The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union today announced the all-state softball teams for 2012.  There were some area girls selected for the teams.  Click on the class headings to look at the entire list.

Class 1-A

First Team:

• Nicole Dobernecker of Charter Oak-Ute

Second Team:

• Rachel Smith of Exira-EHK
• Tarin Clausen of Charter Oak Ute

Third Team:

• Marissa Spoo of Coon Rapids-Bayard
• Adalina Morales of Corning
• Amber Longabaugh of Corning

Class 2-A

First Team:

• Madison Keysor of Treynor
• Kate Killinger of Treynor
• Lynsie Sievertsen of IKM-Manning
• Alex Snyder of Treynor

Second Team:

• Hailey Hellstrom of Missouri Valley

Third Team:

• Malory Christiansen of Tri-Center
• Lacy Vokt of Audubon
• Jody Hagedorn of IKM-Manning

Class 3-A

Third Team:

• MacKenzie Holmes of Atlantic

Class 4-A

First Team:

• Katlin Briley of Creston
• Molly Bryan of Glenwood

Second Team:

• Taylor Schaben of Harlan
• Allie Martinez of Lewis Central

Third Team:

• Shelby Pieper of Denison

Class 5-A

w/ Jim Field

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August 2-5, 2012 @ Clinton, Iowa

(Ashford University Field – Home of the Clinton Lumber Kings – Class “A” affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.)

Small Schools West Squad:
Pitchers: JD Nielsen – Martensdale St. Mary’s, Kendall Hazel – Sgt. Bluff-Luton, Josh Turner  – Ogden, Brennan Manfull – Ballard.    Catchers: Zeb Noel – Martensdale St. Mary’s,  Dylan Lower – Lawton Bronson.   Infield: Cole Chapin – Treynor, Austin Vaske – Bishop Garrigan, Ben Bruck – Harlan, Noah Pickard – North Polk, Tyler Spencer – ADM.   Outfield: Zach Cross – Nevada, Tyler Osborn – DM Christian, Jalen Henningsen – Alta-Aurelia,  Ryan Deuel – I-35. Utility: Gage Reis – Coon Rapids-Bayard.    Coaches: Sheldon Card (Head Coach)-Pleasantville, Mitch Krumwiede – ADM, Jon Heydon – Coon Rapids-Bayard.

Small Schools East Squad:
Pitchers: Calvin Mathews – Davis County, Josh Martsching – Davis County, Richard England – Centerville, John Bloom – East Marshall.   Catchers: Jake Stenberg – Benton Community,  DJ Fulton – Northeast.   Infield: Nate Steger – Beckman, Kyle Whitman – Maquoketa Valley, Ozzie Adams – Clear Lake, Craig Konrardy – Waterloo Columbus, James Perez – Hampton-Dumont.  Outfield: Jake Greco – North Fayette, Tanner Truesdell – Clear Lake,    Robbie Anstoetter – Beckman, Jake Adams – Mason City Newman.    Utility: Dakota Wolken – East Marshall.   Coaches:  Seth Thompson (Head Coach) – Clear Lake, Dan Stepan – Turkey Valley, Todd White – Davis County, Tony Adams (Honorary) – Mason City Newman.

Large Schools West Squad:
Pitchers: Andrew Clemen – WDM Dowling, Tyler Peyton – Dallas Center-Grimes, Will Gormally – Ft. Dodge, Luke VanderMaten – Ft. Dodge.   Catchers: Jeff Pullen – West DM Valley,  Kyle Carnahan – Marshalltown.   Infield: Alex Crowl – CB Lincoln, Cody Brenner – Johnston, Brock Daniels – SE Polk, Garrett Fort – Ankeny, Nate Kramer – Lewis Central.   Outfield: Zach Coppola – WDM Dowling, Nick Smith – Indianola, Paul Jacobson – SC Heelan, Tony Myers – SC Heelan.   Utility: Dynas Doud – Dallas Center-Grimes.   Coaches: Byron Peyton (Head Coach) Dallas Center-Grimes, Toni Danti – Dallas Center-Grimes, Andy Osborn – SC Heelan.

Large Schools East Squad:
Pitchers: Jake Stolley – Linn-Mar, Alex Steines – Dubuque Senior, Colby Sorenson – North Scott, Alex Hayden – Cedar Rapids Kennedy.   Catchers: Zach Isakson – Charles City,     Brandon Sheeder – Pleasant Valley.  Infield: Derick Vaughn – Waterloo West, Tyler Willis – Waverly-Shell Rock, Jordan Ely – Grinnell, Devon Jacobus – CR Kennedy, Connor Grant – Dubuque Senior.   Outfield: Ryan Lehmann – Western Dubuque, Tyler Morrison – West Delaware, Ryan Kemp – Keokuk, Ryan Duncan – Iowa City High.    Utility: Ryan Siems – Iowa City West.       Coaches: Mike Morrison (Head Coach) – West Delaware, Rob Wood – Pleasant Valley, Tim Felderman – Dubuque Senior.

CHICAGO (AP) – Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning Sunday that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. Starlin Castro led off the 10th with a single against Trevor Rosenthal (0-1) and Rizzo followed with his seventh homer.  James Russell (5-0) worked an inning for the win. Carlos Beltran hit his 23rd homer for St. Louis, connecting against Shawn Camp in the eighth to make it 2-all.  Cubs starter Paul Maholm allowed one run and four hits over 6 2-3 innings. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright gave up two runs in six innings.

Class 1-A State Championship: Martensdale/St. Marys 1, Mason City/Newman Catholic 0

Class 2-A State Championship: Dyersville/Beckman Catholic 3, Alleman/North Polk 1

Class 3-A State Championship: Dalls Center/Grimes 13, Decorah 0

Class 4-A State Championship: Ankeny 10, Ft. Dodge 0 (6-innings)

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jon Baldwin is determined not to let his return to training camp bring back bad memories. A locker-room fight last August with then-teammate Thomas Jones left Baldwin with a broken right hand, an injury that derailed the first-round pick’s rookie season.  Nearly a year later there are still more questions than answers as Baldwin participates in camp on the same Missouri Western State University campus. Still, Baldwin prefers to talk about the future not the past. Baldwin entered camp this week as the Chiefs’ de facto No. 1 wide receiver due to Dwayne Bowe’s holdout.  That slot asks a lot of a second-year player limited to 11 games in 2011 due to the lingering injury. Baldwin had only 21 catches for 254 yards.

Robbie Anstoetter went 4-for-4 with two RBI to lead Dyersville Beckman to its first state championship since 2000, as the Blazers defeated North Polk 3-1 in the 2A state finals at Principal Park on Saturday. Sam Pickard came around to score the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly to right from Zach Easter to give North Polk a 1-0 lead in the first. Beckman took its first lead of the game on a three-run second inning. Michael Boekenstedt drove in Ian Ross on a single up the middle, marking the first earned run surrendered by North Polk starter Jake Hadaway this season. The Blazers got their other runs on Anstoetter’s two-run triple that scored Boeckenstedt and Ty Troutman. Blazers’ starter Adam Noethe (9-0) allowed one unearned run on three hits in 3.2 innings to earn the win. Nate Steger pitched three scoreless innings in relief to collect his sixth save of the season. Hadaway (10-1) allowed all three runs on seven hits and struck out 11 to suffer the loss.

In the 1-A Championship game Saturday afternoon, Martensdale/St. Mary’s defeated Mason City/Newman Catholic, 1-0.

Scores from Friday…

Class 3-A Semi-finals:

Dallas Center-Grimes, 12, Epworth/Western Dubuque 2

Decorah 7, Sioux City Heelan 2

Class 4-A semi-finals:

Ankeny 8, West Des Moines/Valley 4

Ft. Dodge 4, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2

Today’s (Saturday) Championship Round Schedule:

Class 2-A Championship – @ Noon: Dyersville/Beckman Catholic vs. Alleman/North Polk

Class 1-A Championship – @ 2-pm: Martensdale/St. Marys vs. Mason City/Newman Catholic

Class 3-A Championship – @ 6-pm: Dallas Center-Grimes vs. Decorah

Class 4-A Championship – @ 8-p.m.: Ankeny vs. Ft. Dodge