SBLive Iowa Top 25 high school softball rankings: Teams make moves to top 10 in first week

Some new teams surged into the top 10 after a busy opening week of softball in Iowa.

A look at the Top 25 after the first week:

1. Davenport Assumption (3-0) 

The preseason No. 1 in Class 3A routed Western Dubuque in the opener.

2. Mount Vernon (5-0)

The Mustangs recorded doubleheader sweeps of Vinton-Shellsburg and Maquoketa.

3. North Linn (7-0)

NL outscored their opponents 66-6 during the week.

4. Waukee Northwest (4-0)

The first-year program swept Ankeny and Des Moines East.

5. Johnston (4-0)

A big opening week, with two wins over Ottumwa and single wins over Ankeny Centennial and Bettendorf.

6. Iowa City Liberty (6-0)

Mischa Reiners hit .500 for the week.

7. Winterset (3-0)

The preseason No. 1 in Class 4A defeated North Polk, I-35 and Earlham.

8. ADM (5-0)

The Tigers averaged more than nine runs a game during the week.

9. Ankeny Centennial (3-1)

The only loss of the week was to Johnston.

10. Fort Dodge (3-1)

Last year’s state champion stumbled to West Des Moines Valley in the second game of a doubleheader.

11. Clear Creek-Amana (4-0)

The Clippers swept Marion and Vinton-Shellsburg.

12. Muscatine (2-0)

The Muskies’ opening week included a win over Oskaloosa.

13. Southeast Polk (2-0)

The Rams get Johnston on Tuesday.

14. Central Springs (3-0)

Cooper Klaahsen pitched shutouts against Saint Ansgar and North Butler.

15. North Union (4-0)

North Union outscored its four opponents 39-3.

16. Sigourney (4-0)

Outscored its opponents 53-4. Carly Goodwin struck out 45 in the four games.

17. Waukee (2-1)

Waukee swept Des Moines Hoover in the opener, and lost to Dallas Center-Grimes.

18. Lisbon (2-1)

Lisbon lost to Mount Vernon in the opener, then posted shutouts of Columbus and Louisa-Muscatine.

19. Williamsburg (5-1)

Lost the opener to Center Point-Urbana, then won five consecutive games.

20. Wayne (3-0)

The opening week included a win over Twin Cedars.

21. West Des Moines Valley (3-1)

The week included a split with highly regarded Fort Dodge.

22. West Burlington-Notre Dame (4-0)

The Falcons posted three shutouts in the opening week.

23. Newell-Fonda (5-2)

A busy week concluded with three wins in the Kingsley-Pierson tournament.

24. Southeast Warren (3-1)

The only loss of the week was to ADM.

25. Twin Cedars (2-1)

Lost to Wayne in the opener.