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Cedar Rapids Kennedy won last year’s Class 4A state baseball championship, graduating a ton of talent from that team. That made this year’s Cougars a work in progress. But after an 11-5 win Monday night over second-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie, Kennedy has won six games in a row and 10 of 11.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Prairie baseball Monday, June 23, 2025
North Linn has won 13 straight games and remains a staple in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 1A rankings. The Lynx are 17-2 and ranked No. 7, entering Week 6 of the season.
Bookend battles for Cedar Rapids Prairie this week. East Buchanan hosts North Linn for a Tri-Rivers West meeting. Anamosa heads to Dyersville Beckman in a matchup between River Valley Conference North leaders. Here are 5 prep baseball games to watch during Week 6.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier Thursday, June 19, 2025
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s softball team is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A and 25-0 after a double-header sweep of Class 5A No. 7 Cedar Rapids Prairie on Thursday night, 10-0 and 1-0, at Xavier.
Iowa City High started the season as the preseason No. 1. The Little Hawks faced a tough early schedule that dropped them to No. 5. This week, they climbed two spots to third in Class 4A.
Benton Community visits Marion in a Wamac Conference clash. Sigourney comes to North Linn for a battle of ranked Class 1A teams, Dyersville Beckman heads to Cascade in one of Iowa’s top high school baseball rivalries and more games to watch in Week 5.
Softball notes: Momentum from last year’s state run has carried over into a 10-0 start for Cedar Rapids Prairie.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 11): The top three teams remain the same; Linn-Mar and Western Dubuque each jump four spots.
Photos from the Iowa High School baseball teams Cedar Rapids Prairie met Iowa City High at Mercer Park in Iowa City Monday, June 9, 2025
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Michael Day juggled the tennis postseason with the start of baseball. He helped the Hawks boys’ tennis team finish second at state and contributed to their 15-0 start in baseball.
Marion is a work in progress, according to head coach Steve Fish. The Wolves are 7-2 and lead the Wamac Conference East Division. They are third in the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association poll.
The state’s NCAA Division I programs struggled at home and on the road. Wartburg won the Battle of the Burgs. Alburnett won its inaugural Rivere Valley Conference tournament and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Cedar Falls remained the No. 1 team in Class 4A and Algona Garrigan the No. 1 team in 1A as the Iowa High School Athletic Association released its weekly boys basketball rankings Monday. The other two top-ranked teams are new: Storm Lake in Class 3A and Carroll Kuemper in 2A.
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