ALGONA—Ainsley Ulrich pitched a three-hitter and wrapped out four hits, including a home run to lead off the game, to help lead the North Union Warriors’ softball squad to a 16-1 Top of Iowa Conference victory over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears on Friday, June 6.

Ulrich added two singles and a double at the plate, scored three runs and knocked in three RBI while limiting the black-and-gold to just three hits while giving up one unearned run while fanning seven and walked one.

ALGONA—The first annual Audi Crooks Foundation golf outing and family bash was held at the Eagle Hills Golf Course on Saturday, June 7 was an overwhelming success.

“It was a wonderful day outside of about a half hour in the morning with a brief rain shower,” said Audi. “I was really, really happy with the turnout. There were tons of people from the community that showed up.

ALGONA—Tate Foertsch gave Bishop Garrigan seven solid innings on the mound to lead the black-and-gold to a hard-fought 7-2 Top of Iowa Conference baseball victory on Friday, June 6 over the North Union Warriors.

The junior right-hander allowed two unearned runs on three hits while fanning seven, issued three base-on-balls and hit a pair of batters as the Golden Bears improved to 5-4 overall and are 4-2 in the conference as North Union fell to 4-3 and 2-2.

NEWELL—On Saturday, June 7, the North Union Warriors’ softball squad split a pair of games in the Newell tournament. The green-black-and-silver edged Sioux Central by the score of 5-4 but fell to third-ranked Newell-Fonda 19-5 in four innings.

In the first game, the Warriors plated single runs in the first, second and third frames before adding two insurance runs in the fifth as the Rebels scored twice in both the fifth and seventh stanzas.

GOWRIE—Southeast Valley shutout West Bend-Mallard 8-0 in five innings in a Twin Lakes Conference softball contest played on Monday, June 9.

The Jaguars scored three runs in both the first and second innings and ended the league contest early with two more tallies in the bottom of the fourth frame.

The purple-and-gold managed just four hits in the contest, all singles from Avery Weydert, Olivia Dickey, Ashtyn Bollig and Leah Hoffman.

GOWRIE—Southeast Valley scored in every inning in a 12-2, six-inning Twin Lakes Conference baseball victory on Monday, June 9 over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

The Jaguars scored single runs in the second, third and fifth frames; plated five runs in the fourth and two runs in both the first and sixth stanzas as the purple-and-gold scored their only two runs of the contest in the top of the first inning for an early 2-0 advantage.

CLARINDA—Fourth-ranked Algona earned a pair of impressive baseball victories on Saturday, June 7 at the Iowa Western Community College Classic.

First the red-and-black defeated Glenwood by the final score of 7-4 before three Bulldog pitchers combined to top Lewis Central Council Bluffs in the second game by the score of 4-2.

In the opener, Algona scored three times in the first inning along with single runs in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth frames for the victory.

WEST BEND—In a game that featured only three total hits, the Storm Lake St. Mary’s Panthers defeated the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines by the final score of 6-1 in a Twin Lakes Conference softball game played on Wednesday, June 4.

The Panthers plated two runs in the top of the fourth inning and added single runs in the second, third, fifth and seventh frames while the purple-and-gold’s only tally came in the bottom of the second inning.

ALGONA—Algona outlasted Humboldt 11-8 in a North Central Conference softball contest played on Wednesday, June 4 as the two teams combined to pound out 20 hits and committed eight errors in the game.

Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the third inning, the red-and-black erupted for six runs to take a 6-4 advantage. The Wildcats then responded with three runs in fourth to regain the lead at 7-6.

GARNER—In a wild Top of Iowa Conference softball contest, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears’ squad outslugged the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals 18-14 on Wednesday, June 4.

The black-and-gold scored five runs in the top of the first inning but the home team answered with two in the bottom of the frame. The visitors plated three more tallies in the second and the Cardinals scored three runs in the bottom to make it 8-5.

GARNER—Bishop Garrigan went on the road in Top of Iowa Conference baseball play on Wednesday, June 4 and came home with a tough 4-2 loss to the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals.

The home team pushed across two runs in the opening frame and added single runs in the third and fourth frames as the black-and-gold’s only two tallies came in the top of the fifth stanza.

Drew Henderson of North Union competed in the Iowa High School Golf Showcase on Monday, June 2 at the Tournament Club of Iowa golf course in Polk City. The event was hosted by the Johnston Golf Foundation with administrative support from the Iowa Golf Association. The meet had a field of 48 high school golfers across the state from all four classes. Henderson tied for 16th overall in the tournament with an 18-hole score of seven-over par 78.

GILMORE CITY—For the first time in the 2025 season, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines’ baseball team is in the win column.

The first victory of the year came on Friday, June 6 for the purple-and-gold as they topped the Newell-Fonda Mustangs 7-3 in a Twin Lakes Conference contest.

BANCROFT—North Union erupted for 14 runs in their final three at-bats in a 14-4, five-inning non-conference baseball victory over the Manson Northwest Webster Cougars on Thursday, June 5.

After the first two frames were scoreless, the Cougars put up a single run in the top of the third stanza only to see the home team answer with five runs in the bottom of the inning for a 5-1 advantage.

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