KMCH SPORTS: Ed-Co Softball Claims State Berth for First Time Since 2003

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

Regional Final SOFTBALL results from last night:

Ed-Co topped North Linn 7-2

Western Dubuque defeated Clear Creek-Amana 4-3

Independence fell to Dubuque Wahlert Catholic 15-5 in 5 innings

Substate BASEBALL scores from Tuesday night:

In 3A Semifinal play, Western Dubuque came back after being down 5-0 early to win 12-5 over Independence. The Bobcats advance on to a Substate Final for the third year in a row. They’ll face Center Point-Urbana, who beat Waverly-Shell 7-1. All the coverage here from KMCH Sports On-Air and on the KMCH Sports Video Stream around 6:50 for a 7:00 first pitch from Farley Park with Sports Director Jon Swisher and Bill Logan.

Anamosa was denied a trip to state falling 5-3 to Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli in Manchester.

Cascade lost a heartbreaker as the were slid past by Wilton 4-3 in Solon.

North Linn battled 7th-ranked Wapsie Valley and outlasted the Warriors 4-2 in 10 innings