Iowa City Liberty Lightning

A look at Gazette area golfers and teams to watch ahead of the 2023 Iowa high school Class 4A boys’ fall golf season.

The Gazette’s 2023 preseason state volleyball rankings. Our No. 1 teams: Waukee Northwest, Clear Creek Amana, Des Moines Christian, Dike-New Hartford and Ankeny Christian.

Prep volleyball 2023: Eight area teams to watch. Iowa City Liberty (5A), Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A) were state champions last season.

Four Gazette area first-team all-state volleyball players return in 2023: Clear Creek Amana’s Bliss Beck, Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel, Marion’s Michaela Goad and Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester.

The Iowa high school baseball season is complete. Here are a few Gazette-area awards, including player of the year, coach of the year and team of the year.

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.