Cedar Rapids Kennedy closed the regular season as the No. 1 team in the final Class 4A poll by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association poll released Monday. Here is a look at the 3A and 4A rankings going into the postseason.
This week transitions from the end of the regular season for Class 3A and 4A to the postseason for all four classes. Class 1A and 2A will continue district play Tuesday and Saturday. Some intriguing matchups close the regular season with 3A and 4A substates beginning Friday.
A look at The Gazette’s final regular-season softball Super Ten and conference standings. Cedar Rapids Xavier climbs to second, behind MVC Valley Division champion Western Dubuque.
The weekly Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association statewide rankings has contained a large contingent of Mississippi Valley Conference teams. As the regular season winds, the MVC maintains a strong presence in the poll.
The postseason begins at the end of this week for Class 1A and 2A schools. The bigger schools still have conference and some playoff primers on the slate. Dubuque Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Marion at Central DeWitt are among the highlighted Iowa high school baseball games in Week 8.
The pairings and paths for high school baseball teams have been set by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Small classes open postseason next week.
The Gazette’s area softball Super Ten, through games played Tuesday, June 25: Western Dubuque, Williamsburg, Benton Community continue their ride as the top three.
North Linn baseball coach Travis Griffith said this is the youngest Lynx team he has coached. After a two-week hiatus, North Linn returned to the top 10 of the Class 1A rankings released Sunday night by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Down four runs, the Cedar Rapids Kennedy softball team fought back and topped Iowa City Liberty 7-5 behind sixth-inning home runs by Dylan Amling and Cara Crock.
Area softball Super Ten and standings: Western Dubuque remains No. 1 in the area by a slim margin over Williamsburg and Benton Community.
Class 4A fourth-ranked Western Dubuque and 5A No. 14 Cedar Rapids Kennedy split an Iowa high school softball doubleheader Tuesday night at Kennedy High School. The host Cougars won the opener, 3-0. The Bobcats took the nightcap, 9-3.
Marion supplanted Western Dubuque atop the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A rankings. The Wolves opened this week 21-1 and moved up two spots from last week’s poll.
Tait Tierney had four hits and scored each time he reached base, contributing to Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 13-9 win over Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The Cougars rebounded with a decisive, 11-0, victory in five innings for the split.
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
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