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Davis ’25 Wins NECBL Home Run Derby
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Cornell baseball's rising senior Jakobi Davis has spent his summer in Danbury, Conn., playing ball with the Danbury Westerners. Last week, the outfielder was called up to the NECBL Home Run Derby to compete against 13 other players from across the league to be crowned champion. Davis hammered 12 balls over the fence over two rounds, claiming the 2024 NECBL Home Run Derby champion title. The derby was conducted in a two-round format. In the first round, all 13 athletes had the chance to hit as many homers as they could in three minutes. The top two...
Jefferson lax coach adds more recognition for a remarkable season
Accolades continue to come in for Jefferson’s Scott Cater. The well-known boys’ lacrosse coach was inducted into the state lacrosse association’s inaugural Hall of Fame class last summer and added two Coach of the Year honors this season. Cater coached the Jaguars to their first Metro West Conference title (6-0) since 2016, and he was named the Section 6 and statewide coach of the year. The Jaguars went 12-2, reaching...
Wisconsin Works Its Way to a Win
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers defeated the Cedar Rapids Kernels 5-3 on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Rise 2 Greatness Field. The Rattlers scored three times in the top of the sixth inning to take a lead they refused to relinquish on the way to another series victory. Cedar...
Solon falls to Benton, 5-1, in Iowa high school softball state tournament quarterfinal
FORT DODGE — Solon softball lost 10 straight games over seven days this season and finished the regular season with four straight losses, so a trip to the Iowa high school state tournament didn’t seem to be in the cards. But the Spartans rallied, winning all three of their regional matchups and earning a spot in Fort Dodge. It wouldn’t be easy as the lowest seed and top-seeded Benton sent Solon packing, 5-1, in the quarterfinals on...
Volleyball earns 14th consecutive academic award from AVCA
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Coe College Volleyball program earned the team award for academic excellence from the United State Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 14th season running, announced by the organization earlier this week. 1,332 collegiate and high school teams have earned USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2023-2024 season which honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.
Rain Backs Up Schedule At State Baseball, Wahlert Plays This Morning
Heavy rains yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of the State Baseball Tournament at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids pushed back the Class 3A quarterfinal round schedule. Wahlert Catholic and Central Dewitt now play this morning at 9:00am at Vets Stadium. You can hear the game on AM 1370 KDTH...
Volleyball Hawks Go Camping This Week
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk volleyball team turns the first page on a new season today when they start summer camp. The varsity team will meet at Tim Grady Gymnasium, today through Thursday, from 8:30-11a.m. daily, to start preparation for the upcoming year. The Hawks will work on techniques and fundamentals in both drill and game settings. Instruction is provided by the Golden Hawk coaching staff, led by Iowa Girls Coaches Association and multi-time River Valley Coach of the Year, head coach Sherry Evans, and two-time All-American Libero Jaedynn Evans. The Golden Hawks finished last season with a school record 31 wins and their first conference title since 2002.
Iowa state high school baseball tournament: Class 3A recap: North Polk outduels Harlan
CEDAR RAPIDS- The matchup between 3-seed North Polk and 6-seed Harlan Community kicked off the festivities in the Class 3A Iowa high school state baseball tournament in Cedar Rapids on Monday. The Comets entered the tournament as last year's runner-ups while the Cyclones were looking to return to the state semifinals for the...
Xavier basketball: Sean Miller wants to return to form defensively this season
As Xavier's summer workouts wind down, head coach Sean Miller has identified defense as a focal point for the upcoming fall preseason practices. Miller made the comments on the latest episode of his podcast during an episode where he and his co-hosts Paul Fritschner and Adam Baum were discussing the team's offseason progress. During the show, he emphasized the necessity of developing a strong defensive identity.
Twins' Connor Prielipp: Makes return from IL
High-A Cedar Rapids reinstated Prielipp (elbow) from its 60-day injured list Monday. After requiring surgery last July to address a torn UCL in his left elbow, Prielipp opened the season on Cedar Rapids' IL before he was cleared to begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League shortly before the All-Star break. He received the green light to rejoin Cedar Rapids after turning in two dazzling rehab outings in the FCL, with the southpaw striking out eight while issuing no walks and allowing just two hits over four scoreless innings between those starts. Prielipp should make his 2024 debut for Cedar Rapids later this week but will likely have his pitch count monitored carefully.
Cyclones eliminated by Comets at state
Sometimes a game can come down to just one pitch to define your season, and that certainly proved to be case for the HCHS baseball team Monday in Cedar Rapids in the Class 3A – Quarterfinal Game when North Polk Comet Sophomore Chase Fjelland launched a 2-out, 2-run walk-off single off Freshman Cyclone Colton Schneider over the head of Junior Cyclone Jozef Reisz winning the game 5-4 ending the Cyclones season.
3A State Baseball First Round Preview: Harlan v. North Polk
(Cedar Rapids, IA) — The state baseball tournament begins today with 1A games in Carroll and 3A games in Cedar Rapids. Harlan will take on North Polk in the first contest at Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Coverage of this game on 96.5 FM KSOM with an 11:30 first pitch.
Bleeker records 11 strikeouts and bats in two runs, propelling Bishop Heelan baseball to 3-1 win over Pella
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCAU) – Bishop Heelan senior Jaron Bleeker struck out eleven batters while allowing just one run in a complete game effort while adding a pair of RBI at the plate to help #4 Bishop Heelan advance to the IHSAA 3A State semifinals with a 3-1 win over #5 Pella. Crusaders will face […]
Pella Baseball Team Falls in State Quarterfinals
The only ranked matchup of the Class 3A state baseball tournament stretched into primetime due to rain in Cedar Rapids, but the No. 9 Dutch couldn’t keep their season in tact as they fell to No. 4 Bishop Heelan 3-1, as heard live on 92.1 KRLS Monday. Pella’s first...
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