First Team

Pitcher Braden Turpin Fremont Mills

Catcher Jacob Martin Stanton

Utility Nolan Grebin Stanton

IF Josh Martin Stanton

IF Kyler Owen Fremont Mills

IF Lincoln Palmer East Mills

IF Tyler Johnson Fremont Mills

OF Mason Crouse East Mills

OF Zach Thornburg East Mills

OF Brady Owen Fremont Mills

Second Team

Pitcher Gavin Ford Stanton

Catcher Kaden Buick Essex

Utility Seth Ettleman Sidney

IF Brody Holmes Stanton

IF Bode Wyman Griswold

IF Gabe Johnson Sidney

IF Zane Johnson Griswold

OF Ike Lemonds Fremont Mills

OF Payton Embree East Mills

OF Dylan Reynolds Stanton

Honorable Mention

Michael Hensley Sidney

J.T. Mahaney Fremont Mills

Tony Racine Essex

Kywin Tibben Stanton

Landon Baker Fremont Mills

Sylas Allen East Mills

First Team–Softball

Pitcher Karly Millikan* Griswold JR

Catcher McKenna Wiechman* Griswold SR

Pitcher/Catcher Tori Burns* Essex JR

Utility Fallon Sheldon Sidney JR

IF Makenna Askeland* Griswold SR
IF Ella Thornton FM FR
IF Brook Burns Essex JR
IF Miah Urban EM SR

OF Macy Mitchell* FM JR
OF Whitney Pennock Griswold JR
OF Brianna Johnson Essex SR

*Elite Team

Second Team–Softball

Pitcher Saige Mitchell FM FR

Bree Mitchell Stanton SO

Catcher Lindze Smith FM FR

Utility Amanda Morgan FM JR

IF Lily Crom FM JR
IF Marissa Askland Griswold SO
IF Nadia Gray EM SR
IF Dakota Reynolds Griswold JR

IF Kiley Barrett EM JR

OF Lana Alley FM FR
OF Addison Adams Griswold SO
OF Jenna Thornburg EM JR

Honorable Mention

Gabi Jacobs Sidney FR

Abby Gohlinghorst Griswold SO

Cindy Swain Essex JR

Brooke Jones EM FR

Jenna Stephens Stanton SR

IHSAA Baseball Playoffs
Area Substate Finals
07/11/2023

CLASS 1A

Substate 6 @ Bondurant-Farrar: Lynnville-Sully vs. Lenox 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ Ridge View: Woodbury Central vs. Remsen St. Mary’s 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ Sioux City East: West Harrison vs. Gehlen Catholic 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 2A

Substate 6 @ Ankeny: Pella Christian vs. Van Meter 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ Pella: West Marshall vs. Williamsburg 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ Denison: Underwood vs. Clarinda 5:30 p.m. (Time Change)

IGHSAU Softball Playoffs
Regional Finals
07/11/2023 All games at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 3A

Region 1: West Lyon @ Estherville-Lincoln Central
Region 2: Albia @ Chariton
Region 3: Greene County @ Saydel
Region 4: Atlantic @ Davis County- ON KJAN
Region 5: Grinnell @ Williamsburg
Region 6: Mount Vernon @ Benton
Region 7: Solon @ Wahlert Catholic
Region 8: West Burlington @ Assumption

CLASS 4A

Region 1: Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley @ Fort Dodge
Region 2: ADM @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Region 3: Winterset @ Indianola
Region 4: Ballard @ Carlisle
Region 5: Gilbert @ North Polk
Region 6: Burlington @ Norwalk
Region 7: North Scott @ Xavier
Region 8: Maquoketa @ Western Dubuque

CLASS 5A

Region 1: Waukee @ Ankeny
Region 2: Des Moines Lincoln @ Waukee Northwest
Region 3: Johnston @ WDM Valley
Region 4: Ames @ Ankeny Centennial
Region 5: Ottumwa @ Southeast Polk
Region 6: Linn-Mar @ Pleasant Valley
Region 7: Iowa City Libert @ Muscatine
Region 8: Dubuque Hempstead @ Bettendorf

Corydon — The Grisowld softball team lost a close one Monday night against the Wayne Lady Falcons 5-4.  For those in attendance Monday night, the 1A Region 4 Championship had all the softball drama you could want.  Homeruns, strikeouts, dives in the outfield, and late game rallies.

The bottom of the first inning had our first indicator of excitement. Izzie Moore stepped into the batter’s box and hit a two-run homerun. The ball launching over 215 feet and the Wayne fans erupted.  They were the first to score and led 2-0. The next hit for Wayne was a solo homerun deep in left field from Ava Whitney. The Falcons had all the momentum heading into the 5th and leading 3-0. Dakota Reynolds started off the fifth with a double and life came back into the Griswold dugout. Reynolds would then score when a mistimed throw to first rolled off the dugout wall.

The Tigers had life as the score was now 3-1. Wayne responded with a 2 RBI single from Allie Fortune in the fifth and things seemed to be over as the score was now 5-1.

Karly Millikan struggled in the circle Monday night. She had 5 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts.

In the 6th inning things got interesting for Griswold.  They had two straight base hits, then an error to bring a run in.  The score was 5-2. Karly Millikan then hit a 2 RBI single to make it 5-4 but was thrown out while running towards second.

When the top of the 7th inning came Griswold was ready for the comeback and so was Izzie Moore.  She retired the side and ended a solid night with a strikeout.  Moore threw 7 innings, had no walks, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, and 6 strikeouts.  The Lady Falcons won 5-4 and would advance to the state tournament.

It was a bitter ending for Head Coach Jody Rossell, but she kept her head high from the heart her teams showed.

Griswold ends their season with a record of (26-4).  The Wayne Lady Falcons continue on to the state tournament with a record of (21-8).

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa redshirt senior Jared Simpson was selected by the Washington Nationals on Monday in the 8th Round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft. Simpson was the 225th pick overall.

Simpson is the 28th player drafted under head coach Rick Heller.

The Clinton, Iowa, native had a 4-3 record in 22 appearances in 2023. He tallied 64 strikeouts in 42.2 innings. Simpson had a 6.54 ERA with a .253 batting average against. Simpson made one start and had one save.

A transfer from Missouri and Iowa Western CC, Simpson made 41 career appearances and had a 4-4 record. Simpson tallied 93 strikeouts to 45 walks.

The Hawkeyes finished the 2023 season with a 44-16 overall record with the 44 wins tied for most in program history. Iowa finished third in the Big Ten regular season standings, advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game and the team won two games at the Terre Haute Regional in Iowa’s first NCAA Regional appearance since 2017.

IHSAA Baseball Playoffs
Substate Semifinals
07/10/2023

CLASS 3A

Substate 8
Lewis Central 9, Glenwood 3
Harlan 8, Storm Lake 4

CLASS 4A

Substate 3

Valley 3, CB Abraham Lincoln 2

IGHSAU Softball Playoffs
Regional Finals
07/10/2023

CLASS 1A

Class 1A Region 1: Remsen St. Mary’s 10, Logan-Magnolia 0
Class 1A Region 2: St. Edmond 11, Newell-Fonda 1
Class 1A Region 3: Southeast Warren 3, Exira-EHK 0 – AUDIO ON KJANTV
Class 1A Region 4: Wayne 5, Griswold 4 ON KJAN
Class 1A Region 5: Martensdale-St. Marys 4, Collins-Maxwell 0
Class 1A Region 6: Saint Ansgar @ Clarksville 12, Saint Ansgar 2
Class 1A Region 7:  North Linn 17, Calamus-Wheatland 7
Class 1A Region 8: Sigourney 2, Twin Cedars 1

CLASS 2A 

Class 2A Region 1: West Monona 7, North Union 6
Class 2A Region 2: Missouri Valley 8, Sioux Central 4
Class 2A Region 3: Van Meter 10, Pocahontas Area 0
Class 2A Region 4: I-35 2, South Hardin 1
Class 2A Region 5: Columbus Catholic @ Central Springs PPD to Tuesday 7:00 p.m.
Class 2A Region 6: Lisbon 11, South Winneshiek 1
Class 2A Region 7: Regina Catholic 6, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 1
Class 2A Region 8: Northeast 5, Wilton 1

For the second straight season the Southeast Warren Warhawks defeated the Exira-EHK Spartans 3-0 in the Class 1A Region 3 Final to advance to the state tournament. The Warhawks will head to state for the third straight season and try to improve on their runner-up finish a year ago.

The Warhawks did their damage against the Spartans in the first two innings. Breanna Nolte had a bloop hit land fair on the right field line in the first and took off to try to make it a triple. An errant throw to third let the ball hit the Southeast Warren dugout and Nolte came home for an inside the park homer to score the opening run. The next inning Lexi Clendenen got a base hit and two batters later Lola Shriver hit her first homer of the season, a two-run shot over left-center to put the Warhawks up 3-0. The pitchers dominated most of the rest of the way and the score never changed.

Olivia Ruble was terrific in the circle for the Warhawks, allowing just one hit and notching 8 strikeouts. She improved her mark to 12-5 on the season. Southeast Warren improved to 25-6 on the season and will head to the first round of state on Tuesday night in Fort Dodge.

Exira-EHK head coach Andrea Schwery said the poor start doomed the Spartans.

Coach Schwery thought the young eighth grader Riley Miller did nice job in the circle bouncing back from the homer in the 2nd.

The Spartans say goodbye to two seniors that meant a lot to Spartan athletics, Quinn Grubbs and Shea Burmeister.

Coach Schwery was proud of what they accomplished this season.

The Spartans fell in the Regional Final for the fourth straight season and end the year at 22-5.

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 is 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 second against Utah State.