HAMPTON—Hampton-Dumont swept two North Central Conference softball games on Wednesday, June 19 in a pair of close contests over the Algona Bulldogs.

The home team took the first game by a score of 5-3 and won the nightcap by the final score of 4-3. In the opener, Hampton-Dumont scored three times in the third inning along with single runs in the fifth and seventh frames.

ALGONA—Fourth-ranked Mason City Newman scored once in the top of the fifth inning and added two more runs in the sixth to break a 2-2 dead-lock and went onto a 5-3 non-conference baseball win over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears.

Each squad pushed across a pair of runs in the second frame as the Knights took the lead with a run in the fifth. The visitors scored two more in the sixth for a 5-2 lead before the home team got one back in the bottom of the inning but got no closer.

ALGONA—Mason City Newman plated five runs in the top of the fourth inning to break a 1-1 dead-lock and went onto a 7-1 non-conference softball victory over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears on Tuesday, June 18.

The home team scored first in the bottom of the second inning but the maroon-and-white tallied one run in the third frame before tallying five times in the fourth and added an insurance run in the top of the sixth stanza.

ALGONA—The third time was the charm as the Algona Bulldog softball squad defeated the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadets for the first time this season on Monday, June 24 by the final score of 3-2.

The red-and-black fell to the Cadets 1-0 on June 5 at Iowa Falls and lost 7-4 at the South Hamilton tournament on Saturday before turning the tables on Monday evening.

ALGONA—Algona scored 11 runs in their final four at bats in an 11-1, six-inning North Central Conference baseball win on Monday, June 24 over Iowa Falls-Alden for their 15^th consecutive victory.

The red-and-black improved to 21-4 overall this summer and lead the conference with a perfect 12-0 mark while the Cadets fell to 4-12 overall and are 3-7 in the league standings.

FORT DODGE—Algona earned their 14^th straight win with a 14-1 North Central Conference romp over the St. Edmond Gaels on Friday, June 21.

The red-and-black scored three times in the top of the first inning; plated four more in the second, tallied five times in the third stanza and ended the contest early with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth frame.

BUFFALO CENTER—Bishop Garrigan erupted for 13 runs in the opening frame and cruised to a 16-0, four-inning Top of Iowa Conference baseball victory over the North Iowa Bison on Monday, June 24.

The black-and-gold added two runs in the second and one more in the third stanza in the win as they pounded out 12 hits in the contest.

BANCROFT—North Union pounded out 11 hits in an 11-1, six-inning Top of Iowa Conference baseball victory on Wednesday, June 19 over the Belmond-Klemme Broncos.

Caden Walders pitched six solid innings on the mound to earn the victory. He gave up one unearned run on four hits while fanning four and issued six base-on-balls.

SWEA CITY—North Union pounded out 16 hits in an 11-1, six-inning Top of Iowa Conference softball victory on Wednesday, June 19 over the Belmond-Klemme Broncos.

Shallie Walders and Olivia Price led the way with three singles each as Brylie Deim added a pair of two-baggers and Ainsley Ulrich added a single and a double.

Ariana Giddings and Samantha Hoye both had a pair of singles with Beth Streuber and Maisey Bierstedt each adding a single in the 16-hit attack.

Izaak Walton League—June 18 Team Standings—“A” League—Harms Masonry 1,007; Algona Machine 1,001; Mainstreet Specialties 1,001; S & B Farms 995; Ingalls Electric Jr. 988; Reutzel Excavating 933; Dan Peterson Construction 981; Security State Bank 973; “B” League—Ingalls Electric 966; Kemco 962; Reutzel Excavating Jr. 952; Commercial Services 946; Ed’s Service 937; Schumacher Well Drilling 917; Deitering Bros.

GILMORE CITY—Pocahontas Area limited West Bend-Mallard to just a pair of hits as the Indians handed the purple-and-gold a 10-0 Twin Lakes Conference baseball defeat on Wednesday, June 19.

The visitors scored once in the opening frame before adding three more in the top of the third stanza. Pocahontas Area then put the game away with four runs in the fifth inning and two more in the top of the seventh.

WEST BEND—Pocahontas Area’s junior varsity softball squad outscored the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines 15-11 on Wednesday, June 19.

The purple-and-gold had nine hits in the contest as Avery Weydert led the way with three hits, including a triple as both Kiera Flynn and Laelah Crawmer added a pair of singles.

BANCROFT—Garner-Hayfield/Ventura rallied from a 5-2 deficit with seven late runs to pull out a 9-7 Top of Iowa Conference baseball victory over the North Union Warriors on Tuesday, June 18.

The visitors scored first in the top of the first inning with two runs before the green-black-and-silver plated four runs in the second stanza and one more in the third for an early 5-2 advantage.

FORT DODGE—Sixth-rated St. Edmond erupted for 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning and went onto a 14-2, three-inning North Central Conference softball victory over the Algona Bulldogs on Friday, June 20.

The red-and-black were limited to just three hits in the contest, all singles from Lainey Venteicher, Reagan Haynes and Paige Vileta. Kaitlyn Burns and Casey VanOtterloo each scored once as they came home on a two-run single by Vileta.

SAC CITY—East Sac County defeated the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine baseball team by the final score of 6-3 on Friday, June 21 in a Twin Lakes Conference game.

The purple-and-gold scored first with a run on the top of the second inning and held that lead until East Sac County scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth stanza and both teams scored twice in the sixth frame.