Dyersville Beckman fought through the overlap with spring sports and a tough schedule. The Class 2A No. 5 Blazers are starting to hit their stride, winning four straight with a new head coach and a switch to the River Valley Conference.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 7): Top three remain the same, Western Dubuque continues to climb, unbeaten Sigourney enters for the first time this season.
Prep softball notes: Rested and relaxed, Sigourney’s Carly Goodwin has notched 87 strikeouts and no walks in a 7-0 start.
Prep softball: Jordyn Beck’s 5-inning perfect game leads Linn-Mar to a sweep of Cedar Rapids Washington.
Cael Bridgewater pitched 6 1/3 innings, had two hits and a run in Class 1A No. 6 North Linn’s 8-3 high school baseball win over 2A No. 7 Cascade Tuesday afternoon at Mount Mercy’s Plaster Athletic Complex.
The Spartans rebounded from an opening game rout for a 7-5 victory over the sixth-ranked Wolves. Solon received a strong start from Jackson Link and Blake Timmons and Brett White combined to score five runs in the win.
Solon and Marion split a baseball doubleheader, with Solon winning 13-3 and Marion 7-5 on Monday.
Iowa high school baseball season is heating up. This week includes top-10 battles, evenly matched opponents and a noteworthy charity event with a baseball backdrop. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy contests this week.
Iowa City High notched wins over Class 3A No. 1 Western Dubuque, previously ranked Waukee Northwest and Linn-Mar, which received votes. The Little Hawks returned to the rankings in the No. 9 spot in 4A.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Dubuque Wahlert split a baseball doubleheader Friday night at Xavier.
Iowa City West baseball seniors had a busy Saturday. They started the day with an 11-9 victory over Solon before closing the evening with commencement.
Cedar Rapids Xavier junior Andrew Hamlett limits Dubuque Wahlert to one run on four hits, helping earn a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader split on a night they honor former Saints baseball family.
Wyatt Rinderknecht finished with six hits, three RBIs and scored twice in Benton Community’s doubleheader sweep at Class 2A No. 4 Williamsburg on Thursday night.
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