The Gazette’s best photos for the first half of June 2025
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The Gazette’s best photos for the first half of June 2025
There are 37 racecar drivers in the Independence Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. No one had ever been inducted while still active in racing. Until now.
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For Brian Gade, what began as a tribute to his father’s era has morphed into a decade-long family endeavor.
Brayden Mayer changed his approach to be more like a pitcher than a thrower. He pitched six scoreless innings in a 3-1 victory over Cedar Rapids Xavier on Friday night at Bob Erusha Field. The Saints won the opener, 6-1, for the split.
Catcher-first baseman Jaime Ferrer of the Cedar Rapids Kernels was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was just three years old. He always looked up to athletes who played their respective sports despite having the disease and now wants to be a role model of his own.
Hawkeye Wrestling Club member and University of Iowa three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee earned a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He will compete for a spot to represent Team USA at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Prep softball: Ed-Co pitcher Rachel Eglseder picks up a win, a save and 6 RBIs, and the Vikings sweep North Linn for the first time in 13 years.
Chase Chaney of the Cedar Rapids Kernels threw a seven-inning complete-game shutout in Game 1 of Thursday afternoon’s double-header against Peoria. He is pitching of the hometown of his best baseball buddy Connor Van Scoyoc, the Cedar Rapids Jefferson grad now in Triple-A. The two were teammates and roommates for multiple years as member of the Los Angeles Angels organization.
“Some people just come out and race for fun, but I am here to race for the points and win the championship.”
Many of Iowa’s offensive metrics rose dramatically in 2024, but Tim Lester believes the Hawkeyes were never “even close to being able to truly take the gloves off offensively” in the first season with his Shanahan-style system.
Benton won 26 games each of the last two summers and is working on its third straight winning season. It would be the longest streak since five in a row from 2012-16.
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