Iowa High School Sports

It certainly wasn’t due to a lack of effort. In the end, the fourth-ranked Linn-Mar girls’ soccer team couldn’t muster enough offense to beat No. 5 West Des Moines Valley in a Class 3A girls’ state soccer quarterfinal.

For the majority of the state’s softball teams, enough of a sample size was created last week to make some observations. Here are five Gazette area teams that won Week 1.

The Iowa high school boys’ state soccer tournament kicks off Wednesday with the quarterfinal round at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines. Here is a look at the 11 Gazette-area boys’ teams that qualified for state.

Cedar Rapids Washington, Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Xavier are among the teams competing in this week’s Iowa high school girls’ tennis state team tournament. The Warriors have to make a lineup change in 2A while the Saints are the top seed in 1A.

The Iowa high school girls’ state soccer tournament round kicks off Tuesday with the quarterfinal round at Connie Soccer Park in Des Moines. Here is a look at the three Gazette-area girls’ teams that qualified.

Linn-Mar has jumped to a 7-2 start and ascended to ninth in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings. Linn-Mar is one of four Metro programs and one of six Mississippi Valley Conference teams included in the latest poll.

The Mississippi Valley Conference reaches a pivotal week. Ranked teams battle for positioning in both the Mississippi and Valley Divisions. Here’s a look at Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games to watch.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy continued its hot start with a doubleheader sweep over Cedar Rapids Washington. The senior-laden Cougars beat the Warriors, 17-5 in six innings and 12-4, Saturday at Herkelman Field.