Two Minute Drill contact details and high school baseball notes
East Buchanan’s Mitch Whitney went 7 for 9 with three home runs including a grand slam and 14 RBI in a double header against Ed-Co while also earning a win on the mound. Other Iowa prep results include Benton Community and Linn-Mar players posting big days with multiple RBI and hits across games Monday and Saturday.
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East Buchanan
Mitch Whitney
Ed-Co
Whitney
Benton Community
Ashley Swick
Iowa Valley
Lansing Kee
Jake Mohn
Sumner
Alburnett
Brandi Sargent
Tara Luekens
Darryl Bernard
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Waterloo West
Linn-Mar
B.J. Katz
Scott Mohr
RBI
Erin Strebner
Columbus Junction
Jefferson
Cody Doonan
Waterloo East
Williamsburg
Tyler Baethke
Raiders
Solon
Lisbon
Liz Goodwin
Calamus-Wheatland
Goodwin
Warrior
Teresa Pingle
By the Numbers and Iowa Softball Classic Notes
Stats show Mark Huber of South Winneshiek batting .624 with 44 runs and 49 RBI in 85 at bats. Iowa City High headlines at the West Softball Classic with a 16 team field led by Muscatine North Scott Valley Hempstead Charles City Iowa City High and Clear Creek Amana. Cedar Rapids Xavier grad Michael Shedek earned honorable mention all American by USA Wrestling and will wrestle for Northern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Winneshiek
Mark Huber
Iowa City
Orioles
North Polk
Lisbon
Manon
Davenport Central
Sumner
Winfield-Mt. Ounion
Burlington Notre Dame
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Michael Shedek
USA Wrestling
Shedek
Northern Iowa
Taking Nominees for Gazette Athlete of the Year 2001
The Gazette invites nominations for male and female Athlete of the Year honoring senior athletes in its circulation area. Nominations consider athletic and academic achievement and citizenship with voting by Gazette sports staff. Send name school and accomplishments to Gazette Athlete of the Year Cedar Rapids Iowa or fax email by July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Jack Ogden
3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Gazsport
Fyiowa
State Tourneys Dates and Sites for Iowa Baseball Softball
State tournaments run July 25 to 28 for baseball and July 30 to August 3 for softball. Ft. Dodge hosts baseball classifications 2A and 4A at Marshalltown and 1A and 3A at Carroll. Postseason pairings available online from the IGHSAU and IHSAA websites.
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Dodge
Marshalltown
Carroll
Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Ighsau
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Iahsaa
West Delaware star Kory Kelchen dubbed The Ryan Express
West Delaware pitcher and third baseman Kory Kelchen, nicknamed The Ryan Express, leads the Hawks in a season with 10 homers and a no-hitter debut as he eyes college baseball at Northern Iowa. Coach Mike Morrison praises his work ethic and leadership while Kelchen balances family baseball roots and injury comebacks.
West Branch Bears star Randy Seydel eyes state bid
Randy Seydel of West Branch High School batted .345 through 20 games as the No. 1 Class 2A Bears (23-2) and hit his second career home run in a doubleheader. The junior right fielder, who also plays football and track, aims to return West Branch to the state tournament at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Coach Rich Stout praises his speed and base damage while Seydel recalls last year’s runner-up run and the freshman miscue at home plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Koolbeck
Arion
Kelchen
Ryan
Delaware County
Hawks
Mike Morrison
West Delaware
Denison Schleswig
Northern
Iowa
Ketchen
Seydel
Bears
Iowa City
Regina
West Branch
Pyersuiler Rasman
Rich Stout
Mount Vernon
Kowalke’s 101st win followed by knee injury ends season arc
Iowa City High pitcher Court ney Kowalke suffered a torn meniscus in Cedar Falls after earning her 101st career win, forcing her to consider rest and a late-season return as City High eyes postseason play. Teammates and coach note her leadership and impact as the Little Hawks deal with multiple injuries.
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Kowalke
Little Hawks
MVC
Alaina Neu
Devon Hill
City High
Mark Tegels
Courtney
Tegels
Konalke
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Jeff Linder
Jef
Pleasant Valley
The
Ryan Express
Delaware
Morrison
UNI
Anamosa
Decorah
Ketchens
Kory
Kyle
Phil Klein
Mary Klein
Mikek
Mark Christian
Kory Kelchen
Marion
Randy Seydel
West Branch High School
Phil and
Patti
Oakland Raiders
Jerry Rice
Ifpentr
ESPN
Varsity Blues
Tacos 1 College
Kirkwood Community College
By Chad Dave
Courtney Kowalke
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