K.J. Pilcher

Dyersville Beckman went 11-1 last season and made its fourth state football semifinal appearance. The Blazers return some key figures and are tied for second in the Class 1A preseason rankings.

Cornell College returns four offensive line starters from last season’s 4-6 team. Their shoulder pads are broad enough to carry expectations to lead the way — figuratively and literally — for the Rams and third-year head coach Dan Pifer.

Cedar Rapids Washington will host its Warrior Invitational Thursday at Eagle Ridge South Golf Course in Galena, Ill. The field consists of 18 teams, including some of the best teams in Class 4A with a couple from Illinois.

Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter capped a dominant performance with a 1:40 pin of Turkey’s Rifat Gidak to claim the 213-pound title at the United World Wrestling World Championships on Tuesday at Sofia, Bulgaria.

Iowa City High senior Ben Kueter rallied for a 17-14 win over Georgia’s Luka Khutchua in the 213-pound semifinals, securing a medal and a spot in the finals of the World Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Reid Hall regrouped after his golf clubs were stolen the morning of the season-opening competition Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet. He still managed to shoot 1-over 73 for runner-up honors in the season-opening tournament.

The Rotary Pribyl Junior Golf Classic serves as a good gauge for Cedar Rapids Prairie’s varsity boys’ golf season. The Hawks swept the open and novice divisions, including placing two of the top three, another in seventh and five in the top 20.

Nine golfers and five teams to watch for the 2022 Iowa high school boys’ golf season, including the last two MVC Valley Players of the Year in Reid Hall and Charlie Allen.

Kacey Korsmo spent most of his Friday nights in the summer at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, watching his father, Kevin, race. After high school, he decided to get behind the wheel and now father and son race together.

Adam Petrzelka won his first feature this year in the hobby stocks division, while Jacob Tiegen returned from a previous wreck to earn his fifth victory this season at Hawkeye Downs.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy all-state baseball player Dylan Davis will officially cap his prep career this weekend at the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series in Mason City.

Dylan Carew was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler and was mentored by Hall of Fame coach and wrestler Mark Reiland. Less than a year after Reiland died, Carew carries on Reiland’s legacy.

You can take Seth Wing out of Winona State but the school was never out of the baseball coach’s system. When the Warriors needed a new leader for their program, many factors made it the right move for Wing to return.

Now that the 2022 Iowa high school state baseball tournaments are complete, let’s take a look back at some of the standout performances and a look ahead to next season.

Three-time defending state champion Van Meter broke open a tight contest with an eight-run sixth to beat fourth-seeded Dyersville Beckman, 9-4, in the Class 2A state baseball semifinals