While star Gracie Federspiel’s absence did not prevent Solon from running away from the rest of the field in claiming the state-qualifier meet team title with 178 points, it surely places the Spartans’ pursuit of a third straight state championship in question.
Photos from the class 3A state qualifier track meet at Solon High School in Solon, Iowa on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
It would be a natural assumption to think the Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ tennis team has been on a revenge mission of sorts this season. That's not the case according to Xavier Coach Matt Foxhoven.
Jackson Payne is direct and unafraid to discuss his path of hurt and heartbreak that includes injuries that derailed his University of Iowa career, the deaths of a close friend and his grandfather weeks apart and the uncertainty before he called Kirkwood Coach Todd Rima for another shot at college baseball.
Mount Vernon beat West Delaware 6-0 in an Iowa high school boys’ soccer match Tuesday in Mount Vernon.
For three straight years Malcolm Rice has played against Linn-Mar teammates in a boys’ tennis district final. The top-seeded Lion duo of Rice and Garrett Bauermeister outlasted teammates Jake Wallrichs and Jackson Kramer, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, in Wednesday’s final at Linn-Mar. In the singles final, Cedar Rapids Washington’s Luke Burkamper rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Dubuque Hempstead's Luke Holden.
Cedar Rapids Washington increased its advantage in Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ golf divisional play Tuesday. The Warriors shot 321 Tuesday at Irv Warren Memorial in Waterloo to double their lead over Western Dubuque.
Class 3A No. 9-ranked Iowa City High beat Western Dubuque 10-0 in an Iowa high school girls’ soccer match Tuesday at City High.
Here are five important storylines to watch in Thursday’s Iowa high school state-qualifying track and field meets concerning Gazette area teams. In each class, in each event, 24 entrants advance to next week’s state championships.
The architect of an incredible run of 234-9 over the last nine seasons and seven consecutive state boys’ basketball tournament championship appearances, Mike Hilmer is leaving North Linn to take the superintendent’s job at Bellevue.
Malcolm Rice has never been satisfied as a tennis player. As the Linn-Mar senior approaches the stretch run of his high school career, his desire to up his game remains strong.
Dubuque Wahlert graduate Cael Schmitt started four seasons at point guard for Coe College, helping the Kohawks reach back-to-back NCAA Division III national basketball tournaments. He entered the transfer portal for his graduate season and has committed to Northern Iowa as a rare kid going from D-III to Division I.
Linn-Mar hosted a Class 2A Iowa high school girls’ tennis regional tournament Monday, with champions and runners-up in singles and doubles advancing to the state tournament.
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