Find the latest news, scores, and updates on Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints high school sports including football, basketball, volleyball, and more. Stay in the game with The Gazette’s sports coverage.
Harrison Hartke fired 1-under 69 Wednesday at Elmcrest Country Club for a four-round total of 287 to win the Pribyl boys’ open division title. Hayley Morris claimed the girls’ open championship with 238 total, winning by 15 strokes.
Cedar Rapids Washington’s Shaylin Munson and Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Hayley Morris enjoyed successful varsity seasons in the spring. They are winding down the summer, contending for an individual title at the Rotary Pribyl golf tournament.
Cedar Rapids Xavier are looking to repeat their Class 1A title from the spring and a look at individual players from the Gazette-area to keep an eye out for.
High school softball: Williamsburg, Cedar Rapids Xavier claim four spots apiece on IGCA all-state softball teams. Raiders have three first-teamers in 3A, including all-tournament captain Jersey Metz.
Prep softball: The three-time Class 3A state champion, Williamsburg is No. 1 in the final Gazette-area Super Ten.
Photos from the Iowa High School State Softball 4A Quarterfinals Xavier vs. Pella Monday, July 21, 2025
State softball: Emma Eekhoff keeps Cedar Rapids Xavier off balance (no-hitter through 6 innings), and Pella stuns the top-ranked Saints, 5-1, in a Class 4A first-rounder.
Capsules on the nine Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, plus predictions for each class.
High school baseball all-conference selections are being released. The first set are the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi and Valley divisions. Keep checking in for more.
Photos from the softball regional final between Cedar Rapids Xavier and Bondurant-Farrar Tuesday, July 15, 2025
State softball: The 2025 tournament schedule, at the Rogers Sports Complex, Fort Dodge.
High school softball: Braylen Conlon strikes out 11 in a one-hitter, and No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier manufactures two runs in the sixth inning for a 2-0 Class 4A regional-final win over Bondurant-Farrar.
A look at Tuesday’s 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball area regional finals. Twelve games contain area teams.
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.
The Hawkeyes have one of the best defenses in the country. What is still missing to start Big Ten play?
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