Cedar Rapids Jefferson boys’ tennis coach Tim Preston knew he had a pretty good freshman joining his team this spring. However, it was a couple of wins, one early and one later in the season that showed Parker Holland was the real deal.
Sigourney pitcher Carly Goodwin piles up the strikeouts and looks to lead the Savages deep into the high-temp, high-stakes territory of the state tournament in July.
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Most golfers on Marion’s boys’ golf team team weren’t born the last time the program qualified for the state tournament. With two senior leaders and some talented underclassmen, the Wolves are in this year’s Class 3A state field at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames.
An overview of Saturday’s Iowa high school state track and field championships, with links to class-by-class coverage.
State track and field, Class 2A: Noelle Steines embraces the obstacles she has overcome to win four more championships this weekend in her first track season at Tipton.
State track and field, Class 3A boys: Quentin Nauman is only a sophomore, but won four titles and, as it turned out, Western Dubuque needed every bit of his heroics to claim the team championship.
Photos from Saturday’s events in the 2024 Iowa high school state track and field championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
State track and field, Class 4A boys Saturday: Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s quartet ran the fastest boys’ 400-meter relay in the 46 years that the event has been run in Iowa
State track and field, Class 3A girls: Aly Stahle chilled out in a Drake Stadium restroom, then made the way back outside, laced up her spikes and won the 100-meter hurdles Saturday afternoon.
State track and field, Class 1A: Baylor Speidel and Tiernan Boots’ swift 1-2 finish in the 100 helped ensure that the Lions would cruise to a second straight state title. Lisbon scored 76 points.
Class 4A No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy closed the opening week of the baseball season with a 6-0 record. The Cougars averaged almost 11 runs per game to start the season, beating Ankeny 13-8 Saturday at Herkelman Field.
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