Six baseball communities came together for the annual Fight with Flash Foundation Crosstown Classic, featuring three high school contests and a youth tournament in a daylong charity event.
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Six baseball communities came together for the annual Fight with Flash Foundation Crosstown Classic, featuring three high school contests and a youth tournament in a daylong charity event.
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 7. West Liberty jumped in at No. 4 this week.
Iowa City Liberty starters Boyd Skelley and Hayden Vickroy toss complete-game shutouts against Class 4A third-ranked Iowa City High.
The Mississippi Valley Conference released its 2022 girls’ soccer all-conference teams and awards. Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Brielle Bastian and Linn-Mar’s Sofia Bush were named athletes of the year.
The Mississippi Valley Conference released its 2022 boys’ soccer all-conference teams and awards. Cedar Falls’ Truman Unruh and Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Lwings Kabula were named athletes of the year.
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 Liberty’s bats stayed hot (12 hits in each game) in a softball sweep of Iowa City West.
Prep softball notes: Mike Morrison’s “interim” season at Iowa City Liberty is anything but a throwaway summer. The Lightning are scoring more than 11 runs per game and have started 9-1.
Blake Halleran scored a penalty kick goal with 7:48 left to give Cedar Rapids Prairie’s boys’ soccer team a Class 3A substate final win over Iowa City Liberty.
See photos from Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 1-0 win over Iowa City Liberty in a Class 3A boys’ soccer substate final.
Iowa City Liberty golfer Bella Pettersen doesn’t shy away from addressing her battle with arthritis and the challenges to play a sport that can create stress and strain on joints and muscles with each swing. The Class 4A state contender is determined to conquer the affliction.
A look at Wednesday’s Iowa high school boys’ soccer substate finals, with nine of the 24 games involving Gazette area teams.
State track and field, Class 4A boys Saturday: Iowa City Liberty newcomer Eric Lucas won the 110-meter high hurdles. West Des Moines Dowling claimed the big-school boys’ title.
The Gazette athlete of the year award is presented to outstanding athletes in Eastern Iowa who represent the best in high school sports. Chloe Meester is The Gazette’s 2025 Female Athlete of the Year
Iowa plays Saturday afternoon against Bucknell at Casey’s Center in Des Moines, formerly known as Wells Fargo Arena. Hawkeye head coach Ben McCollum said this week he’d like to continue playing games in the state’s capital city, against a power-five conference opponent.
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