Cowgirls shut out two opponents in past week

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows varsity softball team was having a good week in mowing down two opponents by a combined 23-0 margin, until they traveled to Fort Dodge to face the Gaels and suffered a 13-1 three-inning loss.

On Tuesday, they downed CAL 11-0 on the Cadets home field. In the first, Maddie Disney reached on a single with Megan Askelsen advancing her to second. She would eventually steal her way home. Hannah Kapka got a base hit. Then stole her way to second. She would eventually score. In the second inning, Lexi Gatewood reached on a passed ball and then stole second. Emma Konvalinka then stepped to the plate and delivered a double to score her. Disney made it to first on an error, and would later score the same way.

The Cowgirl half of the third opened with two straight strikeouts followed by a string of more runs. Emily Kapka stroked a base hit, then stole her way to second. Chloe Johnson drew a walk, with Sydney TerHark reaching on a fielders choice. Kapka and Johnson would both score on an error, with Karlie Sellner running for TerHark and scoring on a fielders choice hit by Disney. Gatewood crossed the dish on an error. Three more scores came across in the fourth inning, led off by Hannah Kapka reaching on a base hit and stealing second. She eventually advanced on an error, and scored on a Hannah TerHark hit. Sydney would eventually score Alex Hackley (courtesy runner), with Johnson scoring her second run courtesy of Gatewood.

For the full story, see the June 30 edition of the Monitor.