Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Xavier High School

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.

The Gazette’s 2025 Female Athlete of the Year finalists: Libby Dix and Chloe Meester of Mount Vernon, Libby Fandel of Cedar Rapids Xavier, Jayden Kuper of Monticello and Noelle Steines of Tipton.

Softball notes: Tracking the conference softball races, and saluting the champions. The MVC Mississippi Division race should become more clear tonight. Meanwhile, Lisbon, Williamsburg, Mount Vernon and Sigourney have extended lengthy title strings.

Area softball Super Ten and standings (July 3): Linn-Mar has narrowed the gap, but Cedar Rapids Xavier remains at No. 1.

Highlights and events from girls’ softball Cedar Rapids Xaver at Linn-Mar Monday, June 30, 2025.

High school softball: Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 5A No. 2 Linn-Mar split an important Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill.