The Alburnett High School baseball team has hit one home run in 36 games this season. These Pirates score by getting guys on base, getting them over and getting them in, including by squeeze bunting, which they did Tuesday night in a 4-3 Class 2A district semifinal win over Jesup.
Alburnett beat Jesup 4-3 in a Class 2A Iowa high school baseball district tournament semifinal game Wednesday night at Alburnett.
The 2024 Gazette Athlete of the Year finalists, in photos.
Gazette Male Athlete of the Year 2024 finalists: Lance McShane of Maquoketa Valley, Jack Miller of Jesup, Preston Ries of Monticello, Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg and Brett White of Solon.
Class 2A boys’ state track and field, Thursday: Jesup’s Jack Miller won the long jump, then changed shoes to sprint in the 200.
The state golf tournaments for all four classes will be held May 23-24. Cedar Rapids Washington and Linn-Mar advance to the Class 4A state meet at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. Cedar Rapids Xavier qualified for the 3A championships at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls.
Drake Relays (Thursday boys): In his first time on the track in more than a week, Jesup’s Jack Miller claims the long jump championship.
Meet The Gazette’s 2023-24 all-area high school boys’ basketball team. Decorah’s Jonathan Carlson is the Coach of the Year. Linn-Mar’s Davis Kern is the Player of the Year.
Upper Iowa swept Quincy University and University of Indianapolis on Sunday, earning a share of the conference dual title with McKendree and Maryville. Coe closed its regular season with a win over Dubuque. Plus some final thoughts from the IHSAA state wrestling tournament.
Full results from Thursday’s Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling quarterfinals, where Lisbon four-sport state qualifier Wes Sadler produced another winning moment at state and Cascade’s Brock Morris worked his way to the semifinals two years after his last trip to state.
Here are Wednesday’s results and team scores from the Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament. Alburnett’s Tayten Coufal demonstrated how his passion for the sport turns to prowess in competition with a pin in his opening match.
Here is a class-by-class breakdown of the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Action from the Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ wrestling state duals tournament Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Don Bosco beat Alburnett 45-31 for the state championship.
Alburnett Coach Clayton Rush knew exactly how long it had been since his team wrestled for a State Duals title. The wait ended. The Pirates beat Nashua-Plainfield to reach the Class 1A State Duals finals for the first time since 2016.
The Iowa high School Athletic Association State Duals are Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Five Gazette area teams are in the field.
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