Jefferson High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

5-run 1st carries J-Hawks past Cougars

Jefferson plated five big runs in the home half of the first inning and downed visiting Kennedy, 7-3, in Mississippi Valley Conference baseball Monday night.

The J-Hawks (9-25, 7-16) squared up on five first inning line drives that included a three-run double by Layne Sullivan and a two-run double by Lucas Larson.

“The pitch I hit was a fastball right down the pipe,” said Sullivan. “I hit it hard and it hit a gap to clear the bases.”

Cam Frazier, Spencer Hunt, and Ky Kramer all collected two hits for the J-Hawks.

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J-Hawks fall to ranked foes at Ottumwa

OTTUMWA - Jefferson squared off against ranked foes twice Friday and was beaten twice at the Ottumwa Classic softball tournament.

Jefferson, ranked No.9 in Class 5A, was beaten by Class 4A No.3 Solon, 4-2, then lost to Class 5A No.2 Ottumwa, 10-5.

Maddie Hansen belted a two-run home run for the J-Hawks (28-10) against Solon. Kaitlyn Davidson and Brooke Stauffer had two hits apiece. Alyssa Olson took the loss.

Davidson had three hits and an RBI against Ottumwa. Erin Kuba had two RBIs. It was the J-Hawks' second loss to the Bulldogs in a week. They fell 4-2 in 13 innings last Friday at Jefferson.

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Bulldogs outlast J-Hawks in 8

Cam Wernentin's two-run single in the top of the eighth inning broke a scoreless tie and sent Bettendorf past Jefferson, 2-0, Tuesday night in ninconference baseball at the J-Hawk field.

Jefferson pitchers Dylan Wright and Clay Scott limited Bettendorf to four hits, but the J-Hawks (8-23) managed only five safeties.

Cam Frazier had two hits for Jefferson. Scott led off the bottom of the eighth with a double, but was stranded there.

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Olson tosses no-hitter as Jeff sweeps Cougars

It was a potent 1-2 punch that helped power the Jefferson girls to a doubleheader sweep Tuesday night at Kennedy.

Young pitching phenom Alyssa Olson claimed the first no-hitter of her fast-rising career and came within a walk of a perfect game in the opener.

Her slugging catcher, Maddie Hansen, slammed two doubles in one inning to knock in three runs during a nine-run outburst in the 14-0 five-inning affair.

Then, in the nightcap, Hansen unloaded a deep two-run homer to left-center as the Class 5A No.9 J-Hawks strolled, 6-2.

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J-Hawks end skid with sweep of Wahawks

WATERLOO - Spencer Van Scoyoc fired a two-hitter in the opener to snap Jefferson's seven-game losing streak and had three hits in the nightcap as the J-Hawks swept a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader from Waterloo West Monday night.

VanScoyoc, a freshman southpaw, walked two and struck out nine in a 2-1 win. The J-Hawks (8-22, 6-16) won the nightcap, 7-2.

Cam Frazier had two hits, including an RBI single in the fifth inning that gave the J-Hawks a 2-0 lead in the opener.

Layne Sullivan had two hits and an RBI in the nightcap. He also was the winning pitcher. Ben Koering picked up a save.

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No.2 Ottumwa trims J-Hawks in classic

Except for the gunny sack-sized bag of ice covering her right shoulder, Jefferson softball pitcher Alyssa Olson looked fresh as could be after throwing strikes for more three hours Friday night against the No.2 team in the state.

“Really, I’m not tired at all,” said the wispy sophomore with a wicked whip of an arm. “I tried to stay strong and dig down deep.”

For 13 innings, Olson mowed down almost everyone in the lineup from Ottumwa (23-4) that came into the game with a team batting average of .402 and an on-base percentage of .470.

The one Bulldog she couldn’t muzzle ended up beating her, 4-2, in a classic battle between state powers.

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No.9 J-Hawks sweep Iowa City High

IOWA CITY - The ninth-ranked Jefferson softball team won a pair of tight Mississippi Valley Conference battles with Iowa City High, 4-3 and 6-3, Thursday in Iowa City.

Alyssa Olson raised her record to 15-1 in the opener with an 11-strikeout performance. Kaitlin Davidson went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Amber Grimm went 2-for-3 and Maddie Koolbeck was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Brooke Stauffer (9-5) was the winning pitcher in the second game. Davidson went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Grimm also socked a home run. Maddie Hansen went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Jefferson raised its records to 25-7 overall and 17-5 in the conference.

Saints, J-Hawks hold onto rankings

The softball teams from Xavier and Jefferson held onto their spots in this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings.

Xavier (20-6) is ranked seventh in Class 4A, Jefferson (23-7) is No.9 in Class 5A.

Prairie dropped out of the Class 5A rankings and was replaced by Mississippi Valley Conference member Dubuque Hempstead at No.10.

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Wyant, Stroschein toss Lions by J-Hawks

Justin Wyant and Austin Stroschein will be leaving for college later this summer and the next step in their baseball careers, but they'd like to help the Linn-Mar Lions make a return trip to the Class 4A state tournament before they leave.

Wyant and Stroschein took steps in that direction with good pitching performances Wednesday night as Linn-Mar swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Jefferson, 13-7 and 6-3, at the Linn-Mar complex.

Wyant allowed only one run in five innings in the opener in sweltering conditions, then Stroschein went the distance and threw 100 pitches in the nightcap.

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