Perhaps Travis Ralfs needs to be a better salesman. Or maybe, when he participated in the Class 4A substate seeding conference call over the weekend, nobody was listening. more

It’s right there for the taking. The stars are aligned. In the topsy-turvy world of Mississippi Athletic Conference baseball, North Scott is in the driver’s seat for the home stretch of a championship run. more

North Scott’s post-season path is starting to take shape after Iowa High School Athletic Association officials announced Class 4A substate assignments last week. more

Ordinarily, Splitsville is not where you want to live if you plan to contend for a Mississippi Athletic Conference championship, but that’s where North Scott is residing these days as the Lancers hit the midway point of the shortened baseball season. more

While six wins were easily attainable in the first week of the season, no one in North Scott’s camp was doing much complaining after the Lancers wrapped up their four-win week with a rough 6-5 loss at Dyersville Beckman Friday night. more

Sometimes, the outcome is secondary. Sometimes, you just have to sit back, look at the big picture, and see things for what they’re worth. more

The wait has been a little longer than they would have liked, but North Scott’s Boys of Summer are ready to begin putting the sting of last year’s disappointing 12-21 campaign in the rearview mirror. more

The North Scott baseball and softball diamonds finally came to life Monday afternoon as Lancer teams were able to hold their first practices of the COVID-19 abbreviated season. more

The collective sigh of relief that reverberated across Lancer Nation Wednesday morning quickly turned into shouts of joy as Governor Kim Reynolds gave the green light to “play ball” in terms of high school baseball and softball this summer. more

Preliminary schedules have been designed for shortened baseball and softball seasons, but North Scott activities director Jason Schroeder said there are a lot of decisions to be made before players could ever take the field. more

The North Scott diamonds continue to sit in solitude. more

While spring sports coaches are keeping their fingers crossed that their postponed seasons will still get under way, softball and baseball coaches learned last week that their seasons have also been delayed. more