Exira-EHK softball enters regionals unbeaten

 IRWIN (July 8) -- The ninth-ranked Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton softball team will enter the postseason as the only unbeaten team remaining in Class 1A.
 The Spartans improved to 13-0 last Wednesday, scoring six runs in the top of the seventh to cap an 11-3 non-conference win at IKM-Manning (3-10).
 Following a first round bye on Monday, Exira-EHK will host either CAM or Griswold in a Region 2 quarterfinal game Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. in Kimballton.
 Exira-EHK racked up 13 hits against the Wolves, led by Shay Burmeister going 3-for-5 with three RBI and Macy Emgarten going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Kami Waymire (2-for-4) added a home run and drove in two and Alisa Partridge had two hits as well. Emgarten pitched a five-hit complete game with 10 strikeouts, walking one and hitting one batter.
 IKM-M scored all three of its runs in the fifth and was led by Emily Kerkhoff’s two hits.

Class 1A, Region 2 Softball
First Round Pairings: Monday, July 13
Whiting at Westwood, 7:00 p.m.
Coon Rapids-Bayard at Audubon, 7:00 p.m.
Ar-We-Va at Glidden-Ralston, 5:00 p.m.
Griswold at CAM, 7:00 p.m.
Woodbine at Riverside, 7:00 p.m.
Boyer Valley at West Harrison, 7:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals: Wednesday, July 15
Westwood or Whiting at Newell-Fonda, 7:00 p.m.
Audubon or CR-B vs. Glidden-Ralston or Ar-We-Va -- at Audubon, 7:00 p.m.
CAM or Griswold at Exira-EHK, 5:00 p.m.
Riverside or Woodbine vs. West Harrison or Boyer Valley -- at Oakland, 7:00
Semifinals: Friday, July 17, 7:00 p.m.
Top Bracket winners at Newell-Fonda; Bottom Bracket winners at Kimballton
Regional Final: Monday, July 20 (Site TBD), 7:00 p.m.