Hawks are 21-3 and ranked second in Class 4A while hoping for a deeper state run this summer
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Hawks are 21-3 and ranked second in Class 4A while hoping for a deeper state run this summer
Jessa DeMoss lasered a grand slam down the left-field line, helping Benton Community to a 6-5 win over Class 3A No. 8 Solon in the second game of a Wamac Conference softball doubleheader.
The next 10 days will include conference battles and late tune-ups against non-conference foes in another class. Here are five notable Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games this week.
Anamosa started the season inexperienced but determined. The Blue Raiders have received votes recently but cracked the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A state rankings. Anamosa debuted at No. 10 in the latest poll released Monday.
Iowa City Liberty hosted Linn-Mar in an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Monday night.
Marion defeated Davenport Central 9-5 in the Heald Tournament at Marion on Saturday.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Iowa City High split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Friday at Xavier.
Here are The Gazette’s Iowa high school softball mock regional pairings. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release the real ones nest week.
Linn-Mar sophomore Addie Gralund has undergone four cardiac surgeries, and a fifth is on the not-so-distant horizon. She has played all 19 softball games for the Lions this season and is batting .377.
Peyton Driscoll pitched a 12-strikeout, one-hit shutout for 3A top-ranked Williamsburg, then No. 6 Mount Vernon took the nightcap, 6-2, in a Wamac softball split.
Iowa high school baseball notes: Marion coach Steve Fish claimed his 800th career victory when the Class 3A No. 5 Wolves swept Mount Vernon. After more than 1,200 games as a head coach, Fish still labors over results.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 14): On the strength of a nine-game win streak, Mount Vernon climbs into the top five.
Prep softball: With 41 RBIs in 14 league games, North Linn’s Ellie Flanagan already owns a Tri-Rivers single-season record.
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