FORT DODGE — Back-to-back state championships, and back-to-back game-winning hits off Ava Hohenadel’s bat. Van Meter – the No. 1 seed in Class 2A – finished the Iowa high school softball state ...

FORT DODGE — Van Meter didn’t bring its usual heat to the quarterfinal round of the Iowa high school softball tournament, but the Bulldogs didn’t necessarily need to. In 85-degree heat – with a ...