by Tyler Crabb
The Twin Cedars summer sports teams won’t waste any time kicking off their 2021 season as the softball team has seven games in seven days and the Baseball squad has four games in five days.

Twin Cedars returns their top eight hitters from a year ago, with five of them posting batting averages over .400. Sabers Junior Grace Bailey is poised to lead the pitching staff again this year after a solid 2020 campaign that ended with a 16-6 record and a 1.43 ERA. Twin Cedars is hoping to avenge last year’s late season loss and Coach Zack Dunkin says they want to take the next step and make the trip to Fort Dodge and the state tournament this year.

The Sabers’ Baseball team returns five seniors in 2020. Senior Jace Nichols will look to lead the Twin Cedars hitters again after posting an impressive .500 batting average. Junior Devin Arkema returns to anchor the pitching staff after posting a 3-1 record in five starts last season. Coach Mark Schroeder says he has high expectations for his senior class.

The Sabers softball team opens the season Monday at 5:30 p.m. with Wayne, who defeated Twin Cedars in the Regional Championship game a year ago. The Twin Cedars baseball team hosts Seymour Monday at 5:30 p.m.