Articles Tagged: Williamsburg High School

Iowa high school softball preseason rankings: Iowa City Regina and Williamsburg open the 2023 season ranked No. 1 in 2A and 3A.

Spots in the Iowa high school boys’ state soccer tournament are on the line Wednesday night. Here’s a look at the 32 matchups, plus a closer look at 11 games featuring Gazette area teams.

State track has concluded and some Iowa high school baseball programs will welcome back regulars that competed over the weekend. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy matchups this week.

Prep softball: A growing tradition at Williamsburg consists of deep tournament runs, bright lights and loud sirens.

Prep softball 2023: Eight area teams to watch for this season.

Prep softball 2023: 17 area players to watch for this season.

Grant Wood AEA buys virtual welding simulators, partners with area businesses to get Eastern Iowa students in apprenticeships

Lisbon was one of three Gazette area state track and field team champions; Solon’s girls repeated in Class 3A, and Williamsburg shared the 2A boys’ crown with Mediapolis.

Owen Douglas sprinted to a Class 2A 200-meter title Saturday during the state track and field meet at Drake Stadium, then anchored the Raiders’ gold medal-winning 400-meter relay. All those points proved to be highly consequential. Williamsburg tied Mediapolis for the 2A team crown — giving it its first state track and field team title since 2002.

Friday’s Class 2A boys’ state track and field roundup: Iowa football recruit Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg repeated as the high jump champion.

Mid-Prairie’s Danielle Hostetler powered past second-place finisher Hillary Trainor of Sumner-Fredericksburg as she entered the backstretch and never looked back, finishing in a gold-worthy time of 10:20.73 for her third straight state championship in the Class 2A 3,000-meter run.

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released its preseason rankings. Monday marks the first day of official competition. West Des Moines Dowling (4A), Western Dubuque (3A), Van Meter (2A) and Remsen St. Mary’s (1A) open the season top-ranked.

Here are eight area teams to watch for the 2023 Iowa high school baseball season. The season begins Monday for teams in all classes.

There are four classifications in Iowa high school boys’ soccer for the first time this season, meaning an additional eight state tournament qualifiers for a total of 32. Tuesday, the substate brackets to determine those 32 qualifiers were released by the IHSAA.

Boys’ track and field: Area Super Ten and area leaders (May 8).