The architect of an incredible run of 234-9 over the last nine seasons and seven consecutive state boys’ basketball tournament championship appearances, Mike Hilmer is leaving North Linn to take the superintendent’s job at Bellevue.
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The architect of an incredible run of 234-9 over the last nine seasons and seven consecutive state boys’ basketball tournament championship appearances, Mike Hilmer is leaving North Linn to take the superintendent’s job at Bellevue.
Mike Condon Iowa High School Sports 4h ago4h ago
Malcolm Rice has never been satisfied as a tennis player. As the Linn-Mar senior approaches the stretch run of his high school career, his desire to up his game remains strong.
Jeff Johnson UNI Panthers May. 7, 2024 2:46 pm6h ago
Dubuque Wahlert graduate Cael Schmitt started four seasons at point guard for Coe College, helping the Kohawks reach back-to-back NCAA Division III national basketball tournaments. He entered the transfer portal for his graduate season and has committed to Northern Iowa as a rare kid going from D-III to Division I.
Gazette Visuals Iowa High School Sports May. 6, 2024 6:37 pm1d ago
Linn-Mar hosted a Class 2A Iowa high school girls’ tennis regional tournament Monday, with champions and runners-up in singles and doubles advancing to the state tournament.
Mike Condon Iowa High School Sports May. 6, 2024 6:37 pm1d ago
Cedar Rapids Washington’s Mya Messenger and Lily Belle Barker clinched a spot at state tennis with a regional doubles title for the second straight year, but once again a scheduling conflict with state golf could prevent them from competing.
Photos and Videos May. 6, 2024 5:57 pm1d ago
Photos from the 2024 Wamac Conference girls’ golf tournament at Gardner Golf Club in Cedar Rapids on Monday.
High School Soccer May. 6, 2024 10:02 am1d ago
Class 3A No. 7 Linn-Mar defeated No. 9 City High, 2-1, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference, Valley Division battle at Linn-Mar Stadium. Win or lose, it was a test the Iowa City High girls’ soccer team wanted.
Iowa High School Sports May. 6, 2024 9:22 am1d ago
Avery Link has more than proven herself on the tennis court during her four years at Cedar Rapids Xavier, winning a team state title in 2021, a co-ed doubles title with Ryan Schmit last June and racking up more than 100 career wins. However a gesture on a mid-August morning to not only a future teammate, but one who would eventually bump her down a spot in the lineup, showed Link’s true character.
Sports May. 5, 2024 5:00 am2d ago
A 2008 Cedar Rapids Washington High graduate, Phil Richmond grew up hearing Polish spoken by his maternal grandparents who had emigrated from Poland in Eastern Europe after World War II. Now 34, Richmond never dreamed he would end up living in Poland and chasing his baseball dreams as a right-handed pitcher and sometimes position player.
Sports May. 4, 2024 1:29 pm3d ago
Here’s the second edition of Eastern Iowans In The Minors and Majors. It’s a look at Gazette-area players and how they are doing in affiliated professional baseball. Four pitchers are in the majors in Mitch Keller (Pirates), A.J. Puk (Athletics), Keaton Winn (Giants) and Colin Rea (Brewers).
Iowa High School Sports May. 6, 2024 4:13 pm1d ago
Brackets are out for the 2024 Iowa high school team tennis postseason. Girls’ regionals begin May 10, boys’ substates on May 11 with Linn-Mar, Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Washington all hosting.
High School Track and Field May. 3, 2024 5:13 pm4d ago
Track and field: Actually it’s field and track for the Linn-Mar girls, who score 62 field-event points in an MVC Valley Division title repeat. Iowa City West wins the boys’ championship.
Small College Sports May. 3, 2024 9:23 am4d ago
Cornell Coach Robbie Dombrowski challenged Kale Rose in the offseason to become more of a leader. He has responded and the versatile contributor has helped the Rams contend for a postseason berth.
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