Ames High Softball

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Congratulations to Ellie Lynch, who was selected to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Class 5A All-District west team and All-State second team! 🌪️🥎🏆

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ALL-CONFERENCE
First Team: Ellie Lynch
Second Team: Kyra Anderson, Ireland Buss, Olivia Smalley
Honorable Mention: Ali Frandsen, Alexa Kopaska, Kaylee Mescher, Katie Riesselman, Rachel Rosacker, Josie Thielen

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2021 VARSITY AWARDS AND HONORS
(a thread)

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ACADEMIC AWARDS
Academic All-State: Rachel Rosacker
Academic All-Conference: Kyra Anderson, Ireland Buss, Ali Frandsen, Alexa Kopaska, Ellie Lynch, Katie Riessselman, Rachel Rosacker, Olivia Smalley
CIML Lamp of Knowledge (4.0 GPA): Ireland Buss, Alexa Kopaska, Rachel Rosacker

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Ames has 10 players named all-CIML Iowa in softball. Lynch makes first team, three Little Cyclones land on second team. https://t.co/NJX84uAC2b

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😎🌪️🥎

[Joe Randleman @JoeRandleman]

The Ames softball program reached 20 wins for the first time in eight years in 2021. https://t.co/ATw32ArVN0

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We'd like to send out a big THANK YOU to the amazing coverage this season by @AmesTribSports and @JoeRandleman. We really appreciate your dedication to area high school sports.

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Which was more impressive, @oliviasmalley12's monster home run or @AlexaKopaska's vertical to celebrate it?

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Congratulations to @oliviasmalley12, who crushed a #dinger in the regional semifinal game at SE Polk. 💪🌪🥎

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GREAT SEASON, LITTLE CYCLONES!

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B5: SE Polk
Bunt single. Grounder, Riesselman to Smalley. Fly to Buss. Runner steals 3B. Walk-off RBI single to left.

FINAL SCORE
Ames 1
SE Polk 11

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IGHSAU Regional Semifinal
at Southeast Polk

AMES STARTERS
P Alexa Kopaska
C Kyra Anderson
1B Olivia Smalley
2B Rachel Rosacker
3B Katie Riesselman
SS Ellie Lynch
LF Ali Frandsen
CF Ireland Buss
RF Kaylee Mescher
DP Josie Theilen

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T5: Ames
Anderson fly out to left. Theilen single to left. Kopaska strikeout. Frandsen called out of the batter's box on bunt attempt.

Ames 1
SE Polk 10