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High School Baseball and Softball

Kennedy softball rewards MVC foe who helped them clinch outright division title

The Gazette Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2016 8:32 pm3389d ago

Cedar Rapids Kennedy entered its final regular-season doubleheader Tuesday needing a little help. And they got it. The Cougars and …

IHSAA district, substate baseball pairings

The Gazette Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2016 6:45 pm3389d ago

The road to Principal Park and the state baseball tournament begins Saturday with Class 1A and 2A first-round district games. …

Xavier enters postseason in a different role

Jeff Linder Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2016 3:13 pm3389d ago

The Xavier Saints are relishing this under-the-radar gig. An earlier-than-anticipated postseason casualty the last three seasons, Cedar Rapids Xavier doesn’t …

Super Ten: Benton ends regular season at No. 1

Jeff Linder Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2016 11:58 am3389d ago

The final area softball Super Ten of the regular season, through games played Tuesday, July 5: Softball Super 10 1 …

Kennedy tops ninth-ranked Jefferson in eight innings

K.J. Pilcher Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2016 1:37 pm3389d ago

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cedar Rapids Kennedy earned a little revenge. The Cougars used an extra inning to reverse the outcome …

Elly Schuemann’s grand slam lifts Linn-Mar over Iowa City West

Jeff Linder

Iowa High School Sports Jul. 5, 2016 10:44 pm3390d ago

MARION — Elly Schuemann was an unlikely slugger. Linn-Mar was a worthy spoiler. Schuemann’s first career home run was a …

Classification snafu works in Cascade's favor

Jeff Linder

Iowa High School Sports Jul. 5, 2016 6:04 pm3390d ago

Until about two weeks ago, the Cascade Cougars thought they would be a part of the meat grinder that is …

Cedar Rapids Kennedy a sweep away from ending a 20-year MVC drought

Jeff Linder

Iowa High School Sports Jul. 4, 2016 3:26 pm3391d ago

CEDAR RAPIDS — It has been 20 years since Cedar Rapids Kennedy last won a Mississippi Valley Conference softball championship. …

Gazette Male Athlete of the Year 2016: Jalen Rima, Cedar Rapids Prairie

Jeff Johnson

Iowa High School Sports Jul. 3, 2016 8:00 am3392d ago

JALEN RIMA, at a glance• Full name: Jalen David Rima• School: Cedar Rapids Prairie• Birthdate: Jan. 12, 1998• Family: Parents, Todd and Molly; sisters Bailey (13) and Payton (8).• Prep highlights: Third-team all-state receiver in football as senior. Won six state track titles, including back-to-back Class 4A titles in the 200 and 400 meters. Also won the 100 as a senior and anchored state champion 400-meter relay. Averaged 11.2 points in basketball as a senior. A .352 hitter with 26 stolen bases as a junior in baseball.• Future plans: Will play football at UNI. Will major in communications.