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2015 Softball

cyard31

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Has anyone seen any pre-season rankings?

Mid Prairie looks to be strong in the RVC. took 2 in a double header from West Branch 5/26
 
M-P lost to Northeast Goose Lake last night 11-10 after taking 2 from ICR on Monday 3-2 & 6-4
 
Regional pairings were released earlier this week. Head to the Union's website for the official brackets. Here are where the ranked teams are paired up in each Region:

Class 1A:
Region 1- #2 Akron-Westfield, #11 River Valley
Region 2- #1 AGWSR
Region 3- #3 Marquette, Bellevue, #13 Central City
Region 4- #6 Don Bosco, Gilbertville, #10 Janesville
Region 5- #5 New London
Region 6- #7 Lynnville-Sully, #12 Wayne, Corydon, #15 Martensdale-St. Mary's
Region 7- #8 Logan-Magnolia, #9 Glidden-Ralston
Region 8- #4 Woodbury Central, #14 Charter Oak-Ute

Class 2A:
Region 1- #7 North Union
Region 2- #4 St. Edmond, #13 Lawton-Bronson, #14 Alta-Aurelia
Region 3- #3 Central Springs
Region 4- #8 BCLUW, #9 Cascade, Western Dubuque
Region 5- #1 Highland, #12 Durant
Region 6- #2 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, #10 Wapello, #11 Iowa City Regina
Region 7- #6 Pella Christian, #15 Ogden
Region 8- #5 IKM-Manning

Class 3A:
Region 1- #6 Spirit Lake, #11 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, #13 Sioux Center
Region 2- #10 Crestwood, Cresco, #15 Estherville-Lincoln Central
Region 3- #5 Center Point-Urbana, #12 Waterloo Columbus
Region 4- #7 Northeast, Goose Lake, #8 West Liberty, #14 Mount Vernon
Region 5- #2 Solon, #9 Mid-Prairie, Wellman
Region 6- #3 East Marshall
Region 7- #1 Benton Community
Region 8- #4 Greene County

Class 4A:
Region 1- #5 Fort Dodge, #13 Denison-Schleswig
Region 2- #3 Carlisle, #12 Dallas Center-Grimes, #14 Humboldt
Region 3- #9 Waverly-Shell Rock
Region 4- #8 Davenport Assumption, #10 Keokuk
Region 5- #1 Oskaloosa, #15 North Scott
Region 6- #2 Indianola
Region 7- #6 Winterset, #7 Norwalk
Region 8- #4 A-D-M, #11 Creston

Class 5A:
Region 1- #4 West Des Moines Valley,
Region 2- #1 Johnston
Region 3- #6 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Region 4- #7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, #10 Linn-Mar
Region 5- #3 Pleasant Valley
Region 6- #2 Iowa City, West
Region 7- #8 Urbandale, #9 West Des Moines, Dowling
Region 8- #5 Waukee

I'll update the rankings to reflect any changes when they're released tomorrow.
 
Here are the Regional Finals and semifinals set for each class heading into Saturday's tournament action:

Class 1A:
Region 1- #1 Akron-Westfield vs #9 River Valley (at Sioux City, East)
Region 2- #5 AGWSR vs #13 North Butler (at Parkersburg)
Region 3- #8 Marquette, Bellevue vs #12 Kee, Lansing (at Farley)
Region 4- #6 Don Bosco, Gilbertville vs Janesville (at Cedar Falls)
Region 5- #2 New London vs Sigourney (at Ottumwa)
Region 6- #4 Lynnville-Sully vs Murray (at Pleasantville)
Region 7- #7 Logan-Magnolia vs #11 Glidden-Ralston (at Denison)
Region 8- #3 Woodbury Central vs Newell-Fonda (at Mapleton)

Class 2A:
Region 1- #5 North Union vs Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids (at Milford)
Region 2- #1 St. Edmond vs Lawton-Bronson (at Galva)
Region 3- #7 Central Springs vs Manson-Northwest Webster (at Mason City)
Region 4- #14 Cascade, Western Dubuque vs Denver (at Manchester)
Region 5- #8 Durant vs Sumner-Fredericksburg (at Mount Vernon)
Region 6- #10 Iowa City Regina vs #13 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (at Grinnell)
Region 7- Interstate-35, Truro vs Madrid (at Urbandale)
Region 8- #11 Treynor vs #12 IKM-Manning (at Harlan)

Class 3A:
Region 1- #5 Spirit Lake vs #7 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (at Sheldon)
Region 2- #9 Crestwood, Cresco vs Algona (at Clear Lake)
Region 3- #6 Waterloo Columbus vs #8 Center Point-Urbana (at Independence)
Region 4- #10 Northeast, Goose Lake vs #13 Mount Vernon (at Wilton)
Region 5- #1 Solon vs Prairie City-Monroe (at Grinnell)
Region 6- #14 Saydel vs Clarke, Osceola (at Knoxville)
Region 7- #2 Benton Community vs Iowa Falls-Alden (at Marshalltown)
Region 8- #4 Greene County vs Atlantic (at Stuart)

Class 4A:
Region 1-
Spencer at #6 Fort Dodge
Sioux City, Bishop Heelan at Denison-Schleswig

Region 2-
Boone at #5 Carlisle
Humboldt at #9 Dallas Center-Grimes

Region 3-
Charles City at #10 Waverly-Shell Rock
Western Dubuque, Epworth at West Delaware, Manchester

Region 4-
Central DeWitt at #8 Davenport Assumption
Mount Pleasant at #11 Keokuk

Region 5-
#14 Fairfield at #4 Oskaloosa
Clear Creek-Amana at #12 North Scott

Region 6-
Pella at #2 Indianola
Marion at #15 Cedar Rapids, Xavier

Region 7-
Ballard at #3 Winterset
Newton at #7 Norwalk

Region 8-
Lewis Central at #1 A-D-M
Harlan at #13 Creston

Class 5A:
Region 1-
Sioux City, North at Sioux City, East
Des Moines, Lincoln at #1 West Des Moines Valley

Region 2-
Mason City at #2 Johnston
#9 Des Moines, East at #8 Ankeny Centennial

Region 3-
Dubuque Senior at #3 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Waterloo West at Cedar Rapids Prairie

Region 4-
Davenport, West at #10 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Waterloo East at Linn-Mar

Region 5-
Muscatine at #7 Pleasant Valley
Burlington at Bettendorf

Region 6-
Cedar Rapids Washington at #4 Iowa City, West
Cedar Falls at Ankeny

Region 7-
Ottumwa at Urbandale
Des Moines, Roosevelt at #6 West Des Moines, Dowling

Region 8-
Southeast Polk at #5 Waukee
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln
 
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Updated pairings for Class 4A and 5A Regional Finals:

Class 4A:

Region 1-
Sioux City, Bishop Heelan at Fort Dodge

Region 2-
Boone vs #9 Dallas Center-Grimes (at Carlisle)

Region 3-
West Delaware, Manchester at #10 Waverly-Shell Rock

Region 4-
#8 Davenport Assumption at Mount Pleasant

Region 5-
#14 Fairfield vs #12 North Scott (at Oskaloosa)

Region 6-
Pella vs Marion (at Indianola)

Region 7-
#7 Norwalk at #3 Winterset

Region 8-
#13 Creston at #1 A-D-M

Class 5A:
Region 1-
Sioux City, North at #1 West Des Moines, Valley

Region 2-
#8 Ankeny Centennial at #2 Johnston

Region 3-
Cedar Rapids Prairie at #3 Cedar Rapids Jefferson

Region 4-
Davenport, West vs Linn-Mar (at Cedar Rapids Kennedy)

Region 5-
Muscatine vs Bettendorf (at Pleasant Valley)

Region 6-
Ankeny at #4 Iowa City, West

Region 7-
#6 West Des Moines, Dowling at Urbandale

Region 8-
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at #5 Waukee
 
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Scores from Monday's Regional Finals with State brackets to follow:

Class 1A:
Region 1- vs #9 River Valley 2, #1 Akron-Westfield 1

Region 2- #5 AGWSR 7, #13 North Butler 0

Region 3- #8 Marquette, Bellevue 2, #12 Kee, Lansing 1

Region 4- #6 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 8, Janesville 5

Region 5- #2 New London 2, Sigourney 1

Region 6- #4 Lynnville-Sully 9, Murray 1

Region 7- #7 Logan-Magnolia 6, #11 Glidden-Ralston 0

Region 8- Newell-Fonda 7, #3 Woodbury Central 5

Class 2A:
Region 1- #5 North Union 10, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 3

Region 2- #1 St. Edmond 7, Lawton-Bronson 1

Region 3- #7 Central Springs 9, Manson-Northwest Webster 2

Region 4- #14 Cascade, Western Dubuque 7, Denver 0

Region 5- #8 Durant 9, Sumner-Fredericksburg 2

Region 6- #10 Iowa City Regina 5, #13 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 1

Region 7- Interstate-35, Truro 3, Madrid 1

Region 8- #12 IKM-Manning 7, #11 Treynor 3

Class 3A:
Region 1- #7 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 2, #5 Spirit Lake 0

Region 2- #9 Crestwood, Cresco 12, Algona 2

Region 3- #8 Center Point-Urbana 4, #6 Waterloo Columbus 2

Region 4- #13 Mount Vernon 6, #10 Northeast, Goose Lake 5

Region 5- #1 Solon vs Prairie City-Monroe

Region 6- Clarke, Osceola 9, #14 Saydel 2

Region 7- #2 Benton Community 4, Iowa Falls-Alden 0

Region 8- #4 Greene County 16, Atlantic 2
 
Scores from Monday's Regional Finals with State brackets to follow:

Class 1A:
Region 1- vs #9 River Valley 2, #1 Akron-Westfield 1

Region 2- #5 AGWSR 7, #13 North Butler 0

Region 3- #8 Marquette, Bellevue 2, #12 Kee, Lansing 1

Region 4- #6 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 8, Janesville 5

Region 5- #2 New London 2, Sigourney 1

Region 6- #4 Lynnville-Sully 9, Murray 1

Region 7- #7 Logan-Magnolia 6, #11 Glidden-Ralston 0

Region 8- Newell-Fonda 7, #3 Woodbury Central 5

Class 2A:
Region 1- #5 North Union 10, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 3

Region 2- #1 St. Edmond 7, Lawton-Bronson 1

Region 3- #7 Central Springs 9, Manson-Northwest Webster 2

Region 4- #14 Cascade, Western Dubuque 7, Denver 0

Region 5- #8 Durant 9, Sumner-Fredericksburg 2

Region 6- #10 Iowa City Regina 5, #13 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 1

Region 7- Interstate-35, Truro 3, Madrid 1

Region 8- #12 IKM-Manning 7, #11 Treynor 3

Class 3A:
Region 1- #7 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 2, #5 Spirit Lake 0

Region 2- #9 Crestwood, Cresco 12, Algona 2

Region 3- #8 Center Point-Urbana 4, #6 Waterloo Columbus 2

Region 4- #13 Mount Vernon 6, #10 Northeast, Goose Lake 5

Region 5- #1 Solon vs Prairie City-Monroe

Region 6- Clarke, Osceola 9, #14 Saydel 2

Region 7- #2 Benton Community 4, Iowa Falls-Alden 0

Region 8- #4 Greene County 16, Atlantic 2
In 4a its seem like a lot of upsets going on this year
 
IGHSAU State Softball Tournament pairings- (Diamond 1 is sponsored by Buena Vista University, Diamond 2 is sponsored by Mittera):

CLASS 1A-
1) #2 New London (30-2) vs 8) Newell-Fonda (29-12)
4) #6 Don Bosco, Gilbertville (33-5) vs 5) #7 Logan-Magnolia (33-3)

3) #5 AGWSR (26-8) vs 6) #8 Bellevue, Marquette (30-5)
2) #4 Lynnville-Sully (35-3) vs 7) #9 River Valley (26-7)

CLASS 2A-
1) #1 St. Edmond (28-7) vs 8) Interstate-35, Truro (25-7)
4) #8 Durant (27-8) vs 5) #10 Iowa City, Regina (23-14)

3) #7 Central Springs (27-5) vs 6) #12 IKM-Manning (25-8)
2) #5 North Union (33-9) vs 7) #14 Cascade, Western Dubuque (22-10)

CLASS 3A-
1) #1 Solon (39-3) vs 8) Clarke, Osceola (20-17)
4) #7 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (31-3) vs 5) #8 Center Point-Urbana (29-13)

3) #4 Greene County (30-6) vs 6) #9 Crestwood, Cresco (25-5)
2) #2 Benton Community (40-3) vs 7) #13 Mount Vernon (29-9)

CLASS 4A-
1) #3 Winterset (30-11) vs 8) Mount Pleasant (20-19)
4) #10 Waverly-Shell Rock (34-5) vs 5) #13 Creston (26-6)

3) #9 Dallas Center-Grimes (26-13) vs 6) #14 Fairfield (29-10)
2) #6 Fort Dodge (25-16) vs 7) Pella (21-13)

CLASS 5A-

1) #1 West Des Moines, Valley (35-6) vs 8) Ankeny (21-21)
4) #5 Waukee (33-8) vs 5) Urbandale (25-17)

3) #3 Cedar Rapids Jefferson (35-7) vs 6) Linn-Mar (25-17)
2) #2 Johnston (33-4) vs 7) Bettendorf (22-13)
 
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4A and 5A Regional Final results, with State brackets to follow

Class 4A:

Region 1-
#6 Fort Dodge 8, Sioux City Bishop Heelan 0

Region 2-
#9 Dallas Center-Grimes 1, Boone 0

Region 3-
#10 Waverly-Shell Rock 1, West Delaware, Manchester 0

Region 4-
Mount Pleasant 3, #8 Davenport Assumption 1

Region 5-
#14 Fairfield 1, #12 North Scott 0

Region 6-
Pella 11, Marion 1

Region 7-
#3 Winterset 5, #7 Norwalk 0

Region 8-
#13 Creston 4, #1 A-D-M 3

Class 5A:
Region 1-
#1 West Des Moines, Valley 10, Sioux City, North 0

Region 2-
#2 Johnston 5, #8 Ankeny Centennial 1

Region 3-
#3 Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3, Cedar Rapids Prairie 2

Region 4-
Linn-Mar 12, Davenport, West 2

Region 5-
Bettendorf 5, Muscatine 1

Region 6-
Ankeny 3, #4 Iowa City, West 1

Region 7-
Urbandale 7, #6 West Des Moines, Dowling 1

Region 8-
#5 Waukee 6, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 1
 
to bad for Durant Wildcats' draw. Regina swept them in a double header early in the season.
 
Good Luck to Solon Spartans & coach Jim White @ State Softball 2015

Fairfield and Mt.Pleasant got 2nd and 4th place in the SE Conference and are playing for 5th place at state. It appears that conference was very good again.
Down in SE Iowa.
 
Quarterfinal action has completed in Fort Dodge. Here's a look at Wednesday's matchups:

Wednesday- State Consolation Semifinals:

Class 1A
Newell-Fonda (29-13) vs Don Bosco, Gilbertville (33-6); 10 AM on Diamond 1
Bellevue, Marquette (30-6) vs Lynnville-Sully (35-4); 10 AM on Diamond 2

5th Place- 2 PM on Diamond 2
7th Place- 2 PM on Diamond 1

Class 2A
Interstate-35, Truro (25-8) vs Durant-Bennett (27-9); Noon on Diamond 1
Central Spings (27-6) vs North Union (33-10); Noon on Diamond 2

5th Place- 4 PM on Diamond 1
7th Place- 4 PM on Diamond 2

Class 3A
Clarke, Osceola (20-18) vs Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (31-4); Noon on Dodger Field
Crestwood, Cresco (26-5) vs Mount Vernon (29-10); Noon on Veterans Field

5th Place- 4 PM Dodger Field
7th Place- 4 PM Veterans Field

Class 4A
Mount Pleasant 3, Waverly-Shell Rock 1
Fairfield 2, Fort Dodge 0

5th Place- Mount Pleasant (21-20) vs Fairfield (30-11); 10 AM on Yankee Field
7th Place- Waverly-Shell Rock (34-6) vs Fort Dodge (25-18); Noon on Yankee Field

Class 5A
Ankeny (21-22) vs Urbandale (25-18); 10 AM on Dodger Field
Linn-Mar (25-18) vs Bettendorf (23-14); 10 AM on Veterans Field

5th Place- 2 PM on Dodger Field
7th Place- 2 PM on Veterans Field
 
And now Thursday's State Semifinals contests:

Class 1A-
New London (31-2) vs Logan-Magnolia (34-3); 3:30 PM on Diamond 2

AGWSR (27-8) vs River Valley (27-7); 5:30 PM on Diamond 2

Class 2A-
St. Edmond (29-7) vs Iowa City, Regina (24-14); 11:30 PM on Diamond 2

IKM-Manning (26-8) vs Cascade, Western Dubuque (23-10); 1:30 PM on Diamond 2

Class 3A-
Solon (40-3) vs Center Point-Urbana (30-13); 11 AM on Diamond 1

Greene County (31-6) vs Benton Community (41-3); 1 PM on Diamond 1

Class 4A-
Winterset (31-11) vs Creston (27-6); 7 PM on Diamond 1

Dallas Center-Grimes (27-13) vs Pella (22-13); 7:30 PM on Diamond 2

Class 5A-
West Des Moines, Valley (36-6) vs Waukee (34-8); 3 PM on Diamond 1

Cedar Rapids Jefferson (36-7) vs Johnston (34-4); 5 PM on Diamond 1
 
Matchups for today's 3rd Place and Championship Games with Wednesday's Place winners below:

Class 1A:
Championship- Logan-Magnolia (35-3) vs AGWSR (28-8); 7 PM on Diamond 1

3rd Place- New London (31-3) vs River Valley (27-8); 5:30 PM on Diamond 2

5th Place- Lynnville-Sully (37-4)
6th Place- Newell-Fonda (30-14)
7th Place- Bellevue, Marquette (31-7)
8th Place- Don Bosco, Gilbertville (33-8)

Class 2A:

Championship- Iowa City, Regina (25-14) vs Cascade, Western Dubuque (24-10); 10 AM on Diamond 1

3rd Place- St. Edmond (29-8) vs IKM-Manning (26-9); 9:30 AM on Diamond 2

5th Place- Durant-Bennett (28-9)
6th Place- North Union (34-11)
7th Place- Central Springs (28-7)
8th Place- Interstate-35, Truro (25-10)

Class 3A:

Championship- Solon (41-3) vs Benton Community (43-3); 12:15 PM on Diamond 1

3rd Place- Center Point-Urbana (30-14) vs Greene County (31-7); 11:30 AM on Diamond 2

5th Place- Mount Vernon (31-10)
6th Place- Clarke, Osceola (21-19)
7th Place- Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (32-5)
8th Place- Crestwood, Cresco (25-8)

Class 4A:

Championship- Winterset (32-11) vs Dallas Center-Grimes (28-13); 2:30 PM on Diamond 1

3rd Place- Creston (27-7) vs Pella (22-14); 1:30 PM on Diamond 2

5th Place- Fairfield (31-11)
6th Place- Mount Pleasant (21-21)
7th Place- Fort Dodge (26-18)
8th Place- Waverly-Shell Rock (34-8)

Class 5A:

Championship- Waukee (35-8) vs Johnston (35-4); 4:45 PM on Diamond 1

3rd Place- West Des Moines, Valley (36-7) vs Cedar Rapids Jefferson (26-8); 3:30 PM on Diamond 2

5th Place- Bettendorf (25-14)
6th Place- Urbandale (26-19)
7th Place- Ankeny (22-23)
8th Place- Linn-Mar (25-20)
 
Congrats to Iowa City Regina on their 2015 Softball State Championship.

These girls made it to the State tournament in basketball, soccer and softball this year. Very impressive.
 
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