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Photos: Gazette’s Favorite March 2020 Sports Photos
Apr. 10, 2020 10:38 am
The coronavirus pandemic affected the seasons of college and high school athletes but there were still moments of athletic determination to capture.
Jessica Heims works out in the garage at her parents' home in Swisher on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Heims is a UNI junior, set the world record in 2019 in the para-athlete F64 discus throw, and had been preparing for the Paralympic trials. With campus closed and the Paralympics postponed, she's continuing to train at home. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Wapsie Valley's Kobe Risse (12) and Lake Mills' Caleb Bacon (23) take to the floor competing over a loose ball during the second quarter of their state quarterfinal game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Monday, March 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior Ella Popenhagen runs in South Troy Park in Robins, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Popenhagan will run cross and track at UNI beginning next year. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
North Linn teammates celebrate their win over Osage as the clock runs out during their Class 2A championship game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, March 7, 2020. North Linn won, 66-42. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes center Luka Garza (55) reaches to keep the ball in play as forward Ryan Kriener (15) closes in on Purdue Boilermakers forward Trevion Williams (50) during the second half of their game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Center Point-Urbana's Bryn Hadsall (15) and Center Point-Urbana's Lauren Dufoe (30) react following their loss to North Scott during their Class 4A semifinal game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, March 5, 2020. North Scott won the game, 40-32. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes Trenton Wallace (38) is tagged out at second by Kansas Jayhawks infielder Benjamin Sems (1) during their NCAA baseball game at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Coe College's Brock Henderson (right) lifts Central College's Shandon Akeo during their 133 lbs. third place match at the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional Wrestling Tournament at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Henderson won to advance to the NCAA Division III national championships. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Andy Katz seeks more information as he prepares to go on air following the cancellation of the Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Athletic conferences around the country canceled tournaments in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The court is cleared after the cancellation of the Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday, March 12, 2020, as athletic conferences around the country canceled tournaments in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
North Linn players watch the end of the 1A final before their Class 2A state championship game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
An Iowa Wrestling Big 10 Champions shirt is seen with a note about their chance of winning the national championship at Iowa Book in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were cancelled due to concerns over spreading COVID-19. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
during their NCAA baseball game at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Teammates react as Iowa Hawkeyes sophomore Lauren Guerin performs during her floor routine in their women's college gymnastics dual against West Virginia at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, March 8, 2020. The Hawkeyes won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon's Keaton Kutcher (22) holds up his team\s state qualifier banner after winning their Class 3A substate final at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids on Monday, March 2, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
North Linn is marked as the winner over Osage following their Class 2A championship game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, March 7, 2020. North Linn won, 66-42. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Cascade players react following their loss to Osage during their Class 2A semifinal game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, March 6, 2020. Osage won the game, 46-32. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton's Austin Freiberg (42) stuffs a shot attempted by Clear Creek-Amana's Brock Reade (3) as Daniel Wright (44) looks to grab the ball during the second quarter of their Class 3A state semifinal game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Prairie's Sidney McCrea (2) looks for an opening under pressure from City High's Ella Cook (20) and City High's Aubrey Joens (23) during their Class 5A quarterfinal game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Monday, March 2, 2020. City High defeated Prairie, 59-40. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Monticello's Justin Recker (3) looks to shot as he's fouled while Camanche's L.J. Henderson (2) and Zayne Feller (33, right) try to block him during the first quarter of their Class 2A state quarterfinal game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Clear Creek-Amana senior Karsyn Stratton, 18, cheers with her fellow students as their team is announced before their Class 3A state quarterfinal game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cascade's Ally Hoffman (2) gets control of the ball under pressure from Osage's Dani Johnson (22) and Osage's Mia Knudsen (4) during their Class 2A semifinal game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, March 6, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
North Linn head coach Mike Hilmer yells in celebration to his bench during the second quarter of their Class 2A state semifinal game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
City High's Rose Nkumu passes around Johnston's Maya McDermott (2) during their Class 5A semifinal game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, March 5, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
North Linn's Hannah Bridgewater (14) attempts a shot under pressure from Osage's Mia Knudsen (4) during their Class 2A championship game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, March 7, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Dike-New Hartford's Morgan Weber (23) grabs a rebound under pressure from Jesup's Payton McHone (5) during their Class 3A quarterfinal game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Monday, March 2, 2020. Dike-New Hartford won, 56-43. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
City High's Aubrey Joens (23) puts up a shot under pressure from Johnston's Maddie Mock (40) and Johnston's Anna Gossling (right) during their Class 5A semifinal game at the IGHSAU girls' high school state basketball tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Johnston won the game, 71-61. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes center Luka Garza (55) high-fives fans while heading back to the locker room before their game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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