The Alburnett Pirates exude an aura. Call it a “their-year” vibe. The Class 2A third-ranked Pirates earned a Tri-Rivers Conference softball doubleheader sweep of Maquoketa Valley — 12-2 and 4-1 — Thursday at the Martin Sports Complex.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (May 29): Western Dubuque climbs to the top spot; Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Cedar Rapids Jefferson make swift jumps.
For the majority of the state’s softball teams, enough of a sample size was created last week to make some observations. Here are five Gazette area teams that won Week 1.
A good portion of Willliamsburg’s nucleus is back from its 2023 state softball championship team, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union took note. Williamsburg is the top-ranked team in the 3A preseason rankings, released Monday afternoon.
Here are eight Gazette-area teams to watch for the 2024 Iowa high school softball season.
Cornell baseball coach Robbie Dombrowski challenged Kale Rose in the offseason to become more of a leader. He has responded and the versatile contributor has helped the Rams contend for a postseason berth.
Area softball Super Ten (2024 preseason): Reigning Class 3A state champion Williamsburg opens on top.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union have released the BEDS Documents for the 2024-25 school year. The file is used to classify schools for postseason tournaments.
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are set for the finals. Here are some takeaways from the tournament heading into the championship bouts.
Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and former Iowa preps have compelling stories that could play out at the NCAA Division I Wrestlin Championships this week at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Meet The Gazette’s 2024 all-area high school girls’ wrestling team: Linn-Mar’s Kane Naaktgeboren is the Wrestler of the Year and Alburnett’s Clayton Rush is the Coach of the Year.
Michael Martin and Eddie Petersen made 8 of 9 free throws in the final minute as Iowa City Regina beat Alburnett, 55-51, Tuesday night in a Class 2A district final boys’ basketball game.
A look at Saturday’s Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling finals. Alburnett’s Rowdy Neighbor scored two takedowns against Akron-Westfield’s Cael Morrow, avenging a loss from a year ago and capturing the 120-pound title
Full results from Friday’s Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling semifinals, where Cascade’s Brock Morris put the disappointment of missing out on last year’s state tournament behind him and advanced to Saturday night’s state finals.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Friday in Class 2A and 1A regional semifinals.
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