Cedar Rapids isn’t known for can’t-miss blue-chip athletes. But when its people reach national sports stardom, they do so with quite the stories.
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Cedar Rapids isn’t known for can’t-miss blue-chip athletes. But when its people reach national sports stardom, they do so with quite the stories.
A look at how former Eastern Iowa high school and University of Iowa baseball players are doing in affiliated professional baseball.
Kris Murray was taken by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 23rd pick in the first round of Thursday night’s NBA draft.
Iowa junior forward Kris Murray is a likely first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, with a multitude of possible landing spots.
Hawks are 21-3 and ranked second in Class 4A while hoping for a deeper state run this summer
The next 10 days will include conference battles and late tune-ups against non-conference foes in another class. Here are five notable Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games this week.
Twins Kris and Keegan Murray, about to reunite in the NBA this week, were surrounded by plenty of fine athletes in high school at Cedar Rapids Prairie.
An unprecedented goal-scoring campaign resulted in Iowa high school soccer’s top individual honor for Marion senior Jackson Kirsch. Here are the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association all-state teams.
A look at how former Eastern Iowa high school and University of Iowa baseball players are doing in affiliated professional baseball.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s baseball team, ranked No. 2 in Class 4A, went into Friday’s home double-header against Cedar Rapids Xavier with a 1.44 team earned run average. The Hawks hadn’t allowed more than three runs in their first 18 games. They swept 3A No. 4 Xavier, 12-2, in six innings and 7-4.
Prep softball: Wednesday sweep pushes Cedar Rapids Prairie coach Alisha Frese to 500-win plateau.
Iowa high school baseball season is heating up. This week includes top-10 battles, evenly matched opponents and a noteworthy charity event with a baseball backdrop. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy contests this week.
Iowa City High notched wins over Class 3A No. 1 Western Dubuque, previously ranked Waukee Northwest and Linn-Mar, which received votes. The Little Hawks returned to the rankings in the No. 9 spot in 4A.
Very young, inexperienced, undersized, all that combined to make Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys basketball team less than stellar in the early going this season. But the Cougars have figured things out despite three freshmen who are playing big roles and are on a five-game win streak after Monday night’s 72-68 win at Linn-Mar.
West Delaware has applied a team philosophy to an individual sport. The Hawks have thrived in duals and look to continue that success, hosting a Class 2A regional Tuesday in Manchester.
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