The American Rivers Conference Softball Tournament began Thursday. Central went 1-1 on the day, falling in Nebraska Wesleyan 4-2 in the opener, sending the Dutch to the elimination bracket. Central bounced back for a 5-4 victory over #24 Wartburg on the Knights’ home field to stay alive in the tourney. They’ll take on Dubuque today at 10:00 a.m., which will air on KRLS3 with Trevor Castle on the call.

Simpson was eliminated from the tournament Thursday. They fell 5-3 to Luther in the opener before falling 3-1 to top-seeded Coe.

The Dutch and Storm baseball teams will begin the final series of the season today with a doubleheader in Pella. Action begins at 1:00 p.m., with pregame coverage starting at 12:55. Jon Mohwinkle has the call on KNIA3.