See photos from Iowa City Liberty’s 9-3 loss to No. 3 Johnston in a Class 4A state baseball quarterfinal game.
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See photos from Iowa City Liberty’s 9-3 loss to No. 3 Johnston in a Class 4A state baseball quarterfinal game.
For the second year in a row, Iowa City Liberty’s baseball team Cinderella-ed its way to the state baseball tournament, once again playing top-seeded Johnston in the Class 4A quarterfinals. As it was a year ago, the Lightning hung tough before falling, this time 9-3.
The 2023 Iowa high school state baseball tournament quarterfinal round shifts to Class 2A and Class 4A Tuesday at Carroll’s Merchants Park and Iowa City’s Duane Banks Field, respectively. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates and coverage throughout the day.
The Iowa high school state baseball tournament descends on Iowa City (4A and 3A) and Carroll (2A and 1A) this week. Nine Gazette area teams have qualified in the four classes. Here is a glance at the qualifying teams.
Playing with confidence, even when trailing, isn’t a new concept to the Iowa City Liberty baseball team. The Lightning upset Cedar Rapids Prairie Wednesday night in a Class 4A substate final at Prairie.
Iowa City Liberty has made big strides from the start of the season. The Lightning played strong defense, received a solid outing from four pitchers and scratched out enough runs in a 3-2 victory over Davenport Central to return to a substate final.
The Iowa high school state softball tournament brackets will be filled to completion after Tuesday’s 3A, 4A and 5A regional finals.
After their son committed suicide, Joe and Jennifer Skelley created an organization focused on raising awareness about mental health and talking openly about it. The organization has already made progress in its first year.
Here are five Gazette-area games to watch in Class 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball semifinals.
Here’s a look at five noteworthy games involving Gazette area teams as the Iowa high school baseball postseason begins for Class 4A and 3A teams Friday night.
The five Female finalists for Gazette Athlete of the Year 2023: Cassidy Hartman of Iowa City Liberty, Nia Howard of Springville, Peyton Robinson of Lisbon, Alivia Schulte of West Delaware and Devin Simon of Cascade.
Prep softball: Haley Schroeder, Kelsey Kaut deliver in the clutch in Iowa City Liberty’s sweep of Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
Iowa City Liberty hosted Linn-Mar in an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Monday night.
The Hawkeyes lost its first game inside Jack Trice Stadium for the first time in seven season. Madison Hricik gives her analysis of the game.
The Cyclones gave up two lengthy scoring drives to Iowa on Saturday — with each spanning an energy-sapping 16 plays — but slammed the door shut to preserve a 16-13 Cy-Hawk series triumph at a sold-out Jack Trice Stadium.
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