Johnson stays hot as Kirkwood softball star tops week
Kirkwood's Kiya Johnson earned NJCAA Division II Player of the Week after a 6 for 9 stretch with four homers and 12 RBIs, boosting the Eagles in a doubleheader sweep over Ellsworth. Johnson batted .667 for the week with 16 hits, 25 RBIs, and 8 homers, driving runs and setting the table for teammates. Her .419 batting average leads Kirkwood as she also has 14 stolen bases and a .504 on base percentage.
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Moeller sets school 800 record at Williamsburg meet
Mount Vernon High School sophomore Evelyn Moeller surged to a school mark of 2 minutes 15.39 seconds in the 800 at the Williamsburg Invitational, moving to No. 2 on the Iowa 800 list. Cedar Rapids Prairie won the team title with six event wins and 126 points. Williamsburg placed second with 89. Mount Vernon also stars in the boys' meet led by Quinton Alexander in the 110 hurdles.
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Iowa prep relay and field highlights from Tuesday meet
Clear Creek Amana’s London Prince added to the state lead with a discus throw of 182-2 while Greyson Hartman of Washington won the shot put at 57-4. Belle Plaine won the distance medley relay in 3:42.88 as Nathan Miller from Center Point Urbana ran 49.90 in the 400. Libby Dix of Mount Vernon rose to No. 3 in the girls discus at 139-8.
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Seager delivers two homers as Rangers beat Cubs 6 2
Texas shortstop Corey Seager hit a leadoff homer and a seventh inning solo shot to power a 6 2 victory that snapped Chicago's series sweep bid. Seager extended his multi homer games to 18 and marked his first since August 2024 as the Cubs dropped a seventh of nine recently. Seiya Suzuki contributed a fourth inning triple and an RBI in the ninth for the Cubs.
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