NORWAY – They may be 25-plus years removed from graduation, but a failed “cup check” is still juvenile, priceless comedic gold to these guys. While Ron Wagner rolled around on the gym floor in pain after taking a groundball to the nether regions, his teammates were rolling with laughter. It was high school all over [...]
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This is why you try not to burn any bridges in baseball. Ryan Sweeney became a free agent after not being offered salary arbitration by the Boston Red Sox shortly before Christmas. But last Friday, he signed a minor-league contract with the Sox and will be headed to Fort Myers, Fla., sometime next week to prepare [...]
continue »IOWA CITY – Despite its wealth of state tournament experience the Iowa City West baseball team gets rattled like every other team in the state. But instead of giving it to the panic, the Trojans overcome it even in the most dire situations. West trailed Dubuque Senior by two runs in the seventh inning, but [...]
continue »CLASS 3A DISTRICT SEMIFINALS Metro-Area Anamosa vs. Davenport Assumption at Maquoketa, 5 p.m. Center Point-Urbana at Solon, 7 p.m. Decorah vs. Crestwood at Waukon, 5 p.m. DeWitt Central at Maquoketa, 7 p.m. Dubuque Wahlert at West Delaware, 7 p.m. LaPorte City Union vs. Benton Community at Vinton, 5 p.m. Marion vs. Clear Creek-Amana at Solon, [...]
continue »The Pete Rose of Iowa high school baseball didn’t even know he was going to be Pete Rose. Jake Greco wasn’t told by his coach at North Fayette, Dan Hovden, that he was even approaching Iowa’s all-time hits lead. He didn’t figure it out until
continue »CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS Area Alburnett (20-9) at North-Linn (14-20), 7 p.m. Burlington Notre Dame (13-13) vs. Lone Tree (17-7) at Danville, 7 p.m. Don Bosco (23-7) at North Tama (18-12), 7 p.m. Iowa Valley (17-7) at BGM (24-3), 7 p.m. Lisbon (31-7) vs. Iowa Mennonite (16-10) at Riverside, 7 p.m. Sigourney (12-15) at Pekin (18-15), [...]
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TROY MILLS — Phil Katz shook hands one by one with Cedar Valley Christian baseball players Tuesday night, then asked them to gather around him. Keep in mind he was the opposing coach. “I just told them to keep their heads high,” Katz said after his Alburnett team beat CVC in five innings, 17-3, in [...]
continue »TROY MILLS — Phil Katz shook hands one by one with Cedar Valley Christian baseball players Tuesday night, then asked them to gather around him. Keep in mind he was the opposing coach. “I just told them to keep their heads high,” Katz said after his Alburnett team beat CVC in five innings, 17-3, in [...]
continue »TROY MILLS — Phil Katz shook hands one by one with Cedar Valley Christian baseball players Tuesday night, then asked them to gather around him. Keep in mind he was the opposing coach. “I just told them to keep their heads high,” Katz said after his Alburnett team beat CVC in five innings, 17-3, in [...]
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