Previews and predictions for the Gazette area Class 3A Iowa high school football districts.
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Previews and predictions for the Gazette area Class 3A Iowa high school football districts.
Senior Blake Timmons was the guy tabbed to replace all-stater Cam Miller in 2021 as Solon’s quarterback. Miller is the school’s all-time yardage leader and led North Dakota State to an FCS national championship last year. Timmons, meanwhile, has acquitted himself very nicely, leading the Spartans to the state playoff semifinals and quarterfinals in his career.
The Marion and Tipton boys and Solon girls are preseason No. 1 teams in the 2022 Iowa high school cross country rankings.
James “Jim” White, a former softball coach at Solon High School and Clear Creek Amana High School, was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a student 15 years ago.
Matt Morrison, James Morris and Derrick Loveless were key components of a successful Solon stretch, amassing eight state team championships with three more runner-up finishes in five sports from 2006 through 2011. They were named Gazette Athletes of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Here are five Class 5A and Class 4A Iowa high school softball regional quarterfinal games to watch in the area Thursday.
See photos from Solon’s 5-1 win over Iowa City Regina in an Iowa high school baseball game.
Solon’s Kinnick Pusteoska belted four doubles and finished with five hits and six RBIs in two wins over Mount Vernon.
In this week’s baseball notebook: Why “Wounded Wolves” has been a fitting moniker for Marion, Independence’s impressive wins and who leads the state in hit by pitches.
Six baseball communities came together for the annual Fight with Flash Foundation Crosstown Classic, featuring three high school contests and a youth tournament in a daylong charity event.
The Gazette takes a look at some of the area Iowa high school baseball results from last week and upcoming games of interest this week.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Hugh Courter is a full-time baseball player again. The Saints senior returned from winning state tennis titles to earn the win in relief Wednesday against Solon.
The Gazette takes a look at some recent results and upcoming games this week in Around the horn with Iowa high school baseball.
With three rushing touchdowns and 186 passing yards, the sixth year quarterback became the winningest quarterback in NCAA history with a 38-28 win over Rutgers.
Mastin had a 60-yard interception return for a score late in the third quarter, then sealed it away with an improbable 99-yard kickoff return with 2:39 remaining to give Kennedy a 28-16 win in front of a large crowd at Linn-Mar Stadium.
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