Clarksville Caps off 1A State Championship Run

Sydney Lovrien strikes out nine in win over No. 1 Wayne
Clarksville won the Class 1A Iowa high school state softball championship Friday night.
Clarksville won the Class 1A Iowa high school state softball championship Friday night. / IGHSAU/X

Sydney Lovrien dominated, striking out nine batters to lead Clarksville to a 4-1 victory over Wayne and the Class 1A Iowa high school state softball championship at Rogers Park in Fort Dodge.

The title was the second for the Indians, who also captured gold in 2021. 

Clarksville scored twice in the first and added two more runs in the second to gain control of the contest. Lovrien allowed just four hits and had two herself at the plate with a pair of RBI.

Claire Lodge had two runs scored and Paige Kampman drove in a pair.

For Wayne, Izzie Moore had five strikeouts and Ella Whitney had an RBI with a hit.

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Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in 2022 focused on the state of Iowa. Along with providing coverage of football and wrestling, Dana also spotlights cross country, swimming, basketball, track and field, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball and softball. He began writing for High School on SI in 2023.