I-S Softball outpaces Laona/Wabeno 13-3

By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Laona/Wabeno, 13-3, at home in a non-conference game on Friday, April 24.  The game was stopped in the sixth inning due to the 10-run rule. The win improves the Thunderbirds’ overall record to 5-2. The T-Birds had a 4-3 lead after three innings but broke […]

Gruba’s five RBIs, nine-run third carry Thunderbirds past Wolves 14-2

MANAWA — Ben Gruba drove in five runs on three hits to lead the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds to a 14-2 victory over the Manawa Wolves on Saturday, April 25. The Thunderbirds broke the game open with nine runs in the third inning and added five more in the fourth. Gruba tripled in the third, scoring three […]

Falcons rally late to defeat Thunderbirds 5-3

AMHERST, Wis. — Amherst Varsity Falcons used a three-run sixth inning to pull away and defeat the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds 5-3 on Tuesday at Amherst High School. The Falcons broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth, capitalizing on timely hitting to secure the win. Michael Glodowski delivered the decisive blow with a single […]

Lady T-Birds comeback rally defeats Wolves 9-8

By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team rallied from behind to beat Manawa, 9-8, in a CWC-East game on Tuesday, April 21, at home. Trailing 6-0 in the fourth inning, the T-Birds scored three runs in the fourth inning and six more runs in the fifth inning, and then held onto the 9-8 […]

I-S Softball drops second CWC-East game to Bonduel

By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost to Bonduel, 12-5, in a CWC-East game on Monday, April 20, at home. The loss dropped the Thunderbirds to 1-2 in conference and 3-2 overall. The T-Birds jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, but Bonduel responded with three runs of […]

Hartlaben throws complete-game shutout as Bears blank Thunderbirds 5-0

Beckett Hartlaben pitched seven innings of shutout ball and went 3-for-3 at the plate, leading the Bonduel Varsity Bears to a 5-0 victory over the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds at Taylor Field on Monday, April 20. The Bears scored five runs and collected 13 hits while playing error-free defense. Hartlaben allowed five hits, struck out eight, and […]

Chargers’ six-run first inning enough to topple Thunderbirds 11-3

WITTENBERG — The Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers erupted for six runs in the bottom of the first inning and never trailed, cruising to an 11-3 victory over the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds on Thursday at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School. The Chargers sent 10 batters to the plate in the opening frame. Meverden doubled to score two runs. Desrochers followed with […]

Lady T-Birds suffer first season loss

WITTENBERG – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost its first game of the season at Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 11-1, on Thursday, April 16. The loss dropped the Thunderbirds to 1-1 in the CWC-East and to 3-1 overall. The win improved the Chargers’ conference record to 4-0 and their overall record to 9-0.  The game was stopped in the sixth inning […]

Warhawks tie Thunderbirds 2-2 with sixth-inning double

Carter Birdyshaw scored on a steal of home in the first inning to give the Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks an early lead, but the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds answered with single runs in the third and fourth before the Warhawks tied the game on a two-out double in the sixth for a 2-2 deadlock at Taylor Field in Iola. […]

I-S Softball beats Weyauwega-Fremont in conference opener

By Tom Anderson, Head Coach IOLA – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Weyauwega-Fremont 16-0 in a CWC-East game on Monday, April 13. The game stopped in the third inning due to the 15-run rule. The Thunderbirds have a 1-0 conference record and a 3-0 record overall. The T-Birds had 15 hits. Brylee Jueds, Maya Munoz, Ava Printz, and […]