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Kirkwood’s Sailor Hall leads the team in starts, innings pitched and wins. She closed the Eagles’ softball doubleheader sweep against Southeastern Thursday at home, throwing a shutout for her ninth win of the season.

Coe’s roster consists of seven fifth-year seniors. Many returned from last year’s NCAA Division III World Series team to make one more postseaosn run together.

The Lightning won the season-opening quadrangular and followed it with a runner-up finish behind highly-regarded Cedar Rapids Washington on Tuesday. Liberty’s Isabella Pettersen has claimed medalist honors in both meets this season.

Drew Proskovec was in search of more opportunities to compete, so he took a gamble on himself, leaving University of Iowa for Kirkwood. The move has paid dividends. He improved 3-0 this season, helping the Eagles to a doubleheader sweep over Iowa Lakes Tuesday at home.

Kirkwood’s Peyton Johnson tallied three hits with a home run and double, drove in five runs and scored twice, including the game-winning run on Sailor Hall’s double for a walk-off 9-8 victory against Iowa Lakes in the opener of a softball doubleheader.

Brennan Heesch has been a mainstay in the Solon boys’ golf lineup since he joined the program. Heesch was part of three straight Class 3A state tournament teams and will be relied on even more to help round out team scores this season.

Coe’s Jack Allison had some struggles at the plate recently. So, he started gameday with a 9 a.m. hitting session. It helped him go 3-for-4 with a double and two-run home run in an 11-6 loss to Buena Vista Friday at Bill Quinby Field at Daniels Park.

A list of Gazette area golfers and teams to watch for the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ spring golf season.

Kirkwood sophomore Miles Risley has parlayed hard work into gaudy statistics for the Kirkwood baseball team. He belted a three-run home run to cap Kirkwood’s 13-1 victory in five innings against Southwestern Community College on Wednesday at home.

Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp hasn’t rested on her pasted accomplishments since winning last year’s Class 4A state golf title. She has focused on areas of improvement, so she turned to weight training to help gain distance on the course.

A list of Gazette area golfers and teams to watch for the 2024 Iowa high school girls’ golf season.

The 2023-24 finale of the Pinning Combination podcast puts a bow on the college wrestling season with takeaways from the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

Iowa State’s David Carr cemented his place in Iowa State history and propelled the Cyclones ahead of rival Iowa. The Hawkeyes brought an end to an irregular season. Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen made a statement in dominance and fashion during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are set for the finals. Here are some takeaways from the tournament heading into the championship bouts.

Here’s a look at the schedule, TV and streaming guide and Iowa info for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.