Sometimes, you just have to shake your head in wonderment, and that just might be the case after the Iowa Girls Coaches Association announced the Class 4A all-state softball teams at the end of the season.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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8/9/22
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At the end of a softball season, only 10 teams get to finish with victories. Five get to claim coveted state championships, and the other handful walk off with third-place hardware.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/26/22
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There was no way North Scott was going to let a 9-3 semifinal loss ruin its season. There was just too much at stake, and a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament was something to be proud of.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/26/22
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Sometimes, all you can do is tip your hat to the other team. Other times, you just have to realize it wasn’t your day.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/26/22
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Being the No. 7 seed? No big deal. A 1-0 deficit to the No. 2 team in the state? No problem. Game on the line, seventh inning? Done deal.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/26/22
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Seventh-seeded North Scott pulled the upset of the Class 4A state tournament Monday night with a thrilling 2-1 win over No. 2 ADM. The victory propelled the Lancers into Wednesday's 1:30 p.m. semifinal with No. 3 Dallas Center-Grimes.
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7/19/22
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They lift weights together. They eat breakfast and lunch together, and they have fun together.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/19/22
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The postseason honors have begun to roll in for North Scott’s state-tournament softball team.
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7/19/22
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The 26-10 regular season record was impressive, but meaningless. For all intents and purposes, consider the 36-game grind nothing more than a glorified practice regime, and all for the sake of postseason success.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/12/22
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Entering the final week of the regular season, North Scott’s softball team still had high hopes for a top-three finish in the final Mississippi Athletic Conference standings, and the Lancers ended up oh-so-close.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/12/22
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It’s crunch time, and there’s no way to sugarcoat the importance of the week.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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7/5/22
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It was a mixed-bag week for North Scott’s softball team, but by the time rain washed out Saturday’s action at the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Invitational, all still seemed well within Lancer World.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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6/28/22
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