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Photos: September 2020 Favorite Sports Photos of the Month
Oct. 16, 2020 1:18 pm, Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 1:57 pm
Gazette Visuals journalists present their favorite sports photos for September 2020.
Linn-Mar's Clayton Muszynski (9) pulls the helmet of Cedar Rapids Xavier running back Jack Lux (36) in a tackle with Lucas Baumann (74) in the first half of their game at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Montezuma's Makenna Johannes lies in the grass after completing the girls' varsity 5k race at the Clear Creek Amana Invitational cross country meet at Kickers Soccer Club in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Williamsburg players take the field before their game at Williamsburg High School on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Jefferson head coach Chris Buesing leaps into the air as the J-Hawks defend against a field goal during the second quarter of their Mississippi Valley Conference high school football game against the Iowa City Liberty Lightning at Kingston Stadium in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Washington's Jabari Dobbs celebrates as he scores a touchdown in the second quarter at a high school football game beween Kennedy High School and Washington High School at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Southeast Polk's Titus Christiansen (2) and Alex LeClair (6) celebrate a touchdown by Xavier Nwankpa (5) during the first quarter of their game at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Fans sit in spray-painted circles while waiting for the start of the home game against Cedar Rapids Xavier at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Members of the University of Iowa spirit squad wave to patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital from outside Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Benton Community's Jaida Lyons (right) battles for position with Clear Creek-Amana's Haidyn Barker near the finish line during girls' varsity race at the Benton Co-Ed Cross Country Invitational at the Williamsburg Sports Complex in Williamsburg, Iowa, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Barker took second with Lyons taking third. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Runners cross the finish of the girls' varsity 5k race at the Clear Creek Amana Invitational cross country meet at Kickers Soccer Club in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Benton Community's Jaida Lyons (left) leads Kennedy's Bethany Smeed in the girls' varsity race during the Benton Co-Ed Cross Country Invitational at the Williamsburg Sports Complex in Williamsburg, Iowa, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Varsity girls take off from the start at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at the Solon Recreation and Nature Area on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Solon's Kiersten Conway comes into the finish in second place at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at the Solon Recreation and Nature Area on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Clear Creek Amana's Brandon Barker climbs a hill on his second lap around the course at the Cascade Invitational cross country meet at the Filmore Fairways Golf Course in Cascade on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Matt Schmit (left) walks down the 16th fairway followed by Cedar Rapids Prairie's Payton Burns during the CRANDIC meet at Gardner Golf Course in Marion on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Xavier's Matt Schmit (center) laughs along with Linn-Mar's Drew Muilenburg (left) and Cedar Rapids Prairie's Matt Schmit after he's hit by the flag as it blows in the wind on the 16th green during the CRANDIC meet at Gardner Golf Course in Marion on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Williamsburg fans cheer for their team during the second quarter of their game at Williamsburg High School on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Broadcast announcers in the press box prepare for the game at Williamsburg High School on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
CPU junior varsity players sit in the shade of a lamp post during the varsity game at a high school football game beween Marion High School and Center Point-Urbana at Linn-Mar Stadium in Marion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Kendra Whittman and Jon Wolff of Mount Vernon embrace after Wolff proposed to Whittman before a high school football game with Edgewood-Colesburg at North Linn in Coggon on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa City Liberty's Brody Fishman (10) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Jefferson's Prosper Kapongo (12) during the second quarter of their Mississippi Valley Conference high school football game at Kingston Stadium in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Xavier defensive back Aidan McDermott (right) breaks up a pass intended for Newton running back Cade Cupples (left) in the second quarter at a high school football game with Newton at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
CPU's Joey Metzen (1) intercepts a pass intended for Marion's Daequan Johnson (21) in the second quarter at a high school football game beween Marion High School and Center Point-Urbana at Linn-Mar Stadium in Marion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Easton Valley's Parker Olson (7) grips the ball tight as he's brought down by Springville's Luke Menster (20) after a big pass on a scoring drive during the second quarter of their game at Allison Field in Springville on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Kayden Reinier (20) falls to the turf after a hit by Williamsburg's Levi Weldon (10) and Brody Wardenburg (11) during the first quarter of their game at Williamsburg High School on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Xavier wide receiver Jack Breitbach holds onto the ball for a touchdown as he is tackled by Newton's Reese Hammons (3) in the second quarter at a high school football game with Newton at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar running back Bricen White (28) pushes through the defense of Cedar Rapids Xavier's Michael Steffen (51) in the first half of their game at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Marion's Alex Mota makes a pass attempt as he is tackled by CPU's Cole Werner (15) in the second quarter at a high school football game beween Marion High School and Center Point-Urbana at Linn-Mar Stadium in Marion on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Washington's Emma Song completes a straight backward somersault at a girls' swim meet with Cedar Rapids Washington at the Linn-Mar aquatic center in Marion on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Melae' Lacy (12) goes to block an attack by Xavier's Eve Magill (13) during the third set of their Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball match at Xavier High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Kayla Felton dives for the ball at a high school volleyball game between Marion and West Delaware at Vernon Middle School in Marion on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Peyton Robinson encourages her teammates at a high school volleyball match between Lisbon and Springville at Springville High School on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Springville's Lily Clark goes for a kill shot at a high school volleyball match between Lisbon and Springville at Springville High School on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Washington players celebrate a point at a high school volleyball match between Cedar Rapids Washington and Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Washington's Deja Redmond goes up for a kill shot at a high school volleyball match between Cedar Rapids Washington and Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Kennedy's Ally Harris (6) makes a kill shot under pressure from Senior's Brooke Healey (5) at a volleyball match between Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Dubuque Senior High Schools at the Xtream Arena in Coralville on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Ryann Culver (2) celebrates a Trojans point during the first set of their Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball match against the Xavier Saints at Xavier High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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