K.J. Pilcher

Sawyer Nauman produced a monster senior season for Western Dubuque. He is now a part of the Dubuque County Legion baseball team that qualified for the eight-team World Series this week in Shelby, N.C.

Cedar Rapids Washington’s Nile Petersen was the Class 4A state runner-up in 2019. Last season, the Warriors were not represented at the fall finale. Petersen looks to finish some unsettled business.

The Gazette compiled a list of 10 area golfers to watch during the 2021 Class 4A high school golf season this fall.

Here is a list of teams to keep an eye on during the 2021 Class 4A high school fall golf season.

From the first day of practice to the state tournament with notable competitions in between, here are some important dates for the 2021 high school fall golf season.

Marv Cook led Iowa City Regina to seven state titles. In May, he resigned and longtime Regals defensive coordinator Jason Dumont stepped into the head coach role. The new era began with the first official day of practice for the 2021 season.

Class 3A state champion Marion had four players on the first team. Find the full lists of all-staters here.

Marion senior Owen Puk turned down a chance to report to Florida International early with hopes of leading the Indians to their first state baseball title. Puk, Gage Franck and a strong senior group helped lead Marion to new heights.

Marion’s Gage Franck raced home and slid safely just ahead of the tag on Myles Davis’ sacrifice fly to claim a 7-6 victory and the Class 3A state baseball title over Dubuque Wahlert. It is Marion’s first state baseball crown.

Second-seeded Council Bluffs St. Albert build a six-run lead and held on for a 7-5 victory over No. 4-seed Lansing Kee for the Class 1A state baseball championship.

Council Bluffs St. Albert tallied 10 runs on 10 hits and Jeff Miller threw five scoreless innings to defeat Alburnett, 10-0, in a Class 1A state semifinal.

Lansing Kee manufactured a run in the seventh to force extra innings and used three in the ninth to beat top-seeded Remsen St. Mary’s, 5-3, in nine innings, returning to the Class 1A state baseball final for the first time since 2011.

Sixth-seeded Alburnett received three hits from Hunter Caves and six RBIs from Reed Stallman, upending No. 3 Tri-Center, 8-6, to advance to the Class 1A state baseball semifinals.

Lisbon battled second-seeded Council Bluffs St. Albert close for more than five innings. The Falcons pulled away with a four-run sixth and advanced to the Class 1A semifinals.

Lansing Kee made its 20th state baseball appearance and will return to the semifinals for the first time in a decade. The Hawks took the lead in the middle innings and held on for a 4-3 victory.