Prep softball: The three-time Class 3A state champion, Williamsburg is No. 1 in the final Gazette-area Super Ten.
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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.
Clear Creek Amana baseball coach Bryan McCray didn’t know who his team’s starting pitcher was going to be for its Class 3A substate semifinal Monday night, even just hours before the game. Robert Meade was the choice, and he made his coach look like a genius, throwing a seven-hit shutout in CCA’s 3-0 win over Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy will look to return to the substate final. Marion and Mount Vernon face off in a battle of Wamac Conference programs. Benton Community looks to continue banner season against Oskaloosa. Here are five Class 4A and 3A substate semifinals to watch.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel is honored as one of two Gazette Female Athletes of the Year in 2025.
Beau Morio hit a two-run home run and drove in four total runs, helping Cedar Rapids Xavier handle Fort Madison, 12-2, in five innings top openClass 3A Substate 6 baseball tournament.
Pantini's talents have spread to other areas over the years. He can be heard announcing Coe football, Cedar Rapids RoughRiders hockey and Cedar Rapids Kernels baseball, but his No. 1 priority has always been announcing for Linn-Mar.
February 4 is National Girls and Sports Day across the country. Club, youth, high school and even collegiate sports programs will be marking the day in various ways.
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