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2 days ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
PACKWOODIt was all Lady Lions (9-6) on the road as they finished off a season sweep of conference foe Pekin (5-12) in a 10-1 mercy rule victory last Thursday. Lone Tree just needed five innings to earn a win as they scored four in the first, four again in the second, one run in the fourth, and one final run in the fifth. The Panthers scored their lone run in the second.
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2 days ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
KALONA The Ravens (7-9) scored early and held off a late Pekin (5-11) rally to secure a 9-7 home conference victory and a season sweep over the Panthers on June 17. Hillcrest scored four in the first and added five in the second to take a 9-0 lead after two innings. After letting those runs through the Panthers shored up on defense by keeping the Ravens away from home for the last five innings.
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2 days ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
RIVERSIDEWith key hits and clutch pitching, the Huskies (7-6) powered out to a 11-4 home conference victory over Hillcrest (9-10) last Monday. Getting the start and the win on the mound was Highland eighth grader Jillian Stransky. Showcasing her talent for all in attendance, Stransky recorded a season high 14 strikeouts, gave up eight hits, and allowed no walks.
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2 days ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
PACKWOODEarning the season sweep on the road, the Lions (5-8) roared to a commanding 13-4 conference victory over the Pekin Panthers (5-7) last Thursday. With three runs in the second and five runs in the fourth, Lone Tree built up a 8-0 advantage. Panthers were held runless for the first four innings.
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2 days ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
RIVERSIDEA battle between the two top teams in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference featured Highland and Hillcrest duking it out for the first time this year and it was the visiting Ravens (8-6, SEISC 7-2) who handed the Huskies (8-4, 5-1) its first conference loss of the season by capturing a convincing 9-0 victory last Monday. “It was a big win for us, a good start to our week.
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1 week ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
KALONAIn the latest conference clash between Hillcrest and Lone Tree both team’s starting pitchers made home difficult to reach, but two early runs proved to be vital as the Ravens (3-2) defeated the visiting Lions (2-6), 2-0 on June 10. The Ravens scored what ended up being the game winning run in the first inning when Mason Helmuth brought in a score with an RBI single. They added an insurance run in the second after fellow senior Phoenix Anderson connected on a RBI double.
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1 week ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
DANVILLEShowing their mettle and fortitude on the road, the Lady Lions (8-6) rallied to erase an early deficit to earn a 3-2 non-conference victory over Danville (6-10) last Monday. The home Bears scored twice in the first to begin the game with a lead. Lone Tree scored once in the second and in the third to tie the score. The fifth is where the Lady Lions took the lead in what ended up being the game winning run. Connecting on her first home run of the season was Lone Tree senior Kayleigh Rundlett.
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1 week ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
DANVILLEThis time around the Lion proved to be mightier than the Bear, as Lone Tree (4-8) went on the road to score a 5-3 non-conference victory over Danville (0-11) last Monday. The Lions scored a single run in the first to take the lead and then added three more to their lead in the second. Danville responded with one run in the bottom of the inning. Lone Tree scored its final run in the third.
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1 week ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
RIVERSIDEA late rally by Wapello threatened to steal a win from the hosting Huskies but Highland’s defense did not waver and proved stout enough to keep the Arrows at bay. On a night where Highland head coach Carrie Wieland was honored for her 20th season as head coach, the Huskies (5-4) celebrated with a 3-2 conference win over Wapello (6-6) last Friday. Through five innings, Highland built up a 3-1 lead.
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1 week ago | 
thenews-ia.com | Giovanni Coronel
BELLE PLAINE It took five innings for Hillcrest to take care of business on the road as the Ravens (4-7) poured on the points to secure a 15-5 mercy rule victory over Belle Plaine (0-14) last Thursday. With the score tied four all through three innings, Hillcrest took control with six runs in the fourth. The offensive momentum carried over as the Ravens scored five more in the fifth.
