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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
Week 2 of the Iowa high school baseball season includes a top-10 battle on a holiday, a couple of rivalry games and a doubleheader that will impact the Upper Iowa Conference team race. Here is a look at some notable games this week.
Prep softball: Led by the all-state battery of Braylen Conlon and Katie Pilcher, Cedar Rapids Xavier pursues its first state-tournament appearance since 2018.
The Hawkeyes’ freshman Harlee Hiller capped off a perfect debut with two wins on her birthday, while Nyla Valencia, Reese Larramendy and the rest of the team didn’t concede a point in the first-ever All-Iowa Dual.
The Hawkeyes beat both Central College and Cornell.
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