State softball: Under Adam Berte’s (stop)watch, Williamsburg has made six consecutive state tournaments, and the Raiders pursue their third straight 3A championship Friday vs. No. 1 Dubuque Wahlert.
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State softball: Under Adam Berte’s (stop)watch, Williamsburg has made six consecutive state tournaments, and the Raiders pursue their third straight 3A championship Friday vs. No. 1 Dubuque Wahlert.
State softball: Locked in a 1-1 deadlock through 3 1/2 innings, Williamsburg explodes late. Six-inning win over Albia sets up a 1-vs.-2 showdown Friday with Dubuque Wahlert.
State softball: Williamsburg pulls away late from Washington, advances to its sixth straight 3A semifinal.
Photos from the 3A quarterfinal state softball game between the Williamsburg Raiders and the Washington Demons. Williamsburg won 7-2.
Capsules on the nine Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, plus predictions for each class.
Girls’ basketball: The 21st rendition of Rivalry Saturday will include its first interstate matchup in event history -- 5A power Johnston vs. Madison (Wis.) Edgewood.
High school baseball all-conference selections are being released. The first set are the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi and Valley divisions. Keep checking in for more.
State softball: The 2025 tournament schedule, at the Rogers Sports Complex, Fort Dodge.
A look at Tuesday’s 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball area regional finals. Twelve games contain area teams.
Here are five Gazette-area 2A and 1A high school softball regional-semifinal games to watch Friday and why.
Postseason play will be at full throttle, starting Friday. Class 4A and 3A opens substate play. Cedar Rapids Prairie, Iowa City High and Iowa City Liberty are all No. 1 seeds in 4A. Marion is a top seed in 3A.
The Gazette’s 2025 Male Athlete of the Year finalists: Mason Bechen of North Linn, Tiernan Boots of Lisbon, Ryker Dengler of West Liberty, Rayce Heitman of Williamsburg and Mason Woods of Iowa City West.
Softball notes: Tracking the conference softball races, and saluting the champions. The MVC Mississippi Division race should become more clear tonight. Meanwhile, Lisbon, Williamsburg, Mount Vernon and Sigourney have extended lengthy title strings.
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
The Hawkeyes have one of the best defenses in the country. What is still missing to start Big Ten play?
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