One run ended their season a little earlier than expected.

The 2026 Dike-New Hartford baseball team had a relatively successful year, it was just cut short in the class 2A substate 6 quarterfinals.

The state tournament was within sight, but ultimately unreachable this year.

Grundy Center still had a successful softball season as the Spartans went 18-9 on the season. Their season wrapped up with a close one run defeat at the hands of Wapsie Valley.

For a little bit they seemed almost like they were unstoppable.

Then came the class 3A region four semifinal against Mount Vernon. The Mustangs scored a run in the fourth inning, and then added six more in the bottom of the fifth. That was all it took to end the season for Dike-New Hartford.

GRUNDY CENTER – Saturday night, July 11. Bottom of the tenth. The Spartans and the Trojans are hours into their battle for the district title and a place in the state qualifier.

Seniors Judd Jirovsky and Brayden Davie have held their opponents to just one run, with Jirovsky’s 16 strikeouts paving the way. Grundy is holding strong with a run of their own.

The catcher, senior Pete Lebo, is at the plate. Davie is on base.

DIKE – Dike-New Hartford softball defended their home turf against a strong Grundy Center team on Thursday, June 18.

The Wolverines got on the board early with a two-run home run in the first inning from senior Faith Gray, who also pitched against the Spartans. Dike-New Hartford scored an additional run in the third.

DIKE – The Grundy Center Spartans came to Dike-New Hartford ready to brawl on Friday, June 18, but the matchup proved easier than anyone may have thought.

It took the Spartan boys no time to start making an impact. In fact, they scored at least one run in every one of the five innings before mercy-ruling the Wolverines 11-0.

DIKE – On Monday, June 8, Dike-New Hartford baseball played at home against Columbus Catholic.

The Wolverines wasted no time, scoring four runs in the first inning, and nine in the second.

In that time, Junior Gavin Gerbracht had a game no one would easily forget.

JESUP – Dike-New Hartford softball played in the Jesup Tournament on June 12-13.

The Wolverines were one of 12 teams in the two-day tournament.

D-NH played their first round matchup on Friday against North Fayette Valley. The Wolverines scored 17 runs in the first three innings to end the game early at 17-3.

CONRAD – AWGSR took part in the Dave Lee Classic in Conrad July 13-14.

On Friday, the Cougars took on the Comets.

The AGWSR girls went scoreless through the first two innings, followed by five runs in the next two. BCLUW matched them, before the Cougars went on to score seven runs in the fifth inning, ending the game early at 12-5.

CONRAD – From June 13-14, BCLUW hosted their annual Dave Lee Classic softball tournament.

The Comets played one game on Friday against AGWSR, and two games on Saturday, facing Sumner-Fredericksburg and Grundy Center.

In game one, BCLUW fell to AGWSR 12-5, giving the Cougars their first win of the season. Although they lost, the Comets still managed to put up some impressive numbers. 

CONRAD – Grundy Center softball played in the Dave Lee Classic in Conrad on Saturday, July 14.

The Spartans played two games, the first against West Marshall, and the second against the home team BCLUW.

Game one was slow on both sides. Grundy scored their one and only run in the first inning, while West Marshall was unable to score at all, leaving the final score at 1-0.

ST. LOUIS – On Saturday, June 6, the AGWSR baseball team took on Union Community at Busch Stadium following the Cardinals/Reds game.

The scrimmage was played as a fundraiser for both schools.

While no official stats were recorded, this was a game that they are likely to never forget.

MINNEAPOLIS – The Grundy Center baseball team played against Columbus Catholic at Target Field on Wednesday, June 3.

After the Twins/White Sox game, the Spartans took the field against the Sailors in Minneapolis.

While there really are no losers in an experience like the one these two teams were given, a full game was played, and Grundy Center went on to win 6-4.

HUDSON – Grundy Center softball played in the Hudson tournament on Saturday, June 6. The Spartans played three games in one day, winning all three.

The first game played was against Janesville.

The Spartans dominated the first two innings, scoring nine in the first inning, and ten in the second.

DYERSVILLE – The Dike-New Hartford girls played Beckman Catholic in the 1A Region 8 conference tournament on Tuesday, June 2.