High school softball: Nikki Gahring steps down as coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier after 21 years, 14 as head coach.
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High school softball: Nikki Gahring steps down as coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier after 21 years, 14 as head coach.
Dennis Olejniczak died Saturday in Deocrah at the age of 86. He coached high school baseball at Janesville and Decorah for 56 years, winning three state championships and accruing over 1,400 victories.
High school softball: Kelsey Kudej is hired at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
High school softball: IGHSAU signs an extension to keep the state tournament at Fort Dodge through at least 2045.
Drake Obermueller developed into a valuable and versatile asset for the Iowa City High baseball program. His contributions garnered a spot on the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association all-state Super Team. Here are the all-state selections released Friday.
The 2025 high school baseball season has concluded. All that remains is the announcement of postseason honors. Among those are the third annual Gazette-area baseball awards.
High school softball: Williamsburg, Cedar Rapids Xavier claim four spots apiece on IGCA all-state softball teams. Raiders have three first-teamers in 3A, including all-tournament captain Jersey Metz.
Iowa City High beat Bettendorf, 4-1, Friday afternoon in the Class 4A state championship baseball game in Sioux City. It’s the school’s first such title in the sport and its first in any sport since 2011.
State softball: Behind all-tournament captain Jersey Metz, Williamsburg tops Dubuque Wahlert, 3-2, for its third consecutive Class 3A championship.
Photos from the state softball 5A championship game between Williamsburg and Dubuque Wahlert at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Friday, July 25, 2025.
Prep softball: The three-time Class 3A state champion, Williamsburg is No. 1 in the final Gazette-area Super Ten.
State softball: New Hall of Famer Lindsay (Digmann) Murray has participated here as a Linn-Mar player, Linn-Mar coach and Linn-Mar fan. These days, her focus is on her young family.
State softball: 8th-inning run sends Northwest past Linn-Mar in 5A state softball final.
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