BY MATT HEINRICHS - SPORTS EDITOR

Alta-Aurelia came out firing on all cylinders in a nonconference softball slugfest with Okoboji on Tuesday, May 31. The Warriors plated six runs in the opening frame of a 14-9 win over the Pioneers in Alta.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Spirit Lake’s softball team took an early lead and held off a West Lyon run in the middle innings to secure a nonconference home win over the Wildcats Thursday, May 26. The Indians whooped the Wildcats 10-6 in Spirit Lake after suffering an 8-1 road loss to Newell-Fonda the previous night.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Okoboji’s baseball team put on a dominant display Friday night, earning an impressive 10-run victory over Siouxland Conference rival George-Little Rock. The Pioneers scored eight runs in the opening frame and mauled the Mustangs 12-2 in Milford.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Okoboji jumped all over Siouxland Conference foe George-Little Rock Friday, as the Pioneers secured their first softball victory of the season. The Pioneers plated four runs in the first, seven in the second and one in the third to defeat the Mustangs 12-0 in Milford.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Spirit Lake’s baseball team suffered a disappointing home loss to West Lyon on Thursday, May 26. The Wildcats walloped the Indians 11-2 in Spirit Lake.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Dickinson County rivals Spirit Lake, Okoboji and Harris-Lake Park squared off in a baseball tournament dubbed the “Dickinson County Classic” on Saturday, May 28. The Indians played host and went 2-0 on the day. The Pioneers went 1-1 and the Wolves went 0-2.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Spirit Lake’s softball team was dominant at a two-day tournament held in Sioux City over the weekend. The Indians went 4-0, defeating Lawton-Bronson, Sioux City North, Sioux City East and Council Bluffs Lewis Central on Friday and Saturday, May 27-28.

SPIRIT LAKE 12, LAWTON-BRONSON 0

The Indians opened play with a 12-0 victory over Lawton-Bronson on Friday.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Harris-Lake Park’s baseball team jumped all over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn early during Friday night’s War Eagle Conference matchup.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Harris-Lake Park’s softball team suffered a lopsided road loss to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Friday, May 27. The Hawks defeated the Wolves 16-4 in Hartley.

“It was a rough night for us,” Harris-Lake Park coach Ashley Delaney said. “We had a few breakdowns and add that in with some hits for HMS and it was the perfect storm for us. We know we are capable of playing better and we will bounce back.”

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

With Wednesday’s nonconference game knotted at 1-1 in the top of the third, wet weather forced the Okoboji and Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire baseball teams to delay play for a couple of days. The two squads met back up on Friday, May 27 and the Pioneers mauled the Titans 14-2 in Milford.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Okoboji’s softball team suffered a lopsided loss to Siouxland Conference foe Central Lyon on Thursday, May 26. The Lions topped the Pioneers 10-0 in Rock Rapids.

“We struggled to get our bats going tonight,” Okoboji coach Kate Perrin said. “I thought our freshman pitcher, Kristina Kraninger, pitched a good game. We just need to continue to work on the fundamentals of the game and do the little things right.”

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Harris-Lake Park’s softball team secured its first victory of the young season, topping Sioux Central in a nonconference home contest played Thursday, May 26. The Wolves topped the Rebels 11-6 in Lake Park.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Spirit Lake’s softball team suffered its first loss of the young season during a road trip to Newell-Fonda on Wednesday, May 25. The Mustangs topped the Indians 8-1 in Fonda.

“Unfortunately we were not able to get tough enough to handle the weather conditions,” Spirit Lake coach Rachel Fisher said. “Newell-Fonda showed their toughness by battling through the very rainy weather.”

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

A scoring surge in the middle innings powered Forest City to a 12-2 home win over Spirit Lake’s baseball squad in non-conference matchup played Tuesday, May 24 in Forest City.

The teams were knotted at 1-1 through two innings before the hosts plated three in the third and seven in the fourth to pull away. Spirit Lake scored a run in the second and another in the fourth.

By Matt Heinrichs — Sports Editor

Spirit Lake’s softball team exploded for 24 runs in a dominant road win over Forest City on Tuesday, May 24. The visitors topped the hosts 24-3 in Forest City.