30-4 1
2 Davenport Assumption 31-8 2
3 Williamsburg 29-10 3
4 West Liberty 20-7 4
5 Estherville-Lincoln Central 25-8 6
6 Saydel 28-4 7
7 West Burlington/Notre Dame 23-7 7
8 Northeast 21-10 6
9 Roland-Story 19-9 14
10 Davis County 20-8 9
11 Albia 19-6 10
12 Chariton 19-5 11
13 Sumner-Fredericksburg 21-5 NR
14 Sioux Center 19-9 12
15 West Lyon 20-5 15
Dropped Out: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (13)

CLASS 4A
No. School Record LW
1 Winterset 31-4 2
2 ADM 29-4 1
3 Dallas Center-Grimes 31-6 6
4 Norwalk 27-7 4
5 Carlisle 25-10 5
6 Indianola 25-11 7
7 Clear Creek-Amana 28-8 3
8 North Scott 26-10 8
9 Creston 25-4 9
10 Bondurant-Farrar 25-10 11
11 Western Dubuque 22-16 10
12 Knoxville 17-8 12
13 Fairfield 27-9 13
14 Benton 24-15 14
15 Solon 20-15 NR
Dropped Out: Bishop Heelan (15)

CLASS 5A
No. School Record LW
1 Fort Dodge 32-6 3
2 Johnston 31-4 2
3 Muscatine 33-4 4
4 Waukee Northwest 30-7 1
5 Ankeny Centennial 24-12 6
6 West Des Moines Valley 24-12 5
7 Southeast Polk 23-12 7
8 Linn-Mar 34-4 10
9 Bettendorf 27-10 11
10 Pleasant Valley 24-12 8
11 Ankeny 26-12 9
12 Waukee 23-14 14
13 Ames 21-18 13
14 Iowa City Liberty 27-13 12
15 Dubuque Hempstead 28-6 15
Dropped Out: None

Iowa State senior guard Jaren Holmes still feels like he has something to prove. Holmes transferred to ISU after averaging 13 and-a-half points and five rebounds at St. Bonaventure last season. He started all 33 games.

Holmes says that is the attitude he has played with his entire career.

As a fifth year senior Holmes is trying to provide leadership for a team that lost Izaiah Brockington and Tyrese Hunter off a team that played in the Sweet-16.

Holmes says he is leading in a positive way.

Iowa punter Tory Taylor says he is always seeking ways to improve. Taylor average just over 46 yards per punt for the Hawkeyes last season after using primarily a rugby style of punting as a freshman.

Taylor says he worked on more spiral punting last season.

Taylor says he wants to drop more punts inside the ten next season and says working with the gunners on the punt team is key.

Postseason softball picks back up tonight with Regional Quarterfinals on tap. Here is a look at the area match-ups. All games are set for 7:00 p.m. starts.

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Storm Lake St. Mary’s @ Newell-Fonda
Bishop Garrigan @ GTRA
Audubon @ Woodbine (Moved up to 5:00 p.m.)
Boyer Valley @ Coon Rapids-Bayard

Region 3
Orient-Macksburg @ Southeast Warren (Moved up to 6:00 p.m.)
Tri-Center @ Griswold (Moved up to 5:00 p.m.)
Sidney @ Exira-EHK (5:00 p.m.)
CAM @ Fremont-Mills

Region 5
Grand View Christian @ Martensdale-St. Marys
Lenox @ East Union
Moulten-Udell @ Wayne
Moravia @ Lamoni

Class 2A

Region 3
Lawton-Bronson @ Logan-Magnolia (Moved up to 5:00 p.m.)
Treynor @ AHSTW (Moved up to 5:00 p.m.)
Underwood @ West Monona
East Sac County @ MVAOCOU (Moved up to 5:00 p.m.)

Region 4
Panorama @ Interstate-35
Southwest Valley @ Mount Ayr
Central Decatur @ West Central Valley
Earlham @ Kuemper Catholic

Class 3A

Region 2
Pocahontas Area @ Saydel (Moved up to 6:00 p.m.)
Greene County @ Southeast Valley
Cherokee, Washington @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
OABCIG @ Harlan (Moved up to 5:00 p.m.)

Region 4
Clarke @ Williamsburg
Mid-Prairie @ Chariton
Shenandoah @ Atlantic -ON KJAN
Red Oak @ Clarinda (Moved up to 6:00 p.m.)

Many games were rained out or suspended in Class 1A and 2A action on Tuesday night. Here’s a look at how things panned out.

CLASS 1A

District 2
Woodbine 3, Fremont-Mills 1
St. Albert vs West Harrison (Suspended to 7/6 at 5:00 p.m.)

District 13
Ankeny Christian 4, Madrid 2
Ogden vs Earlham (PPD to 7/6)

District 14
CAM vs Lenox (Suspended to 7/6 at 5:00 p.m. Lenox led 4-1 in the 2nd)
Mount Ayr vs Lamoni (Suspended to 7/6)

District 15
Tri-Center vs Exira-EHK (PPD to 7/6 at 5:00 p.m.)
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs Stanton (PPD to 7/6 at 5:00 p.m.)

District 16
Kingsley-Pierson vs IKM-Manning (PPD to 7/6)
Woodbury Central vs Newell-Fonda (PPD to 7/6 at 5:30 p.m.)

CLASS 2A

District 4
Van Meter vs Greene County (PPD to 7/6)
Woodward-Granger 12, ACGC 3

District 14
DM Christian vs PCM (PPD to 7/6 at 7:00 p.m.)
Interstate-35 7, Nodaway Valley/O-M 2

District 15
Clarinda vs Red Oak (PPD to 7/6 at 6:00 p.m.)
Treynor 9, Underwood 6

District 16
Cherokee vs OABCIG (PPD to 7/6 at 7:00 p.m.)
Kuemper Catholic vs West Monona (PPD to 7/6)

Class 1A – Final Rankings

1.  Remsen, St. Mary’s   (26-0)
2.  Newman Catholic, Mason City   (24-3)
3.  New London   (20-0)
4.  Kee, Lansing   (31-2)
5.  Don Bosco   (19-3)
6.  North Linn   (25-2)
7.  Coon Rapids-Bayard   (21-4)
8.  CAM   (19-2)
9.  Ankeny Christian   (22-1)
10. Kingsley-Pierson   (19-4)

Others:  Highland, Lisbon, Lynnville-Sully, Mount Ayr, Woodbury Central.

Class 2A – Fianl Rankings

1.  Van Meter   (29-0)
2.  Estherville-Lincoln Central   (23-2)
3.  Cascade   (16-3)
4.  Beckman, Dyersville   (20-10)
5.  Clarinda   (17-5)
6.  West Marshall   (22-7)
7.  Dike-New Hartford   (21-1)
8.  Underwood   (17-2)
9.  Anamosa   (15-6)
10. Des Moines Christian   (22-8)

Others:  Columbus Waterloo, Davis Co., Mediapolis, Mid-Priarie, Roland-Story.

Class 3A – Final Rankings

1.  Lewis Central   (28-2)
2.  Assumption, Davenport   (26-6)
3.  Grinnell   (32-3)
4.  Wahlert, Dubuque   (24-11)
5.  Xavier, Cedar Rapids   (25-10)
6.  Western Dubuque, Epworth   (25-10)
7.  West Delaware   (29-10)
8.  Marion   (22-10)
9.  Independence   (25-11)
10. North Polk   (16-7)

Others:  Ballard, SC Heelan, Clear Creek-Amana, Dallas Center-Grimes, Webster City.

Class 4A – Final Rankings

1.  Johnston   (30-4)
2.  Iowa City High   (28-8)
3.  Cedar Rapids Prairie   (28-7)
4.  Waukee   (24-11)
5.  Ankeny Centennial   (23-13)
6.  Waukee Northwest   (23-12)
7.  Dowling Catholic   (23-13)
8.  Cedar Falls   (24-10)
9.  Pleasant Valley   (23-11)
10. Urbandale   (23-14)

Others:  Ankeny, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Dubuque Hempstead, North Scott, West DM Valley.

CLASS 1A District Semifinals

District 1
Lawton-Bronson @ Remsen-St. Mary’s
Gehlen Catholic @ Akron-Westfield

District 2
Fremont-Mills @ Woodbine
West Harrison @ St. Albert

District 13
Madrid @ Ankeny Christian
Earlham @ Ogden

District 14
Lenox @ CAM – ON KJAN
Lamoni @ Mount Ayr

District 15
Exira-EHK @ Tri-Center
Stanton @ Coon Rapids-Bayard

District 16
IKM-Manning @ Kingsley-Pierson
Newell-Fonda @ Woodbury Central

CLASS 2A District Semifinals

District 3
South Central Calhoun @ Pocahontas Area
Southeast Valley @ Sioux Central (5:00 p.m. @ Pocahontas Area)

District 4
Greene County @ Van Meter
Woodward-Granger @ ACGC (5:00 p.m. @ Van Meter)

District 14
PCM @ Des Moines Christian
Nodaway Valley @ I-35 (5:00 p.m. @ DM Christian)

District 15
Red Oak @ Clarinda
Underwood @ Treynor (5:00 p.m. @ Clarinda)

District 16
OABCIG @ Cherokee Washington
West Monona @ Kuemper Catholic (5:00 p.m. @ Cherokee)