Thursday’s Class 4A state track and field roundup: Linn-Mar’s T.J. Jackson and Iowa City High’s Matt Schaeckenbach both cleared 6-11 in the high jump, with Jackson the winner on misses.
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Thursday’s Class 4A state track and field roundup: Linn-Mar’s T.J. Jackson and Iowa City High’s Matt Schaeckenbach both cleared 6-11 in the high jump, with Jackson the winner on misses.
The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released its preseason rankings. Monday marks the first day of official competition. West Des Moines Dowling (4A), Western Dubuque (3A), Van Meter (2A) and Remsen St. Mary’s (1A) open the season top-ranked.
Here are Gazette area players to watch as the 2023 Iowa high school baseball season starts Monday. Thirteen all-state performers highlight the list of returners.
There are four classifications in Iowa high school boys’ soccer for the first time this season, meaning an additional eight state tournament qualifiers for a total of 32. Tuesday, the substate brackets to determine those 32 qualifiers were released by the IHSAA.
Girls’ track and field: Area Super Ten and area leaders (May 8).
Boys’ track and field: Area Super Ten and area leaders (May 8).
Ashley Joens has only been in Texas for a few weeks, but the second-round pick of the Dallas Wings in the 2023 WNBA Draft already is making a strong impression on her new teammates.
Recapping Thursday’s Gazette area conference track and field highlights.
Track and field: MVC, Wamac, River Valley and Tri-Rivers will hold their track and field championships Thursday.
Photos from the Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ golf Super Meet at Airport National.
Drake Relays, Saturday boys: It’s a gold-filled, bittersweet day for area stars. Linn-Mar, Washington, City High and Kennedy each win a title, but the Warriors’ stirring 4x100 crown comes with a price, with anchor Michael Blank suffering a hamstring injury.
Scenes from Saturday’s Drake Relays events.
Drake Relays, Elite Miles: South Dakotan Simeon Birnbaum wins the boys’ race in 4:02.36; Des Moines Roosevelt’s Adrienne Buettner-Cable is the girls’ champion.
Cedar Rapids Washington’s Warrior Invitational continues to be one of the top regular-season golf meets, boasting some of the state’s top teams and individuals on unique and challenging courses.
Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis started five games as a red-shirt freshman for the University of Minnesota in 2022 and then the entire 2023 season. But the Gophers brought in a touted quarterback from the transfer portal that offseason, and Kaliakmanis ended up moving on to Rutgers, where he has become one of the best QBs in the Big Ten Conference.
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