HS journalism: Sophomore pitcher Emily Koranda has high hopes for Linn-Mar, which plays for a state softball berth Tuesday at Pleasant Valley.
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HS journalism: Sophomore pitcher Emily Koranda has high hopes for Linn-Mar, which plays for a state softball berth Tuesday at Pleasant Valley.
Iowa City Liberty has made big strides from the start of the season. The Lightning played strong defense, received a solid outing from four pitchers and scratched out enough runs in a 3-2 victory over Davenport Central to return to a substate final.
The six seniors on the Lisbon High School softball team have combined to play 842 games in their careers. Most of those games have been successful, including Monday night’s 11-1, five-inning regional final win over South Winneshiek that sent the Lions to the state tournament for a sixth-straight year
The Lisbon Lions defeated the South Winneshiek Warriors 11-1 in a 2A regional final to advance to the Iowa high school state softball tournament.
Reece Reints pitched six innings of one-run, two-hit ball out of the bullben as No. 10-ranked Cedar Falls posted a 5-3 victory over Linn-Mar in a Class 4A substate baseball semifinal game.
Prep softball: No. 1 Regina enjoys a stress-free regional final, 6-2 over Eddyville EBF
Western Dubuque graduate and Ole Miss catcher Calvin Harris was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of Monday’s Major League Baseball Draft. Iowa Hawkeyes pitcher Jared Simpson also was drafted.
Cedar Rapids Xavier graduate Mitch Keller has seen the lowest of the lows in his professional baseball career. As a first-time all-star, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and his family are now enjoying some of the highest of the highs.
Unity and camaraderie have played a part in North Linn’s success this year, ending the regular season ranked sixth and reaching Tuesday’s Class 1A substate finals.
The Iowa high school state softball tournament brackets will be filled to completion after Tuesday’s 3A, 4A and 5A regional finals.
Linn-Mar beat Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-0 in an Iowa high school softball Class 5A regional semifinal game on Saturday.
Prep softball: Dramatic comeback (but really, who was surprised?) has Iowa City Regina on the doorstep of another state tournament.
Iowa high school baseball takeaways: GMG has been the Cinderella story, winning a district title despite an 11-14 record. Williamsburg has overcome midseason woes to reach the substate final for the first time since 2015. MFL MarMac rallied to beat New Hampton. Dubuque County rivals are a win from state returns.
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