Iowa's Chicagoland recruiting edge fuels Hawkeyes ascent
Iowa leverages strong Chicagoland ties, with Wallace and Desherow praising the recruiting culture and relationships that help land top Illinois prospects. The 2025 class includes five of Illinois' top 20, mostly from the Chicago area, plus the story of Matt Bowen's prom proposal used in recruiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Hawkeyes
Chicago
Beau Desherow
Loyola Academy
Wilmette
Ill
Iowa
Illinois
247
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Missouri
Jose Epenesa
Edwardsville
St. Louis
Hawkeye
Burke Gauther
Sycamore
Carson Cooney
Oswego
Terrence Smith
Aurora
Brad Fitzgibbon
Drew MacPherson
Ryan Fitzgerald
247 Sports
Seth Wallace
Chicagoland Area
SC Catholic Prep
Elmhurst
K.J. Parker
SC Catholic
K.J
Desherow
Loyola
Wallace
Kirk Ferentz
Penn State
Big Ten
Chicagoland
the Gazette
Ferentz
NFL
Lukas van Ness
Barrington
Nicole
Elliott
Matt Bowen
Sports Day Highlights Across Baseball to Golf Events
A full slate of area sports includes Midwest League baseball at Beloit, auto racing at Benton County, MLB games on multiple networks, NBA Finals Game 7, WNBA and college baseball playoffs, pro volleyball and golf majors, MotoGP Italy, IndyCar events, IMSA, motocross, pro soccer fixtures, NWSL, and lacrosse league contests with standings and networks listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sox
Blue Jays
Chicago Sports Network
Mariners
Cubs
Mets
Phillies
ESPN
Pacers
Thunder
KCRG
Coastal Carolina
LSU
France
United States
CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports
Italy
Saudi Arabia
Trinidad and Tobago
Mexico
Costa Rica
Washington Spirit
San Diego
Wave
Local auto racing results and sports events at Hawkeye Downs
In Cedar Rapids at Hawkeye Downs Speedway legends and hobby stocks race heats with Davis Kibbe Bohnsack Carnahan and Petrzelka among top finishers. Other classes include Late Models and Mod sports mods with Weber Lewis Korsmo Baxter Wimner Simmons Chandler King and Leonard leading. Basketball playoff action features Indiana vs Oklahoma City and results from Dallas Connecticut Atlanta Seattle Chicago and more noted with times.
Amana golf ace in 146-yard No 4 at Amana Colonies
Aaron Schwager of Tiffin carded a hole in one on the 146 yard No 4 after a pitching wedge at Amana Colonies Golf Club. Club leagues featured multiple flight winners across men, women, and retirement groups with close variety in pins and longest putt honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana
Aaron Schwager
Tiffin
Twin Pines
Baseball scores and schedule from multiple MLB games
A dense list records final scores for fixtures across the majors including Seattle over Chicago Cubs 9-4, Texas 6-2 Pittsburgh, and Chicago White Sox 7-1 Toronto, plus later results Tampa Bay 14-Detroit 8 and N Y Yankees 3 Baltimore 5. It then covers a full slate of late and next-day matchups with starting pitchers and times for games in progress and scheduled doubleheaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Chicago Cubs
Texas
Pittsburgh
Chicago White Sox
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Detroit
Baltimore
N.Y. Yankees
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Athletics
Cleveland
Kansas City
San Diego
Houston
L.A. Angels
Boston
San Francisco
Kremer
N.Y
Yankees
Warren
Mize
Littell
Leiter
Falter
Bassitt
Priester
Festa
Gilbert
Rea
Giolito
Ray
Cecconi
Sears
Gusto
L.A
New York
Chicago
Pet
Los Angeles
NASCAR Cup Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono
Denny Hamlin led the Pocono Cup race with a 172.599 mph pole and won by 0.437 seconds over Chris Buescher in a field led by Toyota and Chevrolet teams. The Xfinity race followed with Connor Zilisch winning on the Pocono track after 100 laps, with multiple cautions and 41 laps under caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond
Denny Hamlin
Toyota
Chris Buescher
Ford
Carson Hocevar
Chevrolet
John H. Nemechek
Joey Logano
Ryan Preece
Brad Keselowski
Zane Smith
Austin Dillon
Noah Grayson
Chase Elliott
Austin Cindric
Ryan Blaney
Ross Chastain
Justin Haley
Shane van Gisbergen
Kyle Larson
Alex Bowman
Kyle Busch
Ty Dillon
Michael McDowell
Chevy
Riley Herbst
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
William Byron
Todd Gilliland
AJ Allmendinger
Bubba Wallace
Josh Berry
Cody Ware
Brennan Poole
Connor Zilisch
Jesse Love
Christian Eckes
Ryan Sieg
Carson Kvapil
Sam Mayer
Sammy Smith
Taylor Gray
Justin Allgaier
Jeb Burton
Jeremy Clements
Anthony Alfredo
Harrison Burton
Josh Williams
Dean Thompson
Brandon Jones
Matt DiBenedetto
Mason Massey
William Sawalich
Parker Retzlaff
Josh Bilicki
Leland Honeyman
Kyle Sieg
Garrett Smithley
Logan Bearden
Nicholas Sanchez
Blaine Perkins
Patrick Emerling
Daniel Dye
Ryan Ellis
Dawson Cram
Carson Ware
Austin Hill
Sheldon Creed
Women’s PGA Championship Round at Fields Ranch East
Third round play scheduled at Fields Ranch East in Frisco Texas with 6 604 yardage par 72. Also listed are afternoon matches Cedar Rapids Beloit Lansing Quad Cities Peoria Great Lakes Fort Wayne Dayton Wisconsin West Michigan Lake County South Bend with start times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields Ranch East
Frisco
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Beloit
Lansing
Quad Cities
Peoria
Great Lakes
Fort Wayne
Dayton
Wisconsin
West Michigan
Lake County
South Bend
Tigers
Padres
Athletics
Guardians
Dodgers
Reds
Marlins
Cardinals
Cubs
Royals
Twins
Brewers
Steven Alker
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Fredrik Jacobson
Michael Wright
Richard Green
Stewart Cink
Soren Kjeldsen
Tim Petrovic
Steve Flesch
Ricardo Gonzalez
Mark Hensby
Justin Leonard
Ernie Els
Retief Goosen
Steve Allan
K.J. Choi
Brandt Jobe
Doug Barron
Angel Cabrera
Chad Campbell
Harrison Frazar
High school baseball scores roundup from Friday night
A district roundup lists Friday results across Iowa high schools with wins, losses and scores. Notable lines include Linn-Mar 15 over Prairie 1, Cedar Falls 10 over Iowa City West 4, and Decorah 13 over Springville 3, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Belle Plaine
West Delaware
Monticello
Dyersville
Beckman
Ed-Co
North Linn
MFL
MarMac
Dub. Wahlert
Independence
Assumption
Cascade
Solon
Iowa Falls-Alden
ADM
Mount Vernon
GMG
North Tama
Lone Tree
Wapello
Maquoketa
Edgewood-Colesburg
Lansing Kee
Starmong
Central Elkader
Decorah
Mason City
East Marshall
South Tama
Hillcrest Academy
WACO
Hlv-Tc
North Mahaska
Carlisle
Washington
Dubuque Wahlert
C.R. Kennedy
C.R. Jefferson
Iowa City High
C.R. Xavier
Iowa City Liberty
C.R. Prairie
Linn-Mar
Cedar Falls
Iowa City West
C.R. Washington
Springville
Waukon
Union
Jesup
Western Dubuque
Bettendorf
Mid-Prairie
North Scott
Keota
Montezuma
Durant
Midland
Benton
24-C.R. Optimist Junior Golf Association Tournament
The 24-C.R. Optimist Junior Golf Association tournament in Gardner runs 8 to 18 at the B and G course. Members pay $5. CROJG yahoo.com to join. Details at www CROJGA.org. Also note a couples steak fry event at Marengo Golf Club on Mar 28, starting noon. Contact 319 642 3508 for info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R. Optimist Junior Golf Association
Gardner
B&g
CROJG
Yahoo.com
Crojga.org
Marengo Golf Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa/Wallace
John.steppe
Thegazette.com
Iowa Hawkeyes
Hawks
Sportsday
C.R. Kernels
Benton County Speedway
Fever
Liberty
Storm
NBATV
Golf Channel
KGAN
KWWL
Kaulig Companies
ESPNU
Premier Lacrosse League
Archers
Outlaws
Cormhole
Major League Baseball Mariners
KGYM
Thegazette
METRO
Iowa City
Benton Community
South Hamilton
Estherville L.C
Humboldt
Hawkeye Downs
Jeremiah Davis
Dear Rapids
Dallas Kibbe
Ames
Davis
Austin Slabaugh
Kalona
Kibbe
Sunline Hornets
Kurt Bohnsack
Ely
John Carnahan
Hiawatha
Bohnsack
Carnahan
Corey Crispin
Walford
Greg Hentrich
Michael Weber
Marion
Kacey Korsmo
Atkins
Jackson Lewis
Lakeville
Minn
Weber
Lewis
Korsmo
Anderson Automotive Hobby
Brayden Beauregard
Alburnett
Adam Petrzelka
Norway
Petrzelka
Hayden Sherman
Scott Siems
ALL Seasons Automotive Sportsmans
Bob Ahrendsen
Josh Levey
Todd Ness
Ness
Brandon Herb
Cassill Motors Sport
Bryan Baxter
Steve Wimner
Toddville
Keith Simmons
Truro
Tallan Chandler
Jeff King
Simmons
HD Dawgs
Max Leonard
Ladora
Garrett Warren
Indianola
Will Zamastil
Fairfax
Indiana
Oklahoma City
WNBA
Dallas
Connecticut
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Lowa
Golden State
Rick Kruger
Mark Pelzer
Tony Staab
2Nd Ave
Ira Miller
J Mark Pelzer
Pro Tennis
Amana Colonies Golf Club
North Hawes
Craig Vermie
John Sullivan
Ken Kroeger
Rick Blackwell
Bob Caldwell
Am Rothenbaum
Rot-Weiss
Marketa Vondrousova
Czechia
Aryna Sabalenka
Belarus
Wang Xinyu
China
Liudmila Samsonova
Russia
Queen’s Club
London
Jiri Lebecka
Jack Draper
Britain
Carlos Alcaraz
Spain
Roberto Bautista Agut
ATP
Terrua
Worta
Gerry Weber
Halle
Germany
Daniil Medvedev
Alexander Zverev
Alexander Bublik
Kazakhstan
Karen Khachanov
Nottingham
Great Britain
Dayana Yastremska
Ukraine
Magda Linette
Poland
McCartney Kessler
Rebecca Stamkova
Slovakia
Major League Baseball
Miami
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
N.Y. Mets
Arizona
Colorado
L.A. Dodgers
Elder
Alcantara
Abbott
Mikolas
AB H_R Pet
Judge Nyy Ja.Wilson Ath
Pefia Hou
Aranda TB
M.garcia KC
Ramirez Cle
Kirk Tor
Meyers Hou
Clement Tor
O’hearn Bal
Raleigh
Judge
Ward
Caminero
H_R Pet
F.freeman Lad
W.smith Lad
Donovan Stl
Machado SD
Naylor Ari
T.turner Phi
Frelick Mil
Pages Lad
Ohtani Lad
Alonso Nym
Nascar
Poconos
Long Pond, Pa
Kris Wright
Justin Bonsignore
PGA Tour Travelers
Brianna Dosialan
Esther Henseleit
You Min Hwang
Ruixin Liu Ninpiele Nas
Gaby Lopez
Rio Takeda
Miranda Wang
Angel Yinsaaaane
Gee Chun
Wei-Ling Hsu
Lydia Koisanananei
Andrea Lee
Mi Huang le
Lucy Li See Anesancane
Azahara Munoz
Pauline
River Highlands
Cromwell
Conn
Tommy Fleetwood
Keegan Bradley
Russell Henley
Jason Day
Wyndham Clark
Harris English
Brian Harman
Patrick Cantlay
Lucas Glover
Denny McCarthy
Rory McIlroy
Aaron Rai
Justin Thomas
Sam Burns
Davis Thompson
Kevin Yu
Byeong Hun An
Matt Fitzpatrick
Ben Griffin
Harry Hall
Stephan Jaeger
Michael Kim
Maverick McNeal
Adam Scott
Daniel Berger
Luke Clanton
Tom Kim
Collin Morikawa
Firestone C.C. South Course
Akron
Ohio
Burlington
DeWitt Central
Williamsburg
Osage
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!