Capsules on the eight Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, plus predictions for each class.
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Capsules on the eight Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, plus predictions for each class.
Cedar Rapids Prairie advanced to the Class 5A Iowa high school state softball tournament with a 3-2 win over No. 9 Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a regional final Tuesday night.
Prep softball: Pairings for the 2024 Iowa high school state tournament.
Riley Redig’s three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning sent Cedar Rapids Prairie past Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 3-2, and into the state softball tournament.
The 2024 Iowa high school state softball tournament field is set after regional finals across the state Monday and Tuesday. Here’s a look at the brackets and schedules for all five classes.
A look at Tuesday’s 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional finals. Nine games involve area teams, including a Prairie-Kennedy matchup that guarantees the Metro a 5A state qualifier.
Here are five Gazette-area 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional-semifinal games to watch Saturday.
Iowa City West junior left-hander Kyle Cherry is unassuming off the field. When he took the mound Friday night, he took command of the game stifling Cedar Rapids Prairie in a 3-0 victory for the Trojans.
A Cedar Rapids Prairie 1-2-3 trifecta in the Fifth Season 5K, led by Samuel Lange, certainly bodes well for the Hawks’ coming cross country and track seasons.
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.
Doug Wagemester has been at Kirkwood Community College for 26 years, including 15 as head men’s basketball coach. He has gotten an opportunity to be part of a major-college program at Mississippi State, which is why he is stepping down as Kirkwood’s athletics director.
When her late-afternoon fly ball to right field was lost in the sun, Linn-Mar’s Karsyn Michael was off and running. Her 240-foot race around the bases resulted in an inside-the-park home run, which proved pivotal in the Lions’ 2-1 Mississippi Valley Conference softball win over Cedar Rapids Prairie in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
What to know about Saturday’s Iowa women’s basketball game against Connecticut.
Scenes from the Iowa City High, Iowa City West, and Cedar Rapids Washington girls wrestling Duals.
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