Jeff Linder

A look at Tuesday’s 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional finals. Nine games involve area teams, including a Prairie-Kennedy matchup that guarantees the Metro a 5A state qualifier.

A look at Monday’s 2A and 1A Iowa high school softball regional finals. Edgewood-Colesburg seeks a state-tournament breakthrough, but must beat defending-champion North Linn to get there.

Bliss Beck of Clear Creek Amana is The Gazette’s 2024 Female Athlete of the Year. The school’s first recipient of the award, the Drake volleyball recruit was a four-sport athlete and helped lead the Clippers to the 4A girls’ state basketball championship

Two big moments in the seventh inning — Lily Knutson’s great escape and Cara Crock’s three-run home run — sent No. 7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy past Linn-Mar, 3-0, in a Class 5A regional softball semifinal.

Catching up with six WNBA players with Iowa ties, through games played Friday.

Here are five Gazette-area 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional-semifinal games to watch Saturday.

Lisbon’s ‘whole different team’ is on the brink of a seventh straight state softball tournament berth. Tied with Jesup after three innings, Lions break it open and win 12-1 in six innings.

Prep softball: The portal for 2024 area all-conference teams. Received so far: MVC Mississippi & Valley, Wamac East & West, River Valley North & South, Tri-Rivers East & West, Northeast Iowa, South Iowa Cedar, Upper Iowa, plus all-Metro.

Here are five Gazette area 2A and 1A Iowa high school softball regional-semifinal games to watch Friday.

Gracie Hoskins’ seventh-inning ground ball turned into a two-run error, and Center Point-Urbana outlasted Monticello, 4-3, in a Class 3A regional softball quarterfinal at the Bowers Sports Complex.

Iowa’s new women’s basketball era was on display Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. There’s no Caitlin Clark, no Kate Martin, no Lisa Bluder ... but “right now,” Coach Jan Jensen said, “everybody is undefeated.”

Here are five Gazette area 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball regional-quarterfinal games to watch Thursday.

Avery Wise pitched a three-hitter, and late runs gave Central City a cushion in a 5-0 Class 1A regional softball quarterfinal win over Kee.

Here are five Gazette area 2A and 1A Iowa high school softball regional quarterfinal games to watch Wednesday.

The University of Iowa athletics department has announced updates to its season ticketing procedures for the 2024-25 basketball season.