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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.
State track and field, Class 3A girls: Aly Stahle chilled out in a Drake Stadium restroom, then made the way back outside, laced up her spikes and won the 100-meter hurdles Saturday afternoon.
There are three classifications in Iowa high school girls’ soccer in 2024, meaning a total of 24 state tournament qualifiers. Here’s a breakdown of the brackets with a look at how Gazette-area teams are set up.
Solon junior Ben Kampman was part of an area boys’ championship bonanza Thursday at the state track and field meet, winning the 3A boys’ discus title with an effort of 186 feet, 3 inches.
The state golf tournaments for all four classes will be held May 23-24. Cedar Rapids Washington and Linn-Mar advance to the Class 4A state meet at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. Cedar Rapids Xavier qualified for the 3A championships at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls.
There are four classifications in Iowa high school boys’ soccer in 2024, meaning a total of 32 state tournament qualifiers. Here’s a breakdown of the substate brackets with a look at how Gazette-area teams are set up.
The state golf tournaments for all three classes will be held May 20-21 in Ames. The Class 3A state tournament will be at Veenker Memorial Golf Course, 2A will be at Coldwater Links and 1A will be at Ames Golf and Country Club.
The Iowa high school state track and field meet begins at 9 a.m. Thursday. Here are the top individuals and teams in the boys’ field, along with The Gazette’s championship picks.
Western Dubuque has won the last two Class 3A state titles. The Bobcats start the 2024 season atop the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association preseason rankings.
Brett White’s first memories are of the Solon softball and baseball fields, watching the Spartans. He said he even had a playpen at the softball field. White enters his final season as a Spartan, starting since his eighth-grade summer.
The Iowa high school baseball season opens competition Monday. Here are 16 Gazette area players to keep an eye on this season.
While star Gracie Federspiel’s absence did not prevent Solon from running away from the rest of the field in claiming the state-qualifier meet team title with 178 points, it surely places the Spartans’ pursuit of a third straight state championship in question.
Photos from the class 3A state qualifier track meet at Solon High School in Solon, Iowa on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
See photos as the Iowa Hawkeyes hosted the Southern University Jaguars to open their 2025 women’s basketball season.
Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic erupted for a career-high 29 points and seven 3-pointers in a dominant 88-50 season-opening Iowa State win over Farleigh Dickinson.
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