Baseball team falls in semifinals for second time in program history

By Greg Bates

Contributor

Scoring runs was never a problem during the regular season for the Akron-Westfield baseball team.

Heading into their Class 1A state semifinal on July 24, the Westerners were averaging 9.6 r uns per game. But the bats went cold against a solid pitcher as Lynnville-Sully scored a 4-0 victory at Merchants Park in Carroll.

BY DODIE HOOK

Akron Hometowner

The Akron-Westfield baseball team qualified for its second state appearance in school history by defeating Kingsley-Pierson, 13-0, in five innings July 13 in Le Mars. Following the win, Coach Gordy Johnson said the team wants to go and win but will take it one game at time.

Gaswint strikes out 13; Allard has three hits to lead A-W

BY HANK KRAUSE

Contributor

Who said baseball is a boring game?

Jodi Basart (r) of Akron hit a hole-in-one at the Akron Golf Course July 9 on hole No. 6. Jodi used her 7-iron and her witnesses were Dave Basart, Jerry Banks, and Brad Undine. She received a putter from Peoples Bank Ag/Business Banker Aaron Hartman (l) for her hole-in-one. Photo submitted

By Dodie Hook

Akron Hometowner

The Akron-Westfield auditorium was packed Sunday as the A-W state bound baseball team was given a proper send-off before heading to Carroll for the state tournament.

Members of the Akron-Westfield junior high 2024 baseball team are, front row (l-r:) Coen Rolfes, Bruce VanNoort, Eric Prado, Brice Hansen, Cass Moffatt, Kevin Schoenfelder, Sawyer Hoffman, Hunter Wendel, Trenten Morehead, Kode Nielsen. Back row: Karston Jacobson, Aaron Nixa, Aken Marieu, Cooper Iseminger, Nohlyn Lara, Breken Chytka, John Higman, Ben St. Pierre, Coach Nick Jacobs. Not pictured Coach Doug Bundy.

BY SABRINA ESCALANTE

Akron Hometowner

BY DODIE HOOK

Akron Hometowner

Akron-Westfield softball team won its opening round of postseason action at home July 9 against Trinity Christian winning 10-4 with a homerun by Lainey Schuknecht in the fifth. Next up, A-W traveled to Fonda July 12 to face Newell-Fonda falling to the Mustangs, 4-0, to end their season.

Trinity Christian

BY DODIE HOOK

Akron Hometowner

The Akron-Westfield baseball team is having a great post-season thus far. The Westerners won their first game in playoffs against Harris-Lake Park, 7-4, July 10 and then defeated Gehlen Catholic, 8-3, July 13 in the district championship, both at home. Team members received medals for being Class 1A District 1 champions.

A-W baseball is state qualifier, for the second time in school history!! Defeated Kingsley-Pierson, 13-0, July 16 to advance to the state tournament. #1 A-W will face #8 Bedford Monday, July 22 at 11 a.m. in Carroll at Merchants Park. Good Luck Westerners!

A-W softball ends regular season

The Ak ron-Westf ield softball team finished the regular season losing two non-conference games giving them an overall record of 20-6.

The girls lost to Western Christian, 4-3, July 2 and lost to Ridge View, 6-3, July 3.

The Akron-Westfield baseball team ended the regular season with four wins bringing their overall record to 24-3 and ending No. 1 in Class 1A. A-W also won the War Eagle Conference by themselves, the first time in 34 years.

Wins came July 1 against OABCIG, 3-0, July 2 against Western Christian, 4-2, July 3 against Ridge View, 13-2, and July 5 against Trinity Christian, 12-2.

Akron-Westfield softball won four games last week and had one loss to unbeaten Remsen St. Mary’s. The team’s conference record is 10-1 with an overall record of 19-4 putting them second in the conference behind RSM.

The Akron-Westfield baseball team had a great couple weeks in spite of the weather, winning three games but ending with a close, 3-2, loss to Remsen St. Mary’s. The loss to No. 4 ranked RSM came in the last inning in a non-conference game. A-W had defeated RSM earlier in the conference match-up game, 7-1. The game with Hinton June 27 was postponed.

June 16 at Larchwood, 2 p.m.

    23 at LCW, 2 p.m.

    28 at Vermillion, 7:30 p.m.

    30 at Tea, 2 p.m.

July   7 home vs. Garretson, 2 p.m.

        11 home vs. LCW, 7:30 p.m.

        14 home vs. Elk Point (DH), 2 p.m.

        17 home vs. Crofton, 7:30 p.m.

        18 home vs. Parker, 7:30 p.m.

        21 home vs. Larchwood, 2 p.m.

        23 home vs. SF Squirrels, 7 p.m.