Eight teams to watch from The Gazette’s area for the 2025 softball season.
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Eight teams to watch from The Gazette’s area for the 2025 softball season.
Prep softball: 16 area players to watch for the 2025 season, including 12 first-team all-staters from last season.
Danny Doyle plays shortstop and bats in the No. 3 spot of the lineup for the Class 4A No. 9 Cougars. He has embraced the opportunity to play key roles. He had two hits and an RBI in a 4-3 win over Southeast Polk.
Cedar Rapids Xavier junior Caleb Loffswold threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings and earned the save in the Saints’ 5-2 win over Class 3A No. 3 Marion on Thursday at Les Hipple Athletic Complex.
The Cougars claimed the Class 4A state baseball title last season. They’re concentrating on the small aspects with the aspirations for another big season.
The Iowa high school baseball season opens competition Monday. Here are 17 Gazette area players to keep an eye on this season.
Here is a look at eight Gazette-area teams to watch for the 2025 Iowa high school baseball season. The first day of competition is Monday.
Kirkwood softball has persevered injury and staved off elimination to return to NJCAA Softball World Series, beginning on Monday in Oxford, Ala.
The American Rivers Conference baseball tournament has been held at Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids since 2004. The plan is to keep it here but use Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo for seasons a scheduling conflict occurs with the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
Coe is the defending American Rivers Confernce baseball tournament champions. The Kohawks are the No. 2 seed in what promises to be a highly competitive tournament this season.
Jalen Adams has provided the consistent and steady presence to help the Hawkeyes to 35 regular-season wins and the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten Conference softball tournament, beginning Wednesday at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
Prep softball: Preseason area Super Ten for 2025. Two-time defending Class 3A state champion Williamsburg opens at No. 1.
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