Marion is a work in progress, according to head coach Steve Fish. The Wolves are 7-2 and lead the Wamac Conference East Division. They are third in the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association poll.
Iowa City High came into this Mississippi Valley Conference baseball double-header at Mercer Park in Iowa City with a 1.05 team earned run average. The Little Hawks pitched to that ERA here but settled for a split against Dubuque Wahlert.
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.
Teams enter Week 3 of the Iowa high school baseball season, Conference games are in full swing, including an early-week Wamac contest and a Friday doubleheader between the preseason No. 1 teams in Class 4A and 3A. Here is a look at some notable games this week.
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.
Not only will Benton Community sophomore Halle Sobaski return to the Class 3A state golf meet, but her Bobcat teammates will be playing alongside her. Sobaski was runner-up medalist and the Bobcats placed second in the regional at Manchester’s Pin Oak Golf Club Wednesday, advancing to state.
Cedar Rapids Washington finished second in the final divisional round but claimed the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division team title and Warriors senior Jane Petersen tied for Athlete of the Year honors.
List of Gazette-area teams who start their postseason play on Monday and Tuesday to reach the boys state tournament in Des Moines June 4-6
Iowa City West freshman Ainsley Wilson carded five total birdies and shot 3-under 66 to win medalist honors at the MVC Mississippi Division golf meet Monday at Bunker Hill Golf Course in Dubuque. Xavier won the team title.
Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp fired 1-under 71 to claim medalist honors at the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet on Monday at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls. Host Cedar Falls won a tiebreaker over Cedar Rapids Washington and Cedar Rapids Xavier for the team title.
Assignments for district singles and doubles tournament were released on Friday by Iowa High School Athletic Association
Girls state basketball: Best season in Williamsburg history ends in the 3A semifinals. 52-34 victory sends Dubuque Wahlert into title-game matchup with Mount Vernon.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys’ basketball team did enough offensively and defensively in the final couple minutes to beat Dubuque Wahlert, 56-51, in a Class 3A substate semifinal Thursday night. Zander Murray had a game-high 20 points, 16 in the second half.
Girls’ basketball: Benton Community has one big upset under its belt; now No. 1 Mount Vernon awaits in a Class 3A regional final.
Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow has made a habit of wrestling his best late in the season. He rolled to his third Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet title and helped the Lions claim their third MVC tournament team title in the last four seasons.
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