Anamosa fell into a 3-0 first-inning hole and could never climb all the way back out, succumbing to a bitter, 5-3, season-ending defeat to Sumner-Fredericksburg in a Class 2A substate baseball final.
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Anamosa fell into a 3-0 first-inning hole and could never climb all the way back out, succumbing to a bitter, 5-3, season-ending defeat to Sumner-Fredericksburg in a Class 2A substate baseball final.
The 2024 Iowa high school state softball tournament field is set after regional finals across the state Monday and Tuesday. Here’s a look at the brackets and schedules for all five classes.
Second-ranked Williamsburg’s balanced attack was evident Tuesday night as No. 9 hitter Makenna Hughes led the charge in a 6-2 win over Chariton in a Class 3A regional final.
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.
Solon’s seventh-ranked baseball team swept a late regular-season doubleheader from Clear Creek Amana a couple of weeks ago. But the Clippers gained revenge Tuesday night with a 6-2 victory in a Class 3A substate semifinal.
Iowa City High grad Cade Obermueller was taken Tuesday by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. He was a unique draft-eligible sophomore from the University of Iowa. Five Hawkeyes players went this year in the 20-round draft.
Sixth-ranked Linn-Mar hosts No. 8 Waukee Northwest in the Class 4A Substate 6 baseball final Wednesday night at Oak Ridge Middle School. The winner advances to the state tournament July 22-26 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids.
“You are not the victim here,” a judge told a former Linn-Mar assistant track coach after Kameron Beets said his life had been “shattered.” by the sex abuse charges against him. Beets was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
It has been a “very remarkable” season for the Cedar Rapids Inferno. The semi-pro soccer club is unbeaten so far and recently captured its first conference title.
Iowa high school baseball state tournament berths are on the line during Tuesday’s Class 2A and 1A substate finals. Here’s a closer look at five substate finals involving Gazette area teams.
A look at Tuesday’s 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional finals. Nine games involve area teams, including a Prairie-Kennedy matchup that guarantees the Metro a 5A state qualifier.
Iowa City West grad and 2021 Gazette Male Athlete of the Year Marcus Morgan was taken Monday afternoon by the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball Draft. The junior pitcher was one of three Iowa Hawkeyes drafted Monday and one of four selected overall thus far in the 20-round draft.
A look at Monday’s 2A and 1A Iowa high school softball regional finals. Edgewood-Colesburg seeks a state-tournament breakthrough, but must beat defending-champion North Linn to get there.
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