Jeff Johnson

CEDAR RAPIDS — Someday soon Dereck Rodriguez will catch a couple of breaks. You can feel them coming. But Saturday …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Baseball America certainly believes in Mitch Keller. The publication listed its top 100 midseason minor-league prospects this week, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The roster has been stable for two days, which might be a record for the Cedar Rapids …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Sometimes you have outings like this one. That’s in a good way. It’s the equivalent of having …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Dallas Hobbs has had so many people come up to him and ask him where this college …

As the regular season winds down and we get a look at postseason pairings in all four classes, the Triple …

CEDAR RAPIDS — You had to figure a pretty whacky game had to end in a pretty whacky way. This …

CEDAR RAPIDS – While they struggle with improving their offensive and defensive games, learning English and general life in the …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Not exactly the best recipe for success, but whatever. The Cedar Rapids Kernels fell behind by five …

JALEN RIMA, at a glance• Full name: Jalen David Rima• School: Cedar Rapids Prairie• Birthdate: Jan. 12, 1998• Family: Parents, Todd and Molly; sisters Bailey (13) and Payton (8).• Prep highlights: Third-team all-state receiver in football as senior. Won six state track titles, including back-to-back Class 4A titles in the 200 and 400 meters. Also won the 100 as a senior and anchored state champion 400-meter relay. Averaged 11.2 points in basketball as a senior. A .352 hitter with 26 stolen bases as a junior in baseball.• Future plans: Will play football at UNI. Will major in communications.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Politicians are known to flip-flop in their opinions, but a House of Representatives member from Illinois may …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Iowa Conference was full of news Friday. The league held a media gathering at the U.S. …

CEDAR RAPIDS — A.J. Puk officially is a professional baseball player. The Cedar Rapids Washington grad signed a contract Thursday …

CEDAR RAPIDS — There are no guarantees. Marcus Paige knows that. Many still doubt the former Linn-Mar and University of …

CEDAR RAPIDS — When you first see Lachlan Wells, you kind of think to yourself ‘Ah, there’s the Cedar Rapids …