High school softball: Hayden Gookin’s 10-strikeout three-hitter pushed Mount Vernon to the Wamac Conference East Division championship.
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High school softball: Hayden Gookin’s 10-strikeout three-hitter pushed Mount Vernon to the Wamac Conference East Division championship.
Carson Nolan was down to his final strike and stayed alive by fouling off three straight pitches before belting a three-run triple in the top of the seventh. He helped Benton Community beat host Mount Vernon, 4-3 , Thursday night.
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.
High school softball: The two-time defending champion in Class 3A, Williamsburg opens the new season at No. 1.
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
Action from day 2 of the Iowa High School State Track & Field Championship at Drake Stadium Friday, May 23, 2025
State track and field, 3A girls: Running in Heat 2, Marion runs 1:41.40 in the 4x200. That time holds up to win a title.
Action from day 1 of the Iowa High School State Track & Field Championship at Drake Stadium Thursday, May 22, 2025
State track and field, 3A boys: Five events, four champions -- CPU’s Nathan Miller (400), Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman (3,200), CCA’s Landon Prince (discus) and Benton’s Eli Patterson (high jump) all strike gold.
State track and field, 3A girls: Libby Dix’s discus title triggers Mount Vernon to the early lead with 23 points.
State track and field 2025: If Mount Vernon claims the 3A title, it will be the second time a school has reigned in volleyball, basketball and track in the same school year. The first? Mount Vernon in 2009-10.
Mount Vernon junior sprinter, CaliAna Whitaker, has broken the school record in the 200-meter dash in the past 2 meets
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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