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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 2024
Page
11
Marion driver Bryan Baxter warms up his car as hot laps begin at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids. The Gazette previews full speedway coverage to follow on visitsports at VisitTheGazette.com.
Kaylee Corbin, 6-foot-1 forward from Letts, helped Kirkwood win the NJCAA national title this season and is transferring to the University of Northern Iowa. She averaged 10.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting 52.4 percent overall and 32.4 percent from three, earning second-team all-region honors.
Linn-Mar Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Washington earn No 1 seeds in Class 2A substate tournaments and will host quarterfinals and semifinals on May 11 with byes for hosts. Substate finals on May 15 at the highest remaining seed home court. 2A fields feature Linn-Mar North Scott Iowa City West Washington and others in Substates 3 4 6. 1A seeds Cedar Rapids Xavier and Decorah host two quarters with a May 11 semifinal. state team tournament May 30-31 at Waukee Northwest and Hawkeye Recreation and Tennis Center Iowa City.
Cornell sophomore Ilsa Jeffery was named Midwest Lacrosse Conference defensive player of the year. She was joined on the All-MLC first team by senior India Smith junior Meg Lewis and Cece Zanoni with another note of college swimming as the page title.
Matt Leach, after six seasons guiding Washington State, was named the fifth head coach of the Iowa State swimming and diving program on Wednesday.
Kale Rose, a two time all Midwest Conference performer from Alburnett, steps into a leadership role at Cornell. Coach Robbie Dombrowski set high expectations as Rose arrives at fall practice with aggressive energy. He leads the Rams in batting and contributes on plate, in the field, and on the mound as Cornell vies for a Midwest Conference tournament berth.
Linn-Mar girls dominate the MVC Valley Division meet at Trojan Stadium, scoring 62 points in field events. Abby Mecklenburg and Petra Sherman swept the long jump, Maia Denge-Hagen and Claire Lorenz went 1-2 in high jump, while Gwen Gaffney Erica Kinn and Josianna Toingar added strong showings in discus and shot put.
The WNBA moves to larger venues for Clark fueled by her college attendance push. Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics shifted Fever games to bigger arenas, citing Clark’s drawing power and team success to boost ticket sales and crowds. Coach Becky Hammon praised Clark’s impact and noted the lure of fans cheering against her.
Caitlin Clark sparked her WNBA debut in Dallas drawing praise from Las Vegas guard Kelsey Plum who noted the crowd will come to see stars like A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray. The piece also mentions teams seeking larger arenas as some WNBA games move from NBA venues while others remain.
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