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After helping Cedar Rapids Xavier reach the boys’ state golf tournament last fall, Garrett Nurre and Logan Otting will take a swing among professionals at the Greater Cedar Rapids Open golf tournament, which begins Thursday at Hunters Ridge.

Jake Mitchell’s two-run single propelled Class 4A third-ranked Iowa City High to a 3-1 win over Iowa City West in a prep baseball substate final Wednesday night.

Only four softball teams in Class 4A entered the regional finals with at least 30 wins. Two of them faced off for a tournament berth, and Carlisle earned it with a 2-1 win over Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Nine years since the tragic deaths of five of its young people, the auto racing community at Benton County Speedway continues to remember the departed with a marquee dirt-track racing event each summer.

Cole Griffith tossed six shutout innings in North Linn’s 1-0 win over East Buchanan in a Class 1A prep baseball district final Saturday night.

A Cedar Rapids Prairie 1-2-3 trifecta in the Fifth Season 5K, led by Samuel Lange, certainly bodes well for the Hawks’ coming cross country and track seasons.

Daniel Docherty won the Fifth Season 8K at the annual Fourth of July event Thursday in downtown Cedar Rapids.

75-year-old Cedar Rapids resident Jack Evans has been a fixture at the annual Fifth Season races, the Fourth of July running events in downtown Cedar Rapids since 1986.

Iowa football star and Philadelphia Eagles draftee Cooper DeJean was one of the big draws at the annual Zach Johnson Foundation Classic on Monday at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids.

After bowing out of the NCAA championships due to an undisclosed precautionary health issue June 5, Austin West has one last chance to don the Iowa black and gold … in pursuit of a spot on the United States Olympic Team.

This weekend’s “NASCAR Summer Race Weekend” at Iowa Speedway in Newton is not just an opportunity for local racecar drivers to be fans. For drivers from Hawkeye Downs Speedway, it will be a chance to tout the quality of Eastern Iowa auto racing.

According to Williamsburg eighth-year softball coach Adam Berte, if the Class 3A top-ranked Raiders can score at least four runs, they are tough to beat. Sophomore pitcher Jersey Metz is a big reason why.

Benton County Speedway’s quarter-mile dirt oval race track has hosted International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Sunday night racing events for years. On any given Sunday night, it is normally a good bet that an Olson family member will find their way to the winner’s circle.

Will Rece felt he owed a little something to Cedar Rapids. He returned to Hawkeye Downs and won the Late Model feature race at the Big 8 Series’ “Clash at the Downs X” event Friday night.

It was Cinderella vs. Cinderella for the Class 1A boys’ state soccer title. Third-ranked North Fayette Valley blanked Van Meter, 2-0, in Saturday’s 1A state championship match at Mediacom Stadium.