Class 4A second-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Class 3A No. 1 Western Dubuque split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Tuesday at Kennedy’s Herkelman Field. The Bobcats won the opener 13-8 and the Cougars took the nightcap 18-3 in four innings.
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.
Linn-Mar has jumped to a 7-2 start and ascended to ninth in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings. Linn-Mar is one of four Metro programs and one of six Mississippi Valley Conference teams included in the latest poll.
The Mississippi Valley Conference reaches a pivotal week. Ranked teams battle for positioning in both the Mississippi and Valley Divisions. Here’s a look at Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games to watch.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy continued its hot start with a doubleheader sweep over Cedar Rapids Washington. The senior-laden Cougars beat the Warriors, 17-5 in six innings and 12-4, Saturday at Herkelman Field.
Fifth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy swept Cedar Rapids Washington by scores of 17-5 (six innings) and 12-4 in an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Saturday at Kennedy’s Herkelman Field. The Cougars are now 10-0.
After attending his sister’s visitation, Cedar Rapids Jefferson softball coach Mike Kuba returned to “where the magic happens,” coaching the J-Hawks to a doubleheader split with Western Dubuque.
Linn-Mar is reaping the rewards of offseason work. The Lions tallied 25 runs on 24 hits in a high school baseball doubleheader sweep over Iowa City West on Wednesday at Oak Ridge Middle School.
Cedar Rapids Xavier smashed four home runs, including three in one inning, in a softball sweep of Iowa City Liberty, 12-2 and 4-3.
North Linn Coach Travis Griffith learned much of his approach from his father, Cary, who died last week. A day after his father’s funeral, Griffith coached the Lynx to a split in the season-opening doubleheader with Alburnett.
Youth can be used as a crutch. Or an excuse. For the Solon softball team Monday night, it was neither. The Class 3A 11th-ranked Spartans earned a Wamac Conference split with No. 6 Mount Vernon
Here are five notable high school baseball games in the Gazette area this week. The Mississippi Valley Conference has ranked teams going head-to-head. Center Point-Urbana has started strong and heads to West Delaware on Thursday. There are rivalry games in Iowa City. Plus, Anamosa hosts Regina.
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.
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