Jeff Linder

Our championship picks: Fort Dodge, Winterset, Davenport Assumption, North Linn, Lisbon

Sailor, Finley and Pearson play a prominent role for the 3A-qualifying Comets

Received so far: Mississippi Valley, Wamac, River Valley, Tri-Rivers, Northeast Iowa, Upper Iowa, all-Metro

Jayme Scheck strikes out 10 in a 3-hitter; Cougars tip Jefferson 1-0

Other Metro matchups include Prairie at City High, and Marion against CCA

Key pinch hit pushes Lynx past Alburnett 5-2 in a Class 2A regional final

Pirates, Lynx meet in a 2A regional final Monday

Swimmer captured 6 state championships, is headed to Stanford

Jade Hynek’s 8th-inning RBI single beats Linn-Mar

Defense keys the Lions in a 3-0 regional-semifinal win over Central City

Lions, Hawks split 5-4 decisions July 2, but this 5A regional semifinal is the one that really counts

Raiders host archrival Monticello in a 3A regional semifinal Friday

She throws just 65 pitches, allows just 2 hits in the Wildcats’ 1-0 win over Springville in a 1A regional quarterfinal

Conflict at Mount Mercy forces 14th-ranked Xavier to play at DeWitt Central in a 4A regional quarterfinal

First home run at Van Metre Field belongs to Maia Bentley, a 3-run shot that helps push the Mustangs past CPU, 8-0