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Brady Shekleton used a five-point move to win his 175-pound match and record one of nine Western Dubuque wins in a 45-25 victory over Cedar Rapids Xavier in a boys’ wrestling dual. The Bobcats also won the girls’ wrestling dual, 78-6, for the Mississippi Valley Conference sweep.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys’ basketball team didn’t have its season opener until Thursday night. Most teams in the state got theirs in either Monday or Tuesday. But the late start made no matter, as the Saints beat Iowa City High, 62-49.
Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Prairie rises to the top spot after opening with wins over Sioux City Heelan, Mount Vernon.
Here is a list of 20 wrestlers and nine teams to keep an eye on for the 2024-25 boys’ wrestling season.
Boys’ basketball 2024-25: 15 area players to watch for the upcoming season.
Girls’ basketball: Tom Lilly will retire as Cedar Rapids Xavier coach following the 2024-25 season
Girls’ basketball 2024-25: 15 area players to watch for the upcoming season, including six first-team all-staters.
IGCA all-state volleyball: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester is the state volleyball player of the year.
We discuss last week’s Iowa high school football state quarterfinal results, preview some noteworthy semifinal matchups and pick the champions in all seven classes on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle.
North Polk ended Cedar Rapids Xavier’s football season in the state quarterfinals a year ago. The Comets did it again this year with a 35-14 victory Friday night at home.
A closer look at Friday’s Gazette-area Iowa high school football state quarterfinal games.
With Iowa high school football teams one win away from the UNI-Dome, The Gazette’s Prep Football Huddle podcast reviews last week’s playoff games and takes a class-by-class look at this week’s quarterfinals.
No. 12-ranked Sergeant Bluff-Luton upset No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier in five sets in a Class 4A Iowa high school state volleyball quarterfinal match Monday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Regional singles and doubles are first step to state tournaments in October
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
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