1999 IGCA ALL-STAR GAMES
MONDAY, AUGUST 9--URBANDALE

URBANDALE--Home runs by K.J. Johnson of Cedar Rapids Jefferson and national record holder Erica Martinez of Fort Madison provided all the runs as the 3A all stars swept a pair of games at the 15th annual Iowa Girls' Coaches Association all-star softball series.

Johnson hit a two-run shot in the 3rd inning in the class 3A 2-0 win over class 2A and Martinez hit a single shot in the second inning of 3A's 1-0 win over 1A in the night's final contest.

Earlier in the evening, the class 1A stars pounded out nine hits in a 5-1 win over class 2A. Woodward-Granger's Jen Bice, the national strikeout record holder played third base through most of the contest and was three of four at the plate. Colfax-Mingo's Libby Hysell picked up the win for the small schools who scored three runs in the first inning on hits by Angie Hulse, Kim Sturm, Bice and Brenna Larson.

Martinez and Amy Kulisky of Runnells Southeast Polk combined for two hit shutout in the 3A win over class 2A. Each allowed one hit. Ankeny's Erica Junod reached on a hit in the second and scored when Johnson's homer hit the top of the fence and left-center field and bounced over. Martinez picked up the win and had seven strikeouts.

Fairfield's Natalie Adamson was perfect through five innings in 3A's 1-0 win over class 1A. Kulisky was again the reliever, giving up a pair of singles. Martinez, who holds the state single season (24) and career (47) home run totals hit a shot cleanly over the left center field off loser Jodi Christensen of North Polk.

A select team of 12 girls from the three classes will travel to Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Tuesday for the Tri-State softball challenge. The top senior players from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin will meet in a round-robin series.

The Iowa Girls' Coaches Association inducted Dale Schreurs of Des Moines into their umpires hall of fame. Henry Christowski, now at Simpson College, who coached at Norwalk, Indianola and West Des Moines Dowling and Don Menke of Estherville-Lincoln Central were named to the coaches' hall of fame. Mike Ramsey of Woodward-Granger was honored as assistant coach of the year. Will post the Tri-State Challenge results after the coaches return from Wisconsin.

	
GAME 1
	
	Class 1A.............300 100 1 - 5 9 2
	Class 2A.............000 010 0 - 1 6 3
	     Libby Hysell, Colfax-Mingo, Jen Bice, Woodward-Granger (5)
and Brenna Larsen, Underwood, Jessica Wageman, Mason City Newman (5).
Krista Unger, Missouri Valley, Molly Cope, Carlisle (4), Alison Pirkl, 
Grinnell (6) and Jodie Scheetz, Clear Creek-Amana, Sara Cuva, 
Shenandoah (4), Katie Ruby, Humboldt (6).  WP-Hysell; LP-Unger.
	
GAME 2
	
	Class 3A............002 000 0 - 2 3 0
	Class 2A............000 000 0 - 0 2 0
	     Erica Martinez, Fort Madison, Amy Kulisky, Southeast Polk 
(6) and Mandy Pilcher, Fort Dodge; Alison Pirkl, Grinnell, Molly Cope, 
Carlisle (4), Krista Unger, Missouri Valley (6); Jodie Scheetz, 
Clear Creek-Amana, Sara Cuva, Shenandoah (4), Katie Ruby, Humboldt 
(6). WP-Martinez; LP-Pirkl.  HR-K.J. Johnson, Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
	
GAME 3
	
	Class 3A...........010 000 0 - 1 5 0
	Class 1A...........000 000 0 - 0 2 1
	     Natalie Adamson, Fairfield, Amy Kulisky, Runnells Southeast Polk 
(6) and Traci White, Epworth Western Dubuque.  Jodi Christensen, Alleman 
North Polk, Jen Bice, Woodward-Granger (5) and Jessica Wageman, Mason City
Newman, Brenna Larsen, Underwood (5).  WP-Adamson; LP-Christensen.  
HR-Erica Martinez, Fort Madison.

1999 IGCA ALL-STARS

CLASS 3A
K.J. Johnson, Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Kris Hughes, Charles City; Jamie Dardis, Sioux City Heelan; Karla Hirokawa, Iowa City High; T.J. Koestner, Indianola; Amy Kulisky, Southeast Polk; Jill Hlavacek, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Erica Martinez, Fort Madison; Amanda Pilcher, Fort Dodge; Erica Junod, Ankeny; Natalie Adamson, Fairfield; Lacey Corcoran, Johnston; Traci White, Western Dubuque. Coaches--Jerry Newton, Charles City and Marlin Bollin, Indianola.

CLASS 2A
Sarah Wrage, Cherokee; Kimberly Bacon, Clear Lake; Alison Pirkl, Grinnell; Sara Cuva, Shenandoah; Erica Demers, Storm Lake; Kari Nelson, Okoboji; Blair Young, Waukon; Molly Cope, Carlisle; Jodie Scheetz, Clear Creek-Amana; Iilene Banowetz, Maquoketa; Allison Kruger, South O'Brien; Krista Unger, Missouri Valley; Katie Ruby, Humboldt. Coaches--Mary Helfter, South O'Brien and Gary Zittergruen, Benton.

CLASS 1A
Jessica Wageman, Mason City Newman; Casey Thompson, Fort Madison Aquinas/West Point Marquette; Angie Hulse, North Cedar; Brenna Larsen, Undewood; Alicia Rokusek, Hudson; Kimberly Sturm, Armstrong-Ringsted; Paula Martens, Riverside; Jen Bice, Woodward-Granger; Lisa Gaul, Edgewood-Colesburg; Aimee Walther, Interstate 35; Jodi Christensen, North Polk; Libby Hysell, Colfax-Mingo; Mindy Kakacek, North Iowa. Coaches--Gary Wax, Riverside and Kevin Wurzer, Hudson.

IOWA SELECT TEAM
Jen Bice, Woodward-Granger; Erica Martinez, Fort Madison; Amy Kulisky, Southeast Polk; Katie Ruby, Humboldt; Amanda Pilcher, Fort Dodge; Jamie Dardis, Sioux City Heelan; T. J. Koestner, Indianola; Kris Hughes, Charles City; K.J. Johnson, Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Karla Hirokawa, Iowa City High; Jill Hlavacek, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Erica Junod, Ankeny. Coaches--Jerry Newton, Charles City and Mary Helfter, South O'Brien.

1999 IGCA ALL-STAR GAMES MONDAY, AUGUST 9--URBANDALE

1999 IGCA ALL-STAR GAMES
MONDAY, AUGUST 9--URBANDALE