Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks

A look at how former Eastern Iowa high school and University of Iowa baseball players are doing in affiliated professional baseball.

Here are five Gazette-area games to watch in Class 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball semifinals.

For the first time since 2019, registration numbers for the annual Fifth Season Races exceeded 1,000.

Less than a day after getting swept by Cedar Falls, Class 4A No. 2 Cedar Rapids Prairie rebounded to sweep 3A No. 1 Western Dubuque in a battle of Mississippi Valley Conference division leaders.

Cedar Rapids Prairie strung together three straight hits in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie, and knocked off Class 5A eighth-ranked Linn-Mar, 4-2, in an MVC softball surprise Wednesday night at Prairie High School.

Cedar Rapids Prairie freshman shortstop Piper Johnson ranks among the best in the MVC in batting and hits and sees potential for future success.

Here are this week’s Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings. Cedar Rapids Prairie produces two quality wins to extend win streak to seven games and remain at No. 2 in Class 4A.

Week 7 of the Iowa high school baseball season includes a top-10 showdown in Class 1A that could be a prelude to a substate final, a battle between Mississippi Valley Conference divisional leaders and the start of 1A and 2A district games. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy contests this week.