The Greene County Ram softball team, with players from all corners of the county, placed third in the class 3A state tournament with a win Friday afternoon over the Mustangs of East Marshall, 10-3. Ram pitcher Marissa Promes was named to the all-tournament team.
Members of the team are (front, from left) Hannah Cooklin, Kayla Mobley, Hannah Promes, Tiffany Promes, Emily Chirstensen, Laurin Lyons and Carleigh Paup; (middle, from left) Emma Saddoris, Tressa Rasmussen, Bailey Godwin, Makenzie Dennhardt, Sydney Koch, Katelynn Hagen and Emma Tilley; and (back, from left) coaches Tiffany Promes and Tom Kennedy, player Hannah Onken, and coaches Greg Ruth and Jennifer Kennedy.
It was the Rams’ first-ever appearance in the state tournament. Their only defeat in the tournament was a 4-1 loss to Clarke Community (Osceola). The Clarke Lady Indians topped Bondurant-Farrar 7-6 to win the championship.
Final placings in the 3A tournament are, from first to eighth place, Clarke Community, Bondurant-Farrar, Greene County, East Marshall, Mid-Prairie (Wellman), Cedar Point-Urbana, Spirit Lake and West Burlington Notre Dame.
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