Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 3): Cedar Rapids Xavier climbs to the top spot after a 6-0 opening week.
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Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 3): Cedar Rapids Xavier climbs to the top spot after a 6-0 opening week.
Saints secure trifecta with team title after winning singles and doubles crowns last weekend; avenge last year’s loss to Pella
Cedar Rapids Prairie won its first eight games and climbed to fourth in Class 4A, six spots better than the preseason poll. Iowa City High, Marion, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Clear Creek Amana and North Linn are among other area ranked teams.
4 area teams qualified for the state tournament this year in Ames. Play begings Tuesday with semifinals Thursday and championship on Saturday
Led by state singles and doubles champions, Saints face Carroll Kuemper in first round of state team tournament in Pella
Xavier Cedar Rapids’ Gabi Fleming repeats as Class 1A singles tennis state champion in dominant fashion.
“I wanted to try to get into the finals again,” Holland said. “So that was pretty motivating.”
Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp shot even-par 72 in the second round for a 141 total, winning third title at the Class 4A state golf meet Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City.
For the past 12 seasons, he has led the highly successful boys’ tennis program at Xavier. During that span, the Saints have won five state championships.
Fleming in line to possibly become only the third four-time state champion in Iowa prep history.
Prep softball: Cedar Rapids Xavier sweeps Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a top-five doubleheader. Braylen Conlon pitches a 15-strikeout one-hitter, and Katie Pilcher blasts three home runs.
High school softball: The two-time defending champion in Class 3A, Williamsburg opens the new season at No. 1.
It looks like a competitive field for singles and wide-open race in doubles at state tennis begins Monday in Iowa City and Waterloo
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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