Articles Tagged: Independence High School

Cedar Rapids Xavier tied the score in the seventh, but Independence scored on an error in the eighth and held on for a 5-4 win in a Class 3A substate final. The Mustangs earned a state baseball tournament berth for the first time since 2010.

Class 3A fifth-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Drew Proskovec tossed a three-hit shutout in an 8-0 victory over No. 10 North Polk.

Six teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference landed in the final Class 4A and 3A Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings with two more receiving votes.

Independence’s Mitch Johnson has experienced a power surge recently. The Mustangs junior has hit nine home runs in as many days and ranks among the state leaders with 11 total.

The Gazette takes a look at some of the area Iowa high school baseball results from last week and upcoming games of interest this week.

Iowa City High and Cedar Rapids Prairie combined to go 10-0 last week and each moved up four spots in the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings.

In this week’s baseball notebook: Why “Wounded Wolves” has been a fitting moniker for Marion, Independence’s impressive wins and who leads the state in hit by pitches.

Cascade has won four straight games, including three against Class 2A teams that have been ranked by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. The Cougars are 10-2 and No. 3 in this week’s Class 2A poll.

The Gazette takes a look at some recent results and upcoming games this week in Around the horn with Iowa high school baseball.

The Wamac Conference is showing its baseball strength this season. Six conference teams are listed in the latest IHSBCA rankings.

Scores, stats and more details from Thursday’s Iowa high school girls’ soccer regional finals as 24 teams earned spots in the state tournament.

A look at Thursday’s Iowa high school girls’ soccer regional finals, where 24 state tournament spots are on the line.

Here are the favorites and top challengers to reach the Iowa high school girls’ state soccer tournament, plus things to know about Gazette area brackets.

Johnston, Marion, Van Meter and Lansing Kee are the No. 1 teams in the 2022 preseason Iowa high school baseball rankings.

A look at Gazette area conference races as the Iowa high school soccer regular season winds down, plus 11 things that stood out last week.