Four Gazette area first-team all-state volleyball players return in 2023: Clear Creek Amana’s Bliss Beck, Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel, Marion’s Michaela Goad and Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester.
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Four Gazette area first-team all-state volleyball players return in 2023: Clear Creek Amana’s Bliss Beck, Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel, Marion’s Michaela Goad and Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester.
Here’s a look at area Iowans in the minors. These are players in affiliated professional baseball from Eastern Iowa and the University of Iowa. There are some additions to this list in recent draft picks.
Photos from the final round of the 2023 Rotary Pribyl Junior Golf Classic at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids on Thursday.
Photos from the second round of the 2023 Rotary Pribyl junior golf tournament at Cedar Rapids Country Club on Tuesday.
Marion’s Kaden Frommelt has been a catcher for most of his baseball career. Injuries made it necessary for him to take the mound this season. He delivered for the Wolves, improving to 5-0 after a complete game substate final win over Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Marion advanced to the Class 3A Iowa high school state baseball tournament with a 4-2 win over Cedar Rapids Xavier in a substate final on Wednesday.
North Scott senior Maddy McDermott was intentionally walked her first three at-bats of Tuesday night’s Class 4A regional final softball game, Cedar Rapids Xavier choosing not to deal with her offensive prolificy. The Saints did have to deal with her pitching, which was good enough for a 6-0 North Scott win.
Cedar Rapids Xavier started the baseball season ranked No. 3 in Class 3A. Inconsistencies and a tough schedule left the Saints at 16-19 before two dominant substate wins put them a win away from the state tournament.
Cedar Rapids Xavier graduate Mitch Keller has seen the lowest of the lows in his professional baseball career. As a first-time all-star, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and his family are now enjoying some of the highest of the highs.
The Iowa high school state softball tournament brackets will be filled to completion after Tuesday’s 3A, 4A and 5A regional finals.
A look at how former Eastern Iowa high school and University of Iowa baseball players are doing in affiliated professional baseball.
Here’s a look at five noteworthy games involving Gazette area teams as the Iowa high school baseball postseason begins for Class 4A and 3A teams Friday night.
Linn-Mar swept Cedar Rapids Xavier by scores of 3-2 and 8-4 in an Iowa high school baseball regular-season doubleheader on Monday.
The two words you heard most when asking around for a scouting report on the 2025-26 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders were “speed” and “depth.” The club begins the United States Hockey League regular season Friday against Des Moines at the league’s annual Fall Classic in suburban Pittsburgh.
Iowa Girls Tennis Regionals: Cedar Rapids Washington seniors Lily Belle Barker and Samantha Becker qualified for the state tournament. Liberty's Vivian Kahler was the top seed and she earned a return trip to state. And more.
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