Tait Tierney had four hits and scored each time he reached base, contributing to Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 13-9 win over Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The Cougars rebounded with a decisive, 11-0, victory in five innings for the split.
Cedar Rapids Prairie and Class 4A No. 1-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Monday night at Prairie High School. Prairie won the opener, 13-9. The Cougars took the nightcap, 11-0 in five innings.
Wamac divisional contenders Marion and Benton Community battle. Cascade and Dyersville Beckman play in one of the state’s best baseball rivalries. Western Dubuque hosts Dubuque Wahlert for something bigger than baseball. Here are five games to watch this week.
Justin Wessel, from Cedar Rapids Prairie, was a teammate and close friend of Luke Walton, Bill’s son. That gained Wessel entrance into Bill Walton’s world.
Lucee Howe has stuck with softball for a variety of reasons. Mostly, however, she just wants to make those around her proud and leave a positive mark.
CPU opened the season 9-0 and cracked the third installment of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A rankings released Monday. The Stormin’ Pointers debut at No. 10 after receiving votes last week.
A classroom at Prairie High School has been transformed into a simulated workplace to help students with disabilities or other barriers to employment after high school. Participants get to explore 275 jobs in the five career areas.
Monday is filled with high-profile high school baseball matchups in Eastern Iowa. Successful small-class programs battle Tuesday. Solon hosts the annual Fight With Flash Foundation Crosstown Classic on Saturday. Here’s a look at Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games to watch.
The Iowa BIG Teen Race returns to Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Saturday. Now in its third year, the event presents an opportunity for individuals (with a valid Iowa driver’s license or Iowa minor school license) to step into the driver’s seat of a racecar and compete against others.
Linn-Mar has jumped to a 7-2 start and ascended to ninth in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings. Linn-Mar is one of four Metro programs and one of six Mississippi Valley Conference teams included in the latest poll.
The Mississippi Valley Conference reaches a pivotal week. Ranked teams battle for positioning in both the Mississippi and Valley Divisions. Here’s a look at Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games to watch.
Prairie High School graduate and immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to study business, with hopes of becoming a financial manager and eventually a CEO.
Thousands of students are graduating this month from high school. The Gazette this week is featuring graduating seniors from eight Linn County high schools. Six Johnson County high school graduates will be featured June 2 in The Gazette.
Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp shot consecutive rounds under par, including a career-best 67 in the second round, and posted 5-under 137 to win the Class 4A state girls’ golf title Friday at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny.
Malcolm Rice and Garrett Bauermeister are a terrific tandem. Together, the Linn-Mar boys’ tennis teammates worked their exceptional chemistry all the way to a runner-up finish at the Class 2A state doubles tournament.
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