When her late-afternoon fly ball to right field was lost in the sun, Linn-Mar’s Karsyn Michael was off and running. Her 240-foot race around the bases resulted in an inside-the-park home run, which proved pivotal in the Lions’ 2-1 Mississippi Valley Conference softball win over Cedar Rapids Prairie in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
The pairings and paths for high school baseball teams have been set by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Small classes open postseason next week.
Host Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Prairie split an Iowa high school softball doubleheader Wednesday night in Marion. The Lions won the opener, 2-1, and the Hawks won the nightcap, 4-2.
The majority of Gazette area conference softball champions will be determined Wednesday and Thursday. Here is how the races look at the moment.
The Gazette’s area softball Super Ten, through games played Tuesday, June 25: Western Dubuque, Williamsburg, Benton Community continue their ride as the top three.
Iowa City Liberty’s Mason Waterbury has been nearly untouchable this season. He pitched a complete-game, one-hitter in a shutout victory over Class 4A No. 3 Iowa City High on Monday night, improving to 8-0 this year.
Class 4A eighth-ranked Iowa City Liberty and No. 3 Iowa City High split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Monday night in North Liberty. The host Lightning won the opener, 5-0, then the Little Hawks took the nightcap, 10-0.
Iowa City Regina pulled three double plays in each game of a softball doubleheader Monday night, sweeping West Liberty to move closer to a River Valley South Division title.
North Linn baseball coach Travis Griffith said this is the youngest Lynx team he has coached. After a two-week hiatus, North Linn returned to the top 10 of the Class 1A rankings released Sunday night by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Six-foot-8 basketball forward Davis Kern had multiple Division I options when it came to finding a college home. But South Dakota State, which was first to offer him a scholarship, has won out, as the Linn-Mar senior-to-be recently committed to play for the Jackrabbits.
This marks the last full week of the Iowa high school baseball season for all four classes. The postseason for Class 1A and 2A begins next week. An Iowa City clash and another battle between Upper Iowa Conference leaders highlight our five games to watch this week.
Mount Vernon beat Fort Dodge 2-1 in a Linn-Mar/Alburnett softball tournament semifinal game Saturday at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion.
Johnston beat Linn-Mar 7-2 in a Linn-Mar/Alburnett softball tournament consolation game Saturday at Oak Ridge Middle School in Marion.
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