Articles Tagged: North Linn High School

North Linn baseball coach Travis Griffith will attempt to perform a balancing act in the postseason. He will have to find the middle ground between realistic expectations and the program’s lofty aspirations.

Prep softball: Inspired Benton Community blanks North Linn on Cancer Awareness Night; more than $1,700 is raised for the family of Benton student Tatum Schroeder.

The majority of Gazette area conference softball champions will be determined Wednesday and Thursday. Here is how the races look at the moment.

North Linn baseball coach Travis Griffith said this is the youngest Lynx team he has coached. After a two-week hiatus, North Linn returned to the top 10 of the Class 1A rankings released Sunday night by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Baseball notes: South Winneshiek is contending for another Upper Iowa Conference title. North Linn Coach Travis Griffith earned his 500th career victory Monday when the Lynx swept Maquoketa Valley.

Savannah Caves hit home runs in both games of this Tri-Rivers Conference prep softball doubleheader Thursday night at North Linn. A grand slam in the second game helped Alburnett to an eventual 8-7 win and the sweep.

Prep softball notes: Iowa City Liberty’s sweep of Dubuque Wahlert on Tuesday further tightens the anybody’s-race MVC Mississippi Division; all seven teams are within 1 1/2 games.

Area softball Super Ten and standings (June 5): Western Dubuque holds onto the top spot; the Bobcats are 8-0 in MVC play.

CPU opened the season 9-0 and cracked the third installment of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A rankings released Monday. The Stormin’ Pointers debut at No. 10 after receiving votes last week.

Monday is filled with high-profile high school baseball matchups in Eastern Iowa. Successful small-class programs battle Tuesday. Solon hosts the annual Fight With Flash Foundation Crosstown Classic on Saturday. Here’s a look at Gazette-area Iowa high school baseball games to watch.

Area softball Super Ten and standings (May 29): Western Dubuque climbs to the top spot; Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Cedar Rapids Jefferson make swift jumps.

Linn-Mar has jumped to a 7-2 start and ascended to ninth in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings. Linn-Mar is one of four Metro programs and one of six Mississippi Valley Conference teams included in the latest poll.

The 20th edition of Rivalry Saturday is set for Nov. 30, and 10 of the 16 teams played in the 2024 Iowa high school girls’ basketball state tournament.

North Linn Coach Travis Griffith learned much of his approach from his father, Cary, who died last week. A day after his father’s funeral, Griffith coached the Lynx to a split in the season-opening doubleheader with Alburnett.

A good portion of Willliamsburg’s nucleus is back from its 2023 state softball championship team, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union took note. Williamsburg is the top-ranked team in the 3A preseason rankings, released Monday afternoon.