After 24 years at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, including 16 as the athletics director, Aaron Stecker will leave in June to become a director and “AD in Residence” for Bound, a digital platform based around high school activities.
There are four classifications in Iowa high school boys’ soccer for the first time this season, meaning an additional eight state tournament qualifiers for a total of 32. Tuesday, the substate brackets to determine those 32 qualifiers were released by the IHSAA.
Girls’ track and field: Area Super Ten and area leaders (May 8).
Boys’ track and field: Area Super Ten and area leaders (May 8).
Track and field: MVC, Wamac, River Valley and Tri-Rivers will hold their track and field championships Thursday.
Photos from the Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ golf Super Meet at Airport National.
Prep softball: Williamsburg is No. 1 in The Gazette’s preseason area Super Ten.
Drake Relays, Saturday boys: It’s a gold-filled, bittersweet day for area stars. Linn-Mar, Washington, City High and Kennedy each win a title, but the Warriors’ stirring 4x100 crown comes with a price, with anchor Michael Blank suffering a hamstring injury.
Drake Relays, Saturday girls: Another relay title, and an unexpected Cup, for Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Swartzendruber twins are bookends on the Cougars’ triumphant 4x400, but the middle runners (Jovie Veach and Emerson Swearinger) play their roles to perfection.
Scenes from Saturday’s Drake Relays events.
Drake Relays, Friday girls: Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls snap 31-year championship drought with sprint medley title.
Photos from day two of the 2023 Drake Relays.
The junior and the younger of the speedy Swartzendruber twins, Sidney Swartzendruber blazed from behind Friday morning at Drake Stadium to give Cedar Rapids Kennedy its first Drake Relays girls’ championship in 31 years.
See photos as the Iowa Hawkeyes hosted the Southern University Jaguars to open their 2025 women’s basketball season.
Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic erupted for a career-high 29 points and seven 3-pointers in a dominant 88-50 season-opening Iowa State win over Farleigh Dickinson.
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