MONDAY RESULTS- July 1
(high school softball)
Gehlen Catholic (16-9/7-3) 5 (#12-2A)West Sioux 3
LE MARS — Gehlen Catholic and No 12 (2A) West Sioux just squeezed a complete game into a stormy Monday night at the Riverview Complex with the Lady Jays holding off the Falcons 5-3 in War Eagle Conference softball. Josie Kolbeck hit her first career home run to help Gehlen build a 5-0 lead before West Sioux rallied for three sixth innings runs, keyed by a home run by Erika McKenney. Alyssa Kolbeck led a nine-hit attack with three hits and drove in a run while Josie Kolbeck had two hits and two RBI’s. Rylee Schnepf struck out ten batters for Gehlen while allowing three hits.. The loss drops West Sioux to 21-and-7 for the season and 9-and-2 in league play. Gehlen improves their regular season record to 16-and-9 and 7-and-3 in the War Eagle Conference.
Council Bluffs A-L at Le Mars – cancelled
(high school baseball)
West Sioux 17, Gehlen Catholic 3, 3 1/2 innings, suspended
Council Bluffs A-L at Le Mars – postponed
(#10-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s 4, (#9-2A)Hinton 3
HINTON — Remsen St. Mary’s won the showdown for the War Eagle Conference baseball title Monday night, with a 4-3 victory over the Hinton Blackhawks in Hinton. Blaine Harpenau threw a complete-game four-hitter for the Hawks with 14 strikeouts and no walks. Eighth grader, Jaxson Bunkers pushed a squeeze bunt by a hard-charging first baseman to plate a pair of runs for the key play of the night as St. Mary’s scored all four runs in the third inning. Aiden Brock had three hits for Hinton and also worked the first six innings on the mound, taking the loss. Braiden Vonk pitched the seventh for the Blackhawks. Remsen St. Mary’s improves to 18-and-6 for the season and closed out W-E-C play at 10-and-0. Hinton falls to 22-and-2 for the season and 8-and-1 in the W-E-C with a game against West Sioux to go yet in the conference.
TUESDAY RESULTS – July 2
(high school softball)
Le Mars (16-12) 7, Hinton 1
LE MARS — Senior Brook Berkenpas four-hit the Hinton Blackhawks Tuesday night to pitch Le Mars to a 7-1 non-conference softball victory at the Bulldog Complex. The Lady Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead into the fourth inning when Le Mars erupted for four runs on a pair of Hinton errors and RBI’s by Annie Ellis and Libby Leraas. Leraas also had a RBI hit in the first inning when the Lady Bulldogs scored twice. Kady Leusink had a double and two singles for Le Mars and drove in a run while Payton Marienau added a pair of singles. Aspen Coffee drove in Hinton’s lone run in the fifth. Le Mars has now won four straight and eight of their last eleven to improve to 16-and-12 while the Blackhawks slide to 11-and-13.
(high school baseball)
Le Mars (9-12/7-5) 8, Spirit Lake 1
SPIRIT LAKE — Le Mars put together a solid 12-hit attack Tuesday night to back a complete-game, three-hit pitching performance by Braiden Hurd as the Bulldogs turned back Spirit Lake 8-1 in a Lakes Conference baseball match-up at Spirit Lake. The game was a makeup from June 17th. Hurd gave up an unearned run in the second inning before Le Mars took the lead with two runs in the fourth, added another in the fifth and then broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning. Alex Irwin had three hits to lead the Bulldogs offensively and Jakob Bixenman added two singles. Mason Parrott belted his fourth home run of the season. Everybody in the Bulldogs line-up had at least one hit. Le Mars improves to 9-and-12 for the season and they close out their Lake Conference season at 7-and-5.
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – July 3
(high school softball)
Le Mars (17-12) 14, Sioux Center 9
SIOUX CENTER — Le Mars picked up their fifth win in a row Wednesday night, holding off Sioux Center 14-9 in softball action at Sioux Center. The victory improves the Lady Bulldogs record to 17-and-12 for the year. Le Mars unleashed a 16-hit attack, led by Mo Marienau with a 4 for 4 game with three RBI’s and Emily Carlson’s three-hit game that featured four RBI’s. A six-run fifth inning and a four-run sixth put Le Mars in front 14-3 before the Warriors scored six runs in their final two at-bats to make it interesting.
(high school baseball)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 8, Le Mars (9-13) 3
LE MARS — Cody Salker threw a six-hitter and struck out 12 to pitch Sergeant Bluff-Luton to an 8-3 victory over the Le Mars Bulldogs Wednesday night at the Bulldog Complex. Daniel Wright drove in three runs for the Warriors, who improve to 20-and-12 for the season. Alex Irwin had a pair of doubles for Le Mars and drove in a run. The Bulldogs’ record slips to 9-and-13.
Gehlen Catholic (5-14) 12, Emmetsburg 6
GRANVILLE — Zach Kraft threw six solid innings on the mound and belted a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, as Gehlen Catholic beat Emmetsburg 12-6 Wednesday night in baseball action at Vosburg Field in Granville. Dylan Lehmann went 2 for 4 for the Jays and closed out the game on the mound. The Jays improve to 5-and-14.
THURSDAY RESULTS – July 4 (Independence Day)
nothing scheduled locally
FRIDAY RESULTS – July 5
(high school softball)
Le Mars (18-12) 2, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0
LE MARS — Le Mars’ Brook Berkenpas and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s Lizzy Blum hooked up in a terrific pitchers duel Friday night at the Bulldog Complex with Le Mars edging the Nighthawks 2-0 in high school softball. Berkenpas tossed a two-hitter with five strikeouts while Blum checked the Lady Bulldogs to three hits but walked six. Le Mars scored both runs in the first inning on a pair of wild pitches. Kady Leusink, Libby Leraas and Emily Carlson each a hit for Le Mars. The Lady Bulldogs have won a season-best six straight to improve to 18-and-12.
Gehlen Catholic (17-9/8-3) 16, Trinity Christian 4, three innings
LE MARS — The Gehlen Catholic girls closed out their 2019 regular season with a 16-4, three inning victory over Trinity Christian Friday night in War Eagle Conference softball at the Riverview Complex. The game made up a May 31st postponement. The Lady Jays scored 12 runs in the second inning to turn the game into a rout early. Addison Weber, Alyssa Kolbeck and Sydney Livermore drove in three runs each. Anna Britt and Alyssa Kolbeck had three hits each to pace a 16-hit attack. Rylee Schnepf fired a two-hitter with six strikeouts and five walks. Emily Kellen got the final out. Gehlen finishes War Eagle Conference play with an 8-and-3 record and will take a 17-and-9 mark into their Regional opener Monday night against Whiting in Remsen. You can hear the game on KLEM starting at 5:20.
(high school baseball)
Trinity Christian 4, Gehlen Catholic (5-15/2-7) 2
LE MARS — Trinity Christian topped Gehlen Catholic 4-2 Friday night to complete War Eagle Conference baseball play for 2019. The game was a make-up from a May 31st postponement and was also a preview of the tournament opening pairing between the Jays and Tigers on July 13th at Akron. Ethan Peters pitched effectively for 4 2/3 innings for Gehlen before the Tigers figured him out on the third trip through the batting order. Six different Jays had at least one hit each but the timely run-producing hits just didn’t come when Gehlen needed them. The Jays finish War Eagle Conference play with a 2-and-7 record and drop to 5-and-15 for the summer with one regular season game to play.
(little league tournaments)
11-Year Old Tournament at John Britton Complex in Le Mars
Le Mars All-Stars 10, Northwest 4
12-Year Old Tournament at Pulaski Park in Sioux City
Headid 12, Le Mars All-Stars 2
SATURDAY RESULTS – July 6
(high school baseball)
Le Mars (10-13) 5, Lewis Central 3
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Le Mars broke a 3-3 tie with two seventh inning runs and the Bulldogs nipped the Lewis Central Titans 5-3 Saturday evening in high school baseball action at Council Bluffs. Junior Josh Pratt scattered eight hits while striking out nine to fire a complete game. Ethan Kuiken drove in three runs on a pair of hits and Anthony Lamoreux led a nine-hit attack with three hits for the Bulldogs. The victory improves the Le Mars record to 10-and-13 with a little over a week to play in the regular season.
(little league tournaments)
10-Year Old Tournament at Pulaski Park in Sioux City
Morningside 4, Le Mars All-Stars (0-1) 3
11-Year Old Tournament at John Britton Complex in Le Mars
Le Mars All-Stars (2-0) 12, Headid 3
12-Year Old Tournament at Pulaski Park in Sioux City
Le Mars All-Stars (1-1) 4, Westside 3
SUNDAY RESULTS – July 7
(little league tournaments)
10-Year Old Tournament at Pulaski Park in Sioux City
Le Mars All-Stars (1-1) 12, Westside 2
12-Year Old Tournament at Pulaski Park in Sioux City
Le Mars All-Stars (2-1) 9, Northwest 0
