Linn-Mar has jumped to a 7-2 start and ascended to ninth in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings. Linn-Mar is one of four Metro programs and one of six Mississippi Valley Conference teams included in the latest poll.
The Mississippi Valley Conference reaches a pivotal week. Ranked teams battle for positioning in both the Mississippi and Valley Divisions. Here’s a look at Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games to watch.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy continued its hot start with a doubleheader sweep over Cedar Rapids Washington. The senior-laden Cougars beat the Warriors, 17-5 in six innings and 12-4, Saturday at Herkelman Field.
Fifth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy swept Cedar Rapids Washington by scores of 17-5 (six innings) and 12-4 in an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Saturday at Kennedy’s Herkelman Field. The Cougars are now 10-0.
Here are 16 Gazette-area players to watch for the 2024 Iowa high school softball season.
State track and field, Class 4A boys Saturday: Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s quartet ran the fastest boys’ 400-meter relay in the 46 years that the event has been run in Iowa
Class 4A No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy closed the opening week of the baseball season with a 6-0 record. The Cougars averaged almost 11 runs per game to start the season, beating Ankeny 13-8 Saturday at Herkelman Field.
Golfers competed for spots in the Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ golf state tournament in a regional tournament Wednesday at Gardner Golf Course in Cedar Rapids.
There are four classifications in Iowa high school boys’ soccer in 2024, meaning a total of 32 state tournament qualifiers. Here’s a breakdown of the substate brackets with a look at how Gazette-area teams are set up.
Western Dubuque has won the last two Class 3A state titles. The Bobcats start the 2024 season atop the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association preseason rankings.
Monday was the first day of competition. The opening week includes a top-10 Class 4A meeting, a battle between defending state champion neighbors and a 3A Metro showdown.
Photos from Monday’s Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division girls’ golf meet at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.
The Iowa high school baseball season opens competition Monday. Here are 16 Gazette area players to keep an eye on this season.
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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