Cedar Rapids Kennedy will look to return to the substate final. Marion and Mount Vernon face off in a battle of Wamac Conference programs. Benton Community looks to continue banner season against Oskaloosa. Here are five Class 4A and 3A substate semifinals to watch.
High school softball: Seniors play with urgency, and Cedar Rapids Jefferson topples Cedar Rapids Prairie in a 5A regional semifinal.
Iowa City West scored three times in the bottom of the first inning of a Class 4A substate opener Saturday afternoon. But Linn-Mar scored the final seven runs, all in their final three at-bats, to pick up a 7-3 victory.
Beau Morio hit a two-run home run and drove in four total runs, helping Cedar Rapids Xavier handle Fort Madison, 12-2, in five innings top openClass 3A Substate 6 baseball tournament.
See photos as the Trojans took on the Lions in an Iowa High School baseball postseason game.
Cedar Rapids Prairie beats Waterloo East in substate opener Saturday, July 12, 2025, postponed from Friday night because of rain, ended after four and a half innings via mercy rule.
See photos from Iowa High School postseason baseball action as the Hawks defeated the Trojans 11-1 in four innings to advance.
Here are five Gazette-area 2A and 1A high school softball regional-semifinal games to watch Friday and why.
The Cougars’ junior left-hander pitched an inning of relief for his state-leading eighth save of the season, securing a 9-8 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington in the Class 4A Substate 3 first-round game at Mount Mercy’s Plaster Athletic Complex.
See photos as the Cougars took on the Warriors in a High School baseball postseason game.
Here are five Gazette-area 2A and 1A high school softball regional-semifinal games to watch Friday.
Postseason play will be at full throttle, starting Friday. Class 4A and 3A opens substate play. Cedar Rapids Prairie, Iowa City High and Iowa City Liberty are all No. 1 seeds in 4A. Marion is a top seed in 3A.
Photos from girls’ softball regional Lisbon vs. Northeast at Bob Bunting Field Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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