It’s the first day of the 2023 Iowa high school state baseball tournament. Merchants Park in Carroll hosts four quarterfinal games in Class 1A, while Class 3A quarterfinal games are at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City. Follow our live blog for scores and updates throughout the day.
The 2023 Iowa high school state softball tournament begins Monday at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge with 10 quarterfinal games. Follow our live blog for scores and updates throughout the day.
Capsules on the seven Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, which runs Monday through Friday at the Rogers Sports Complex.
The Iowa high school state baseball tournament descends on Iowa City (4A and 3A) and Carroll (2A and 1A) this week. Nine Gazette area teams have qualified in the four classes. Here is a glance at the qualifying teams.
Marion won the Class 3A state baseball tournament in 2021. Western Dubuque won it all last year. They both are part of the 2023 3A field and in opposite ends of the bracket. Could they meet in the final? Stay tuned.
Benton Community, Williamsburg and Western Dubuque advanced to the state softball tournament with Tuesday victories.
Western Dubuque graduate and Ole Miss catcher Calvin Harris was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of Monday’s Major League Baseball Draft. Iowa Hawkeyes pitcher Jared Simpson also was drafted.
The Iowa high school state softball tournament brackets will be filled to completion after Tuesday’s 3A, 4A and 5A regional finals.
Less than a day after getting swept by Cedar Falls, Class 4A No. 2 Cedar Rapids Prairie rebounded to sweep 3A No. 1 Western Dubuque in a battle of Mississippi Valley Conference division leaders.
Week 7 of the Iowa high school baseball season includes a top-10 showdown in Class 1A that could be a prelude to a substate final, a battle between Mississippi Valley Conference divisional leaders and the start of 1A and 2A district games. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy contests this week.
Week 5 of the Iowa high school baseball season includes rivalries, non-conference battles and a strong field at Williamsburg’s Terry Curtis Classic. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy contests this week.
Reliever Baylee Neyen closed the door in the seventh inning of Game 2, and Class 4A 10th-ranked Western Dubuque completed a sweep of Cedar Rapids Prairie, 4-1 and 4-3, Thursday night.
Week 3 of the Iowa high school baseball season includes top-10 battles, conference rivalries and games between streaky teams. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy contests this week.
Observations from the first week of the 2023 Iowa high school softball season, including a 5-0 start from Clear Creek Amana, which has a new, young pitching staff.
Mid-Prairie was a state semifinalist last season. The Golden Hawks are 5-2 this season, beating Bettendorf, 2A No. 4 Williamsburg and West Branch in their last three games and replacing Van Meter as 2A’s No. 1 team in the IHSBCA rankings.
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