Jeff Johnson

CLASS 1A First Team Pitchers – Otis Roby (Twin Cedars), sophomore; Jonathan Van Beek (West Lyon), senior; Matt Wesselman (Remsen …

They always play really good baseball up toward the Dubuque area, and this year’s Iowa Newspaper Association all-state teams prove …

CEDAR RAPIDS – You occasionally might see a guy forget how many outs there are in an inning, but when …

CHICAGO – The United States Hockey League announced Monday that an expansion franchise has been approved for Madison, Wis., that …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Fair or foul? If you were at Veterans Memorial Stadium in the bottom of the ninth inning …

The Minnesota Twins announced Friday afternoon that catcher Jairo Rodriguez of the Cedar Rapids Kernels has been promoted to high-Class …

BURLINGTON – Niko Goodrum’s inside-the-park home run highlighted the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ 3-2 win over the Burlington Bees on Thursday …

DES MOINES – No execution, no clutch hits, no runs. No state championship.No more season, for that matter.Just way too …

CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS Dyersville Beckman (34-6) vs. Roland-Story (28-13) When: 6 p.m. Where: Principal Park, Des Moines Scouting Report: These …

DES MOINES – So much for that theory about having to hit to win baseball games. What a bunch of …

Former players Mike Trout and Chris Sabo and contributors Tom Barbee, Ron Gonder and Verna Nance are this year’s class. …

CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS Linn-Mar (27-15) vs. Johnston (26-12) When: Noon Where: Principal Park, Des Moines Scouting Report: Second straight trip …

BURLINGTON – The Burlington Bees scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and went on to beat the Cedar …

CEDAR RAPIDS – These two programs haven’t exactly been Meow Mix for cats, Alpo for dogs or all-you-can-eat buffets for …

DES MOINES – It was a bizarre, delayed-reaction ending.Tyler Cropley fanned the final batter to assure Sioux City Heelan’s 1-0 …