Jeff Linder

Today, The Gazette reveals its 2022 finalists for Athlete of the Year.

Today, The Gazette reveals its 2022 finalists for Athlete of the Year.

Iowa received its first women’s basketball commitment from the Class of 2023 in Kennise Johnson-Etienne, a 5-foot-8 point guard from Plainfield (Ill.) Central High School.

Linn-Mar made another statement with a sweep of Iowa City Liberty and closed Mississippi Valley Conference softball play with a 28-2 record.

Here are five Class 2A and 1A Iowa high school softball first-round regional games to watch in the area Friday.

Clear Creek Amana earned a split with Mount Vernon and a Wamac West softball title share with Williamsburg.

The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 28.

Anna Streff has a scholarship waiting at Iowa, but at Linn-Mar, she’s just another player, albeit an important one. The Lions own a share of an MVC divisional championship after sweeping Cedar Rapids Prairie.

Tracking the area conference races as the Iowa high school softball regular season reaches its crescendo this week.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has posted regional softball pairings.

Benton Community and North Linn split a pair of one-run games in a non-conference softball doubnleheader.

The 2022 Iowa high school softball regional brackets are coming, probably as early as Thursday or Friday. Here’s what to watch for in each class.

The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 21.

Lily Knutson’s pitched a three-hit, 12-strikeout gem against Dubuque Hempstead to keep Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the MVC Valley Division softball championship hunt.

Did you know that only one state in the nation plays high school baseball and softball in the summer? It’s …