Pella earned a 4-2 win over North Polk in the Iowa high school Class 4A softball state championship game on July 24.

Pella earned a 4-2 win over North Polk to win the Iowa high school state softball title in Class 4A on July 24.

For the first time in program history, the Pella girls softball team will be playing for a state title after the eighth-seeded Lady Dutch held on to defeat No. 5 ADM 2-1 in Wednesday’s Class 4A State ...

In one of the most unlikely and impressive runs seen in Iowa high school softball in recent history, the eighth-seeded Pella softball team completed their date with destiny by picking up their fourth ...

Win or lose, Pella softball coach Katie Banowetz knew everything would be OK. The Dutch (23-12 overall) had a daunting task ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Cinderella Pella Claims First State Softball Championship. This coming Saturday, Pella head softball coach Katie Banowetz will be the ...

Making their first state tournament appearance in 10 years, No. 8 Pella was up against it as they were matched up against No. 1 Xavier in Monday morning’s Class 4A State Quarterfinals at Rogers Park ...

“I think we are doing all the right things at the right time,” Banowetz said. “We're piecing things together. I think seeing a lot of this consistency come through the more and more games ...

Cal-Wheat (8-12) --Jenna Diercks 2-6 1-1 0-1 5, Morgan VanderHeiden 8-11 4-7 23, Hannah Garland 2-4 2-4 6, Katie Banowetz 4-14 8-12 17, Sarah Garland 2-5 0-0 4, Hannah Hamann 2-3 0-0 4, Grace ...