The AC/GC Chargers girls softball team has started out the 2023-2024 season with a 9-2 non-conference win over Glidden-Ralston on Thursday night. The Chargers will open up West Central Conference regular season play in their next game, when they will host Ogden. AC/GC girls will be coached this season by Eric Van Meter this season. The Chargers are currently have a 1-0 overall record.

Coach Van Meter commented on how the team has been doing in practice so far this season, despite dealing with wet conditions.

The Chargers have been trying to get as many practices in since the end of the basketball season.

Coach Van Meter gave his thoughts on playing in the West Central Conference.

Coach Van Meter talked about what the team is focusing on for the first part of the season.

AC/GC next girls softball game will be on May 28th when they host Ogden in West Central Conference regular season game. That game will get started at 7:30 p.m

Corner Conference

Griswold 10, Stanton 0

Western Iowa Conference

Tri-Center 14, IKM-Manning 4

Logan-Magnolia 16, Underwood 4

Riverside 10, AHSTW 4

Pride of Iowa Conference

Martensdale St. Marys 10, Southwest Valley

Lenox 16, East Union 2

Non-Conference Games

Atlantic 8, Ballard 7

Fremont Mills 14, Red Oak 2

Kuemper Catholic 4, Ridge View 1

Missouri Valley 11, MVAOCOU 2

Sioux City North 6, Lewis Central 2

Lewis Central 9, Lawton-Bronson 2

St. Albert 13, Westwood 8

Pella Christian 10, Des Moines Christian 5

Newton 13, Pleasantville 3

IOWA CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT AT AMERICAN LEGION, MARSHALLTOWN 

2. Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (151)

26. Addison Brink, Riverside (186)

30. Joanna Reynolds, Griswold (187)

55. Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston (207)

IOWA CLASS 1A STATE SINGLES TOURNAMENT 

First Round: Merced Ramirez, Red Oak def. Saydie Roling, Central DeWitt (6-3, 6-0)

First Round: Kaylie Simons, Kuemper Catholic def. Isabel Tobin, Xavier (6-4, 6-2)

First Round: Kiana Schulz, Denison-Schleswig lost to Kate Holton, Columbus Catholic (6-2, 6-1)

Second Round: Merced Ramirez, Red Oak lost to Gabriella Fleming, Xavier (6-0, 6-0)

Second Round: Kaylie Simons, Kuemper Catholic lost to Kate Colton, Columbus Catholic (6-0, 6-1)

Consolation First Round: Kiana Schulz, Denison-Schleswig def. Adria Neymeyer, AP/DNH (6-2, 6-2)

Consolation Second Round: Kaylie Simons, Kuemper Catholic lost to Peyton Klooster, AP/DNH (1-6, 6-1, 1-0

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 5, Red Oak 4

Western Iowa Conference 

Tri-Center 5, IKM-Manning 0

Riverside 9, AHSTW 2

West Central Conference

Van Meter 6, Interstate 35- 3

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Bedford 6, Southeast Warren 5

East Union 7, Lenox 5

Martensdale-St. Marys 12, Southwest Valley 10

Non-Conference Games

Harlan 6, Bishop Heelan 5

Woodbury Central 8, Kuemper Catholic 6

Glenwood 8, Thomas Jefferson

Marquette Catholic 7, Glidden-Ralston 5

MFL MarMac 10, Glidden-Ralston 0

MVAOCOU 6, Boyer Valley 4

Woodbine 10, Westwood 0

Des Moines Christian 10, Pella Christian 0

Boone 6, Ogden 5

Carroll 11, Woodward-Granger 4

Oskaloosa 7, Winterset 5

The Atlantic Trojan softball team came back from 7-1 deficit on Friday night, to win 8-7 at home against the Ballard Bombers. Ballard came out swinging early in the top of the 1st scoring two quick runs of off three straight hits. Atlantic had a response in the bottom of the second scoring one run of their own from a Peyton McLaren RBI double to make it 2-1.

Things shifted for the Bombers in the top of the 4th where they went on to score five straight runs with base hit after base hit to make the game 7-1. Atlantic had a response of their own starting with a Makenna Sonntag 2 RBI double to score 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th to make it 7-5. The Trojans then brought in 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th to it and a RBI single from Riley Wood in the bottom of the 6th gave them the go ahead run.

Atlantic had an impressive night from the efforts of Peyton McLaren who went 2-3 with an RBI and Makenna Sonntag going 1-2 with a 2 RBI double.

Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann’s message to his players on being down 7-1 was a concise one.

Atlantic’s next game will be a double header series at home against Clarinda. Coach Hinzmann hopes to see his teams effort from tonight carry over into Tuesday’s game.

The Trojans improve to 3-1 with the win. The Bombers fall to 1-3 and face off against Interstate-35 Saturday morning.