Tuesday July 11th Local Sports

TONIGHT:
AM-1300 KGLO, kgloam.com — Class 1A baseball substate final at Roosevelt Field, Mason City — Newman vs. St. Ansgar — Pritchard’s Pre-Game 6:50, first pitch 7:00

 

AM-1490/96.7-FM KRIB, kribam.com — Class 2A softball regional final — Central Springs vs. Waterloo Columbus — Pritchard’s Pre-Game 6:50, resumption of suspended game 7:00

 

 

 

MANLY — The Central Springs 2A regional final softball game against Waterloo Columbus last night was suspended due to thunderstorms rolling through the area. The Panthers had taken advantage of five Columbus errors in the first two innings to take a 2-0 lead. The game was suspended in the bottom of the second, and when it resumes at 7 o’clock tonight, Central Springs will have the bases loaded with two outs. You can hear the conclusion of the Central Springs-Waterloo Columbus game on AM-1490/96.7-FM KRIB and kribam.com tonight starting with the Pritchard’s Pre-Game at about 6:45 with the resumption of the game scheduled for a 7 o’clock start.

 

 

 

CLARKSVILLE — 7th-ranked Clarksville beat St. Ansgar 12-2 in six innings to win the Class 1A Region 6 championship game in Clarksville last night. The Saints end their season with a 23-12 record. Clarksville improves to 28-1 and will be the sixth seed in next week’s state tournament and will face Southeast Warren next Tuesday night.

 

 

MASON CITY — Top of Iowa Conference East Division baseball rivals Newman and St. Ansgar face off tonight in the Class 1A Substate 2 championship game at Roosevelt Field in Mason City. The top-ranked Knights are 31-4 on the season, beating their three district opponents by a combined score of 27-1. St. Ansgar breezed through district play as well, beating their three opponents by a 31-0 margin. Newman has won seven straight in the series, with St. Ansgar’s last win being in June of 2019. You can hear the Newman-St. Ansgar game on AM-1300 KGLO and kgloam.com starting with the Pritchard’s Pre-Game at about 6:50 with the first pitch scheduled for 7 o’clock.

 

 

ESTHERVILLE — Forest City looks for their first state baseball appearance since 2012 as they face West Lyon in the Class 2A Substate 1 championship in Estherville tonight. Senior Kellan Moore leads the way for the Indians with a .444 batting average and 39 runs batted in. Forest City is 19-7 after beating substate top seed Estherville Lincoln Central 2-0 in the district final on Saturday. West Lyon is 23-2 after beating Unity Christian 12-2 in the district final round.

 

 

 

IOWA CITY — With Jack Campbell and Seth Benson gone some new faces will need to step up at linebacker for the Iowa defense. Senior Jay Higgins is the likely starter in the middle and says summer workouts are a good time to build depth.

One of the additions has been Virginia transfer Nick Jackson. He was a second team All-ACC standout last season.

Higgins says as a senior he has taken on more of a leadership role.

The Hawkeyes open at home on September 2nd against Utah State.

 

 

 

IOWA CITY — Iowa senior Tony Perkins wants to have a big season for the Hawkeye men’s basketball team. The native of Indianapolis was third on the team in scoring at just under 12 and-a-half points per game and becomes one of the leaders for a team that lost top scorers Kris Murray and Filip Rebraca.

Perkins shot 33 percent from three point range and has spent this summer working on perimeter shooting.

Perkins spent a week training in Las Vegas.

The Hawkeyes were 19-14 last season and lost to Auburn in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.