Johnston beat Linn-Mar 7-2 in a Linn-Mar/Alburnett softball tournament consolation game Saturday at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion.
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Johnston beat Linn-Mar 7-2 in a Linn-Mar/Alburnett softball tournament consolation game Saturday at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Dubuque Senior split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Friday on Xavier’s Senior Night in Cedar Rapids. The Saints took the opener, 9-0. The Rams won the nightcap, 16-7.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Andrew Hamlett has been a steady contributor on the mound the last three seasons. On the program’s Senior Night, he pitched a complete shutout to helps the Saints split with Dubuque Senior.
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release high school softball postseason pairings within the next week or two for a tournament series that begins July 8. For now, here are the The Gazette’s mock pairings.
Dylan Recker was expecting a call to the mound against Anamosa. It came sooner and lasted longer than expected but he rose to the challenge, helping Dyersville Beckman to a sweep over the Blue Raiders.
Down four runs, the Cedar Rapids Kennedy softball team fought back and topped Iowa City Liberty 7-5 behind sixth-inning home runs by Dylan Amling and Cara Crock.
Dyersville Beckman swept Anamosa by scores of 8-3 and 5-4 in an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Thursday night at Anamosa Middle School.
Western Dubuque loaded the bases with one out and Hunter Quagliano delivered a sacrifice fly to chase home pinch runner Grant Glausser in the bottom of the seventh for a 3-2 victory over Center Point-Urbana on Wednesday night at Mount Mercy’s Plaster Athletic Complex.
Mount Vernon lost a tough substate baseball final to eventual state champion Western Dubuque last season. The Mustangs took advantage of a regular season rematch, beating the Bobcats, 6-5, Wednesday night at Mount Mercy’s Plaster Athletic Complex.
Two late winning at-bats by Katie Pilcher lifted Cedar Rapids Xavier past Western Dubuque in a 4A top-10 softball showdown.
Baseball notes: South Winneshiek is contending for another Upper Iowa Conference title. North Linn Coach Travis Griffith earned his 500th career victory Monday when the Lynx swept Maquoketa Valley.
Prep softball notes: A squad full of second-, third and fourth-year varsity players, Washington is 20-4 and ranked No. 7 in Class 3A.
Area softball Super Ten and standings: Western Dubuque remains No. 1 in the area by a slim margin over Williamsburg and Benton Community.
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