The Ottumwa Courier

Bulldogs end regular-season play with eight straight wins
Huston Field went dark on Thursday evening.
The reason? Fireworks.
Battle-tested Comets down Moulton-Udell
Playing anybody, anywhere can take its toll on a team. However if handled right, it can give a team a big edge.
AREA REGIONAL SOFTBALL ACTION: Lady Dees shut out Van Buren
Liz Anderson had a triple and two RBI and Kylee Coughlin scattered six hits over six shutout innings as the Albia softball team opened Class 2A regional play with a 10-0 win over Van Buren on Thursday.
Area Regional Softball Results
AREA BASEBALL ACTION: Flahive’s bat propels Albia
The Albia baseball team was busy Thursday.
Bulldogs win fifth straight game
No baseball games are ever won on paper. There are also obviously no victories accomplished on a team’s previous best outing.
Two Wins: Bulldogs take two, third game washed away
It took roughly 552 hours — or 23 days — but the Ottumwa softball team finally completed a 16-inning marathon win over Des Moines Roosevelt on Wednesday.
Wednesday’s Area Regional Softball Results
AREA BASEBALL ACTION: Defense lifts Big Reds
Big plays on defense saved the Centerville baseball team in South Central Conference action Wednesday against Eddyville-Blakesburg.
AREA SOFTBALL ACTION: Redettes finish second in SCC
The Centerville softball team locked up second place in the South Central Conference with wins over Clarke and Eddyville-Blakesburg Monday and Tuesday.
Ryder fans 15 batters as Ottumwa wins again
The only thing better than the weather Tuesday at Legion Memorial Field was the brilliance of Ben Ryder.
Lady Dees clinch SCC crown
Depth and lots of talent led the Albia Lady Dees to their second straight outright South Central Conference Championship on Tuesday. Albia clinched the outright title with a 10-4 victory over Clarke.
AREA BASEBALL ACTION: Mustangs take two from E-B
The Davis County baseball team received solid pitching performances from Colton Hopwood and Justin Garman as the Mustangs took a pair of South Central Conference games from Eddyville-Blakesburg on Monday.
AREA SOFTBALL ACTION: Moulton-Udell explodes for two wins
The Moulton-Udell softball team is swinging a hot bat at the perfect time. The Eagles scored 30 runs and racked up 28 hits in their two wins on Monday night. M-U beat Diagonal 13-1 in its first game and topped Seymour 17-2 in the nightcap.
Blue Demons split with Big Reds, SCC race still unsettled
The outfield grass was not the place to be if you were a Centerville Big Red baseball player Monday night in Albia.
Staloch is perfect in Ottumwa sweep
Some days you get lucky and some days you’re just darn good.
Monday, Missy Staloch was perfect.
Bulldogs bomb Des Moines North
The Ottumwa Bulldogs are really hitting the ball.
The Bulldogs blasted out 28 hits in nine innings of play Monday and outscored Des Moines North 32-2 in a CIML Metro sweep of the Polar Bears. The Bulldogs won the first game 16-0 in four innings and took a 16-2 five-inning win in the nightcap.
Van Buren blasts past Comets
The rematch between two teams at or near the top of the Southeast Iowa SuperConference South Division didn’t turn into the game that everyone expected Monday.
AREA SOFTBALL ACTION: Albia clinches share of SCC crown
The fifth-ranked Albia softball team took a pair of wins over Davis County on Monday to lock up a share of its second straight South Central Conference title.
Bulldogs outlast Keokuk to close classic
Courtney Wagner had been here before.
The scene might have been changed, but the situation and the sun setting remained the same.
34th Ottumwa Softball Classic Scores, Saturday
Ottumwa Softball Classic Boxes, Day Two
AREA BASEBALL ACTION: Trojans sweep Keokuk
The Fairfield baseball squad swept Keokuk on Friday by scores of 7-1 and 5-4.
AREA SOFTBALL ACTION: Eddyville-Blakesburg splits at Grinnell Tournament
The Eddyville-Blakesburg softball team split a pair of games at the Grinnell Tournament on Saturday. The Rockets fell to Grinnell 12-11 and beat South Tama 8-7.

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