A dozen Gazette-area high school volleyball players to watch in 2024, led by reigning Class 3A state player of the year Chloe Meester of Mount Vernon.
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A dozen Gazette-area high school volleyball players to watch in 2024, led by reigning Class 3A state player of the year Chloe Meester of Mount Vernon.
Cedar Rapids Xavier (Class 4A) and Mount Vernon (3A) are ranked No. 1 in their respective volleyball classes by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
Pleasant Valley, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Mount Vernon, Denver and Ankeny Christian are No. 1 in The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school volleyball rankings.
The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association all-state teams are out. Five players from Class 4A state champion Cedar Rapids Kennedy were honored.
The 2024 Iowa Girls Coaches all-state teams all-state softball teams were released Tuesday. Benton Community leads area teams with first-team selections (three) and total selections (five).
The Iowa high school baseball season has ended. Here are the second annual Gazette-area baseball awards.
Class 3A state champion Williamsburg ends the 2024 softball season at No. 1 in The Gazette’s area Super Ten.
Pleasant Valley and Iowa City Liberty needed 12 innings to decide the Class 4A Substate 8 titlist. Jack Reiter drove in Finnley Martinolich for the go-ahead run in a 4-3 victory and a state tournament berth for Pleasant Valley.
A look at Tuesday’s 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional finals. Nine games involve area teams, including a Prairie-Kennedy matchup that guarantees the Metro a 5A state qualifier.
Here are five Gazette-area 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional-semifinal games to watch Saturday.
Iowa City Liberty was a No. 3 substate seed last season and earned a second straight state baseball tournament berth. The Lightning are a No. 1 seed in Class 4A Substate 8 and have the same focus as a year ago, looking for a third consecutive state appearance.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy closed the regular season as the No. 1 team in the final Class 4A poll by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association poll released Monday. Here is a look at the 3A and 4A rankings going into the postseason.
This week transitions from the end of the regular season for Class 3A and 4A to the postseason for all four classes. Class 1A and 2A will continue district play Tuesday and Saturday. Some intriguing matchups close the regular season with 3A and 4A substates beginning Friday.
Crooks has fully emerged as a leader, combining her rare on-court gifts with keen communication skills that can positively impact the team beyond the stat sheet.
High school softball: Nikki Gahring steps down as coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier after 21 years, 14 as head coach.
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