Prep track and field: Five storylines to watch in the high school competition at the Drake Relays this week.
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Prep track and field: Five storylines to watch in the high school competition at the Drake Relays this week.
Action from the annual boys and girls relay track meet at City High.
Girls’ track & field: At 20 feet, 8 1/4 inches, Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg is No. 1 all-time in the girls’ long jump.
The Hawks’ boys’ golf team has the potential for a strong season. They are off to a good start, ranking among the state’s best teams in Class 3A.
Little Hawks opened with a tie against Muscatine but bounced back Saturday with a big win over Linn-Mar
A list of Gazette area golfers and teams to watch for the 2025 Iowa high school girls’ golf season.
Most area coaches think the fall season, starting in August, will benefit the players
Cedar Rapids Xavier, with state champion Gabi Fleming, and Iowa City West, Linn-Mar have the players and teams to watch
Xavier, Prairie, I.C. West and Linn-Mar have the players and teams keep an eye on
Linn-Mar, Xavier, Iowa City West, Independence, Center Point-Urbana among teams to keep an eye on
Girls’ track and field: Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg became the first Iowa girl to hit 20 feet in the long jump (unofficially) earlier this spring. The reigning Class 4A state champion pursues Drake and state-meet records, plus the all-time Iowa best.
Top area teams and individuals to watch for the 2025 girls’ high school track and field season.
Coe’s Bryce Parke posted three straight victories to reach the 133-pound final at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Providence, R.I. He earned a runner-up finish and was one of four Kohawk All-Americans this year, including his brother, Brayden, who placed fifth at 125.
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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