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Bedford wins Corner tournament with 10-0 shutout of East Mills

Bedford picked up its second straight shutout victory and its first Corner Conference Baseball Tournament title with a 10-0 win over East Mills Friday in Sidney.The Bulldogs (19-5 overall, 11-0 in the conference) got a gem of a pitching performance from Tim Rogers in the win. The senior struck out...

Timberwolves win in shootout

Southwest Valley scored 15 runs over the final three innings to rally for a 19-15 victory over Central Decatur in Pride of Iowa Conference baseball Friday.The Timberwolves (9-8 overall, 5-6 in the conference) smacked 18 hits in the win.Gavin Wetzel 4-for-6 at the plate and drove in four runs....

Tigers down Knights for Corner tourney title

Griswold grabbed its sixth Corner Conference Softball Tournament championship in seven seasons with an 11-3 win over Fremont-Mills Friday in Sidney.The Tigers (20-4 overall, 10-0 in the Corner Conference) rallied from an early 2-0 hole, exploding for six runs in the second inning on its way to...

Calendar

Thursday, June 26:• East Mills, Essex Griswold, Stanton BB and SB at Corner Conference Tournament, SB 5:30 p.m., BB 7:15 p.m.• Red Oak BB, SB @ Atlantic, Atlantic Middle School Softball Field, BB 7:30 p.m., SB 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.• Southwest Valley BB vs. Southeast Warren, SWV Baseball Field, 7 p.m...

Clarinda’s quick start dooms Tigers

A quick start offensively and a two-hit pitching performance by Addison Wagoner carried Clarinda to an 18-1 win over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference softball Thursday.The Cardinals scored four runs in the first, six in the third and four runs each in the third and fourth on their way to the win....

Griswold 1-1 at home tourney

Griswold downed Shenandoah 5-2 and dropped a 9-5 decision to Exira/EHK in the Tiger Softball Tournament Invitational Saturday.Sadie Gohlinghorst picked up the win in game one, tossing 3 1/3 innings and allowing five hits and two earned runs. Ailey Wahlert was credited with the game two loss after...

Cowgirls edge Wolverines, 16-15

Sidney edged East Mills 16-15 in Corner Conference baseball in Sidney Friday.Bridget Kromminga and Ashlyn Hayes led Sidney with three hits each.Isabella Blanton had two hits and two RBIs and Cloe Brown singled and drove in three runs.Caitlyn Crouse took the loss for East Mills after allowing 10...

Big sixth inning lifts Stanton past Red Oak

Stanton used a 6-run fourth inning rally to get by Red Oak 12-8 in non-conference softball in Stanton Saturday night.Bree Mitchell picked up the win in the circle, scattering nine hits and five earned runs while fanning five.Kyla Hart had three hits, and Victoria McFarland was 2-for-3 with three...

Wayne Stoddard, 93

Wayne Robert Stoddard, 93, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2025, surrounded by his family, in San Bernardino, Calif.Wayne was born on Dec. 30, 1931, in Red Oak, the son of Raymond Harold Stoddard and Lola Mamie Stoddard (Briggs). He graduated from Red Oak High School in 1949, and shortly after...

Griswold blanks Boyer Valley

Bedford scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to get by Stanton 8-4 in Corner Conference softball Friday.Charlotte Shafar, Macy Musich and Eliza Johnson each drove in runs for Bedford.Musich picked up the win in the circle after allowing six hits and two earned runs while striking out...