Editor’s note: Rob Cline is an arts professional and freelance writer. His usual contributions to The Gazette are reviews of books and arts events. However, given his son’s intense, ongoing participation, he’s surprisingly knowledgeable about bowling, too. By Rob Cline, community contributor Plenty of teenagers have a specific goal in mind when they turn 16. [...]
continue »Cedar Rapids Kennedy junior Tory Harman was named Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division player of the year and Iowa City West senior Emma Winstead topped the Valley team, the league announced today. Linn-Mar (Mississippi) and West (Valley) were named coaching staffs of the year. Kennedy’s Allie Hucheson and Prairie’s Anna Whetstone were named the top [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS – It took a lot longer than expected, but Chad Christensen finally heard his named called Wednesday. The former Cedar Rapids Washington all-stater and University of Nebraska junior was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 35th round of Major League Baseball’s 2012 draft. Christensen was the 1,067th player drafted overall. You could [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS – It took a lot longer than expected, but Chad Christensen finally heard his named called Wednesday. The former Cedar Rapids Washington all-stater and University of Nebraska junior was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 35th round of Major League Baseball’s 2012 draft. Christensen was the 1,067th player drafted overall. You could [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Chad Christensen was asked Saturday if he’ll be playing professional baseball a month from now. He didn’t hesitate to answer. “I hope so,” the former Cedar Rapids Washington all-stater said. “We’ll see what happens here Monday and Tuesday.” Major League Baseball conducts its 2012 amateur draft Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday, with [...]
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Cedar Rapids Washington’s Rina Moore keeps the rally alive as she takes a swing during the girls state team tennis tournament, at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex, in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, June 2, 2012. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette-KCRG) IOWA CITY — Members of the Cedar Rapids Washington girls’ tennis team smiled at each [...]
continue »The spring prep golf season has concluded and season awards have been announced, including the Cedar Rapids/Marion All-Metro girls golf teams. Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior Megan Furnish and Cedar Rapids Washington’s M.J. Kamin qualified for the Class 4A state tournament. Furnish capped her career with a fourth-place finish, while Kamin tied for 12th. Both are [...]
continue »CEDAR RAPIDS — Mike Kuba knows his team isn’t going to overpower the opposition with its power game. So the Cedar Rapids Jefferson coach turned to small ball in last night’s Mississippi Valley Conference match-up at Cedar Rapids Washington. The J-Hawks used a pair of infield hits and two squeeze bunts packaged around a two-run [...]
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Cedar Rapids Washington’s Katie Hammond returns the ball during the Class 2A singles championship against Jessica King of Ames at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex in Iowa City on Friday, June 1, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG) IOWA CITY — Katie Hammond did something for the first time this year. She lost a tennis match. [...]
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