Cascade captured the opener, 6-1. Class 2A No. 10 Dyersville Beckman rebounded with a 9-5 victory in the nightcap for a River Valley Conference baseball doubleheader split Thursday night at American Legion Ballpark in Cascade.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier Thursday, June 19, 2025
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s softball team is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A and 25-0 after a double-header sweep of Class 5A No. 7 Cedar Rapids Prairie on Thursday night, 10-0 and 1-0, at Xavier.
Dyersville Beckman overcame a slightly slow start but has cracked the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A rankings and sits atop the River Valley Conference North Division. The Blazers face a unique and tough week.
Photo gallery of action from Linn-Mar Lions vs. Iowa City Liberty Lightning at Iowa City Liberty High School Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Photo gallery: Marion vs. Benton Community High School Baseball Monday, June 16, 2025
High school softball: With a win over Vinton-Shellsburg on Monday, South Tama ended an 80-game losing streak and a 151-game Wamac slump.
Marion’s Austin Goodrich produced a game-winning hit for a 4-3 victory in Game 1. He worked two perfect innings of relief in the 5-3 win in Game 2, sweeping Benton Community Monday at Les Hipple Athletic Complex.
Iowa City High started the season as the preseason No. 1. The Little Hawks faced a tough early schedule that dropped them to No. 5. This week, they climbed two spots to third in Class 4A.
Benton Community visits Marion in a Wamac Conference clash. Sigourney comes to North Linn for a battle of ranked Class 1A teams, Dyersville Beckman heads to Cascade in one of Iowa’s top high school baseball rivalries and more games to watch in Week 5.
Brayden Mayer changed his approach to be more like a pitcher than a thrower. He pitched six scoreless innings in a 3-1 victory over Cedar Rapids Xavier on Friday night at Bob Erusha Field. The Saints won the opener, 6-1, for the split.
Prep softball: Ed-Co pitcher Rachel Eglseder picks up a win, a save and 6 RBIs, and the Vikings sweep North Linn for the first time in 13 years.
Softball notes: Momentum from last year’s state run has carried over into a 10-0 start for Cedar Rapids Prairie.
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