High school softball: A series of doubles puts No. 8 Lisbon in front, then Emma Pleasant’s grand slam puts it to bed. Lions dust Northeast, 11-4, in a 2A regional quarterfinal.
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High school softball: A series of doubles puts No. 8 Lisbon in front, then Emma Pleasant’s grand slam puts it to bed. Lions dust Northeast, 11-4, in a 2A regional quarterfinal.
Iowa Hawkeyes graduate transfer quarterback Mark Gronowski has been given the all clear sign medically after offseason shoulder surgery and has been going through summer informal workouts, trying to get to know his teammates. In that vein, he took his offensive linemen to the Lake of the Ozarks for a recent relaxation trip and some of his wide receivers and tight ends to Dallas. He also recently competed at the Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana, a camp run by the famous football family.
If Erie, Pa., can cash in on switching from the SeaWolves to the Moon Mammoths, why can’t Cedar Rapids create a new cash cow (or goat, or panda) of its own?
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You all know about Mason Bechen, Cole Griffith and Cael Benesh, three senior multi-year starters for the North Linn baseball team. But those three didn’t shine as much in a 13-13, six-inning Class 1A district win Tuesday night over Midland as some of these young buck: freshmen, sophomores and eighth-graders that seem certain to keep the Lynx on the winning track in the future.
See photos as the North Linn Lynx hosted the Midland Eagles in an Iowa High School Baseball Substate game.
Brett Yormark said “I’m excited about our future. This conference today is not the best version of itself, but we will be sooner than later.”
Senior offensive lineman Tyler Miller speaks for the entire team in saying they all know what a strong challenge starting the 2025 season with four games in four weeks presents for the Cyclones, but they know they’re up for it and ready to embrace such adversity.
Here are five Gazette-area 2A and 1A high school softball regional-quarterfinal games to watch Wednesday.
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Action from boys’ baseball action with Dubuque Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Kennedy Monday, July 7, 2025
Iowa City High was the preseason No. 1 in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings. The Little Hawks closed the regular season at No. 4. They are joined by No. 6 Iowa City Liberty in the final poll released Monday.
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