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CRESCO - The Class 3A No. 11 Crestwood softball team survived a late rally to edge New Hampton, 2-1, in the Region 5 semifinals on Friday, July 6. The Cadets (24-9) will advance to the Region 5 Final against No. 3 Waterloo Columbus (37-2) at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 9, at Waterloo Columbus High...
CRESCO - Excellent pitching, hitting and defense by the Crestwood softball team helped the Cadets sweep Oelwein on June 25 at home, 5-0 and 9-2.
Facing off against Waverly-SR during a home doubleheader on June 26, the Cadets notched two well-earned wins, 4-3, in eight innings in game one; and 4-2...
CRESCO - It took some time, but the Crestwood baseball team got the job done.
In game one of a doubleheader against Charles City on June 26, Hunter Bye crushed a game-winning walk-off single to score Frank Hrdlicka with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth to lift Crestwood to a 4-3...
OELWEIN - Oelwein rallied for three runs in the fifth inning to edge the Turkey Valley baseball team, 9-7, on June 19 in Oelwein.
Playing at the Dike-New Hartford Tournament on June 23, the Trojans lost to Dike-New Hartford, 3-5, in game one; and they fell to Don Bosco, 3-15, in game two.
Oelwein...
POSTVILLE - Playing a road doubleheader against Postville on June 20, the Turkey Valley girls racked up 45 runs in two games as the Trojans hammered the Pirates, 24-4, in game one; and crushed Postville, 21-0, in game two.
Facing off against a stout Crestwood team on the road on June 21, the...
CRESCO - A late rally by the Crestwood baseball team fell short as New Hampton held on to beat the Cadets, 8-3, on June 18 in New Hampton.
Playing a strong Waverly-Shell Rock squad at home on June 21, the Cadets took an early 5-2 lead before the Go-Hawks rallied in the late innings to win, 10-6...
CRESCO - The Crestwood softball team had a good week on the diamond as it posted three wins to improve to 16-9 overall.
On June 18, the Cadets tallied three insurance runs in the sixth and held on to beat New Hampton, 7-3.
Playing South Winn on June 19, Crestwood racked up a 6-0 win. Facing...
DES MOINES - Ellie Friesen, a 2018 Crestwood High School graduate, was named the Des Moines Register Female Athlete of the Year during an awards ceremony held in Des Moines on June 23.
One of the speakers at the event was Venus Williams, the No. 9 ranked women’s tennis player in the world, and...
JACKSON JUNCTION - The Turkey Valley baseball team turned in two solid performances against MFL-Mar-Mac on June 11 at home as the Trojans swept the Bulldogs, 10-0 (five innings) and 8-0.
Playing a twinbill at home against South Winn on June 12, the Trojans stumbled as they lost both games, 1-8...
JACKSON JUNCTION - Playing at the Central City Tournament on June 9, the Turkey Valley softball team split two contests. The Trojans beat Iowa Valley, 12-4; and lost to Central City, 1-13, in five innings.
The Trojans gave MFL-Mar-Mac a good battle at home on June 11 before losing both games, 8-...
