Cedar Rapids Kennedy survived a rough start to the baseball season that included injuries to key players, a tough slate and a 3-8 mark when May concluded. Now, Kennedy is 26-14 with an opportunity to claim a state tournament spot Wednesday night.
Here are five Class 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional semifinal games to watch in the area Saturday.
Topanga Beauregard’s grand slam tilted a Class 5A regional softball opener Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s way as the Cougars edged Cedar Falls, 7-6.
Check out photos from Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s 7-6 win over Cedar Falls in a Class 5A Iowa high school softball regional quarterfinal game.
Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Washington are among the programs that have played well to close the regular season and will try to continue that in the Iowa high school baseball playoffs. Teams from across the state will begin the Class 3A and 4A substate competition with first-round games Friday.
Here are five Class 5A and Class 4A Iowa high school softball regional quarterfinal games to watch in the area Thursday.
Six teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference landed in the final Class 4A and 3A Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings with two more receiving votes.
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 28.
For the second straight season, Decorah’s Keenan Tyler has produced a dominant season at the plate. He stayed perched atop Class 3A with a .571 average before Wednesday’s home game.
The 2022 Iowa high school softball regional brackets are coming, probably as early as Thursday or Friday. Here’s what to watch for in each class.
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 21.
Lily Knutson’s pitched a three-hit, 12-strikeout gem against Dubuque Hempstead to keep Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the MVC Valley Division softball championship hunt.
Here’s a look at local, area and former University of Iowa players and how they are doing in affiliated minor league and major league baseball.
Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis started five games as a red-shirt freshman for the University of Minnesota in 2022 and then the entire 2023 season. But the Gophers brought in a touted quarterback from the transfer portal that offseason, and Kaliakmanis ended up moving on to Rutgers, where he has become one of the best QBs in the Big Ten Conference.
Photos from the girls’ tennis regional doubles and singles tournament at the Oak Ridge Middle School tennis courts in Marion, Iowa on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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