Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars

Gazette area teams and individuals to watch for the 2022 Iowa high school girls’ swimming and diving season.

The pool of registered high school football officials in Iowa climbed to 1,259 before Friday’s Week 0 games. The total is still about 90 fewer than the 2021 season.

Cedar Rapids Washington will host its Warrior Invitational Thursday at Eagle Ridge South Golf Course in Galena, Ill. The field consists of 18 teams, including some of the best teams in Class 4A with a couple from Illinois.

Iowa became the 15th state to allow high school athletes to earn monetary compensation for their name, image and likeness.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Reid Hall regrouped after his golf clubs were stolen the morning of the season-opening competition Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet. He still managed to shoot 1-over 73 for runner-up honors in the season-opening tournament.

Nine golfers and five teams to watch for the 2022 Iowa high school boys’ golf season, including the last two MVC Valley Players of the Year in Reid Hall and Charlie Allen.

Six Gazette-area baseball players — including Iowa City High’s Cade Obermueller and Gable Mitchell — earned all-state “Super Team” honors from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Here’s a look at local, Gazette-area and former University of Iowa players and how they are doing in affiliated minor league and major league baseball.