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Iowa City West scored three times in the bottom of the first inning of a Class 4A substate opener Saturday afternoon. But Linn-Mar scored the final seven runs, all in their final three at-bats, to pick up a 7-3 victory.
See photos as the Trojans took on the Lions in an Iowa High School baseball postseason game.
Postseason play will be at full throttle, starting Friday. Class 4A and 3A opens substate play. Cedar Rapids Prairie, Iowa City High and Iowa City Liberty are all No. 1 seeds in 4A. Marion is a top seed in 3A.
Postseason starts up for Class 3A and 4A and continues for 1A and 2A. Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Dubuque Wahlert play in a key Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader. Independence and West Delaware are scheduled to play three times this week. Here are our final 5 Games to Watch.
Softball notes: Tracking the conference softball races, and saluting the champions. The MVC Mississippi Division race should become more clear tonight. Meanwhile, Lisbon, Williamsburg, Mount Vernon and Sigourney have extended lengthy title strings.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (July 3): Linn-Mar has narrowed the gap, but Cedar Rapids Xavier remains at No. 1.
Norway has a storied baseball tradition that has yielded Major League Baseball players and was even depicted in the 2007 film, “The Final Season.” Iowa City Liberty and Linn-Mar played a non-conference varsity game at the hallowed field Tuesday night.
Highlights and events from girls’ softball Cedar Rapids Xaver at Linn-Mar Monday, June 30, 2025.
High school softball: Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 5A No. 2 Linn-Mar split an important Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill.
Conference divisions could be determined. Linn-Mar and Iowa City Liberty travels to tradition-rich Norway. Class 1A and 2A postseason begins Saturday. Here are 5 Games to Watch for Week 7.
Linn-Mar defeated Class 3A No. 3 Mount Vernon in Friday's quarterfinal round, then blanked Class 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 7-0, in the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Softball Invitational semifinal played on Saturday.
Photo Gallery: Girls’ softball Cedar Rapids Xaver vs. Linn-Mar Saturday, June 28, 2025
Linn-Mar’s Tavian Soppe spent most of the season injured. He was cleared about a week ago and has made an impact in the Lions’ batting order. He had two hits and two RBIs in a sweep over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
The Hawkeyes will host the nationally televised pregame show ahead of their home matchup against No. 6 Oregon.
The Cyclones (5-4, 2-4) collected three takeaways against the Sun Devils — one interception and two fumble recoveries — but still lost, 24-19, before a rain-sodden crowd of 60,899 at Jack Trice Stadium.
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