Local MVC baseball week features Prairie Wahlert clash
The Gazette highlights five notable Iowa City area games this week in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Cedar Rapids Prairie visits Dubuque Wahlert in a ranked clash with MVC implications, Cedar Rapids Xavier battles Cedar Falls, Center Point Urbana meets West Delaware, Iowa City West hosts Iowa City High, and Iowa City Regina opens at Anamosa. Prairie’s Maddux Mueller leads with a .625 average, while Xavier’s offense and Cedar Falls pitching shape key matchups. Regina’s Jack Clark has four hits and four runs in early action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point
Urbana
West Delaware
Iowa City
Anamosa
Regina
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Dubuque
Wahlert
Birds
Hawks
Golden Eagles
MVC
Prairie
Linn-Mar
Iowa City High
Maddux Mueller
Shraden Lechtenberg
C.R. Washington
Dubuque Hempstead
North Scott
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Cedar Falls
Saints
Tigers
Iowa City Liberty
Andrew Hamlett
Preston Lang
West
Trojans
City High
Little Hawk
Owen Hicks
Jake Mitchell
Little Hawks
Declan Bunn
Blue Raiders
Beckman
Regals
Clear Creek Amana
Davenport Assumption
Jack Clark
Freshman Holland advances to state singles in tennis
Holland, a Jefferson freshman from a tennis family, is 13-6 in singles this season. He qualified for the state singles tournament, facing Campbell Love of Johnston in the opening round. His sister Lily also reached state, while seeds in 2A and 1A were noted for other area players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Kendra
Jefferson
Northern Iowa
Lily
Jhawk
Kyle Lassen
Johnston
Campbell Love
State
Kaden Taylor
Waukee Northwest
Preston
Prairie
Anthony Schulte
Linn-Mar
Malcolm Rice
Garrett Bauermeister
Singh
Patrick Selby
Iowa City West
Caden Branum
Decorah
Pella
Jack Briggs
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Charlie LeGrand
Jacob Schmit
Williamsburg leads 3A softball rankings as defending champ
Williamsburg sits No. 1 in the 3A preseason softball rankings after losing three key seniors from last season's title team. Back are six starters, led by Shannon Finn, as the Raiders aim to defend their state crown with a 36-9 record and strong postseason defense. Other top teams include Centennial, Pleasant Valley, Valley, Muscatine, and Ankeny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Shannon Finn
Ankeny Centennial
North Polk
van Meter
Martensdale-St. Marys
Centennial
Jaguars
Pleasant Valley
West Des Moines Valley
Muscatine
Ankeny
Iowa City Liberty
Norwalk
Fort Dodge
Dallas Center
Grimes
Winterset
Western
Alley Gersh
Marion
Raiders
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
Also Mentioned on This Page
K.J. Pilcher
Storming Pointers
Waverly-Shell Rock
Washington
Dyersville Beckman
Thomas Taylor
CPU
Jack
Cantwell
Mercer Park
Thegazette.com
Jeff
Dubuque Wahlert
Estherville
Lincoln Central
Benton
Mount Vernon
Northeast
Iowa City Regina
Alburnett
Sigourney
MSM
Wayne
North Linn
Jeff.linder