Photos from Thursday’s Drake Relays events, including high school and college.
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Photos from Thursday’s Drake Relays events, including high school and college.
Iowa City Regina’s Mikey Takacs has been a regular at the state golf tournament. He has his sights set on getting back, doing even better personally, and bringing along some company.
Inside Carolina reported Wednesday that Linn-Mar High graduate Marcus Paige is expected to become the North Carolina men’s basketball program’s director of team and player development for head coach Hubert Davis.
The pursuit of the 4-minute mile tops our list of Five Things to Watch in the high school division of the Drake Relays.
Forwald-Coleman Relays: Linn-Mar’s Nicholas Gorsich pulled away down the stretch to run 52.02 in the 400 hurdles, and Iowa City High’s Ford Washburn posted a fast distance double (9:04.28 and 4:10.93).
See photos from the 2023 Forwald-Coleman Relays.
The level of top girls’ golfers could be at an all-time high in the Metro. Six top-10 individuals in Classes 3A and 4A and three teams ranked in the top five for scoring through all classes were part of the annual CRANDIC field Wednesday at Gardner Golf Course.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Addie Berg fired a 2-over 74 to repeat as medalist at the CRANDIC meet Wednesday at Gardner Golf course. Linn-Mar claimed consecutive crowns at the event, winning the team race with 338.
The Linn-Mar girls’ soccer team certainly didn’t take the easy route to begin the 2023 season. After losses to highly-ranked teams, the Lions have shown selflessness and depth during a four-game winning streak.
With Friday’s football schedule release by the Iowa High School Athletic Association, The Gazette is offering a one-time, 10-game, nine-week tour of the best games in our circulation area, with no stadium visited more than once.
Prep track and field: Linn-Mar’s T.J. Jackson sweeps the high jump (nearly clearing 7 feet) and the long jump at the Clark Weaver Invitational on Friday. Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ and Linn-Mar’s girls are team champions.
Here are some Gazette area players and teams to watch during the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ tennis season.
Corey Brinkmeyer returns as Linn-Mar boys’ soccer coach this season after stepping away in 2019. During his first tenure (2001-2019), he amassed nearly 200 wins, qualified for the state tournament six times and won a Class 3A state title in 2015.
The two words you heard most when asking around for a scouting report on the 2025-26 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders were “speed” and “depth.” The club begins the United States Hockey League regular season Friday against Des Moines at the league’s annual Fall Classic in suburban Pittsburgh.
Iowa Girls Tennis Regionals: Cedar Rapids Washington seniors Lily Belle Barker and Samantha Becker qualified for the state tournament. Liberty's Vivian Kahler was the top seed and she earned a return trip to state. And more.
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