Week 7 of the Iowa high school baseball season includes a top-10 showdown in Class 1A that could be a prelude to a substate final, a battle between Mississippi Valley Conference divisional leaders and the start of 1A and 2A district games. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy contests this week.
Mid-Prairie’s Danielle Hostetler powered past second-place finisher Hillary Trainor of Sumner-Fredericksburg as she entered the backstretch and never looked back, finishing in a gold-worthy time of 10:20.73 for her third straight state championship in the Class 2A 3,000-meter run.
Iowa football’s 2024 recruiting class, once in the top five after an early wave of in-state commitments, remains in the top 25 of major recruiting sites’ rankings.
A fabulous 15. Here is The Gazette’s area boys’ basketball team for 2023. Colby Dolphin of Cedar Rapids Kennedy is our player of the year. Kennedy’s Jon McKowen the coach of the year.
Upper Iowa senior 165-pounder Chase Luensman completed his mission of becoming an NCAA Division II national champion. He completed his title run with a 9-7 decision over Western Colorado’s Hunter Mullin.
Upper Iowa senior 165-pounder Chase Luensman focused on his effort, sacrifice and discipline to be his best. The work paid dividends in the form of an NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships finals berth Saturday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids.
Upper Iowa’s Chase Luensman reached the 165-pound semifinals, while teammates Tate Murty (141) and Colter bye (184) moved into the top eight of their weights. Three All-Americans is the most for the Peacocks at a national tournament since four won medals in 2018, which was also in Cedar Rapids.
The Western Christian Wolfpack defeated the Monticello Panthers 69-44 in the Class 2A Iowa high school boys’ state basketball quarterfinals.
Monticello’s boys’ basketball team went cold offensively in the second half, which allowed Western Christian to post a 69-44 win in a Class 2A state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday. This was Monti’s fourth straight appearance at state.
The 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament continues Tuesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with six more quarterfinal games. Stay up to date with scores, stats and more here throughout the day.
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There are eight substate final games Saturday night in Class 1A and 2A, including games involving Gazette-area schools North Linn, MFL MarMac and Monticello.
Tate Petersen scored 28 points and set Monticello’s career scoring record in his team’s 57-51 win Tuesday night over Alburnett in a Class 2A district final. Petersen, a Kirkwood recruit, has played a lot of this season with an injured shoulder.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 3A regional semifinals and 5A/4A quarterfinals.
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