Photos from Linn-Mar vs. West Des Moines Valley in the Class 3A girls’ soccer quarterfinals.
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Photos from Linn-Mar vs. West Des Moines Valley in the Class 3A girls’ soccer quarterfinals.
4 area teams qualified for the state tournament this year in Ames. Play begings Tuesday with semifinals Thursday and championship on Saturday
Teams enter Week 3 of the Iowa high school baseball season, Conference games are in full swing, including an early-week Wamac contest and a Friday doubleheader between the preseason No. 1 teams in Class 4A and 3A. Here is a look at some notable games this week.
Morgan Rupp after her Class 4A girls’ state golf title at Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City Friday, May 30, 2025
Photo gallery of action from the girls’ Class 4A Golf State Championship at Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City Friday, May 30, 2025
Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp shot even-par 72 in the second round for a 141 total, winning third title at the Class 4A state golf meet Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City.
Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp in the hunt for third straight title, entering Friday 1-shot behind
Girls track & field: Nathan Hopp steps down after 13 years at Linn-Mar. He coached the Lions to a Class 4A state runner-up finish in 2015.
Linn-Mar’s Morgan Rupp has placed in the top five in all three state appearances, earning medalist honors the last two seasons. She will vie for a third straight crown at the Class 4A state meet Thursday and Friday at Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City.
Thanks to stellar defense and some late-game “magic,” Linn-Mar advanced past Des Moines North, 2-0, at home Tuesday in a Class 4A substate 2 boys’ soccer semifinal.
Linn-Mar sophomore Charlie Sarsfield is following in the footsteps of his father and brother, who were standouts on the baseball team. He is a key component to the lineup as a leadoff hitter and center fielder. Linn-Mar beat Mount Vernon, 7-2, Tuesday night at Oak Ridge Middle School.
Prep softball: 16 area players to watch for the 2025 season, including 12 first-team all-staters from last season.
Photo gallery of day 3 of the Iowa High School State Track & Field Championship at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa Saturday, May 24, 2025
The Dyersville Beckman boys basketball team has had more than its first share of injuries and illness this season. The illness belonged to head coach Michael Molony this time, though he toughed out the flu and led his Blazers past Alburnett in a Class 2A district semifinal, 59-33.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Louden Bloxham suffered a leg injury that kept him off the mat up to a month of the state tournament. He turned the hurt into hardware with a win in the 190-pound quarterfinal of the Class 3A state wrestling tournament Thursday at Casey’s Center ini Des Moines.
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