Xavier wins Class 1A state doubles crown in tennis
Xavier's Ally Burger and Courtney Carstensen, the No. 2 seeds, defeated Nellie Higdon and Yana Gaskell of Fairfield 6-2 6-2 to claim the Class 1A state doubles title at Byrnes Park Waterloo. The Saints also earned a runner-up and a third place finish as Miyako Coffey and Sasha Hyacinth battled in a memorable singles final.
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Ally Burger
Burger
Courtney Carstensen
Xavier
Fairfield
Nellie Higdon
Yana Gaskell
Byrnes Park
Waterloo
Saints
Miyako Coffey
Waterloo Columbus
Sasha Hyacinth
Hyacinth
Ella Tallett
Avery Link
Higdon and Gaskell
Chloe Butler
Avery Hogan
Matt Foxhaven
Courtney
Ally
Carstensen
Andy Krutsinger
Southeast
Iowa Union
Warrior tandem earns state bronze in high school tennis
Kathryn Zylstra and Katelynn Kock of Washington bounce back from a semifinal loss to finish third in Class 2A at the state tournament. They defeated Iowa City West pair Caroline and Julianna Mascardo 6-2 6-1 in the consolation final at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center, ending the season 14-4 with a young core for next year.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Kathryn Zylstra
Katelynn Kock
Hawkeye Recreation & Tennis Complex
Iowa City
Andy Abeyta
the Gazette
Zylstra
Rock
West Des Moines
West Des Moines Dowling’s Ava Petersen and Mackenzie Klein
Warrior
Iowa City West
Caroline
Julianna Mascardo
Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center
Brandon Hornback
Warriors
Kock
Maya Mallavarapu
Cedar Falls
COVID
West
Ella de Young
Allison Szalay
Dowling
Claire Gu
West Des Moines Valley
Iona City West
Caroline Mascardo
Julianna
Trojan
Beckman and West Delaware split high school baseball thriller
Beckman from Dyersville edged West Delaware in 10 innings 5-3 to clinch the split after a dramatic late rally. Owen Huehnergarth drove in two with an opposite-field single and Nate Offerman scored the decisive run while Nick Schmidt earned the save.
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Manchester
Dyersville
Beckman
Owen Huehnergarth
West Delaware
Nate Offerman
Nick Schmidt
Huehnergarth
Blazers
Cam Krapfl
Luke Kehrli
Will Halverson
Isaac Fettkether
Kehrli
Fettkether
Kyle Cole
Will Ward
Hawks
Cole
City High softball rallies past Jefferson 7-4 in MVC twin bill
Iowa City High erased a 4-2 deficit with five runs in the seventh inning to beat Cedar Rapids Jefferson 7-4 in the nightcap of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader. City High dominated game one 17-0 as Lianna Hull and Roy Lindsey combined for nine hits. Koenig's club improved to 5-1.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City High
Jeff Koenig
City High
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Larry Niemeyer
Little Hawks
J-Hawks
Koenig
Georgia Kimm
Ayana Lindsey
Lianna Hull
Carey Koenig
Cook
Cynthia Hull
Makayla Ribble
Twinbill
Jefferson
City
Roy Lindsey
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Butler
Hogan
Tess Paton
Coffey
Foxhaven
Miyako
Morgan Brauer
Cady Peterson
Decorah
Mara Holland
Annalise Skrade
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Landry Miller
Allison Narmi
Holland
Skrade
Union
Belle
Alexa Weber
Annie Villarini
Mascardo’s
Mira Keeman
Dyersville Beckman
Delaware Split
K.J. Pilcher
Uvudvitlicaucl
Exide Field
Beckman Sports Complex
Fred
Martin
Owen
Jeff Linder
Ella Cook City High
Jeff.linder
Thegazette.com
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