State softball: Words aren’t easy to get from Linn-Mar pitcher Emily Koranda. Runs, even more difficult.
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State softball: Words aren’t easy to get from Linn-Mar pitcher Emily Koranda. Runs, even more difficult.
Capsules on the nine Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, plus predictions for each class.
East Buchanan claimed its first state baseball tournament berth. Camaraderie and and strong bonds powered the Buccaneers to a historic finish.
Capsules on the seven Gazette area teams that qualified for the Iowa High School Athletic Association state baseball tournament. Read our finalist predictions.
Girls’ basketball: The 21st rendition of Rivalry Saturday will include its first interstate matchup in event history -- 5A power Johnston vs. Madison (Wis.) Edgewood.
High school baseball all-conference selections are being released. The first set are the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi and Valley divisions. Keep checking in for more.
High school softball: Mike Kuba steps down as Cedar Rapids Jefferson head coach after seven years.
Photos from the softball regional final between Cedar Rapids Xavier and Bondurant-Farrar Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Mount Vernon falls to Davenport Assumption in boys’ substate regional final 5-0 Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Iowa City High defeats Indianola 1-0 in a substate final at the University of Iowa’s Duane Banks Field Wednesday, July 16, 2025 to move on to the state tournament.
Liberty advanced to the state tournament with a 6-5 victory over Linn-Mar in a substate final Wednesday night at Liberty High School
Waukee rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh, getting a walk-off two-run single from Grant Sorensen to upend defending state champion Kennedy, 7-6, in the Class 4A Substate 3 high school baseball final Wednesday night at Waukee.
The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team won a pair of regular-season games over Cedar Falls by mercy rule. Both games lasted only five innings. Their third matchup this season was Wednesday night in a Class 4A substate final, and while the game went all seven innings, an 11-4 Hawks victory still was decisive.
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