Jeff Johnson

CEDAR RAPIDS – Nick Reid broke his school’s career basketball scoring record Monday night. But that was only a small …

IOWA CITY – Steve Bergman is the head coach. Probably. Though it could be Paul Rundquist. Perhaps they’re co-head coaches. …

Area capsules for Gazette area semifinal football playoff games. All games are at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. CLASS 3A …

IOWA CITY ?Iowa will represent the United States at the Games, one of eight nations in the baseball competition. The others are France, Chinese Taipei, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Czech Republic and Mexico.The 29th World University Games run Friday to Aug. 30.?I?m interested to see how things are going to go,? said Zach Daniels, a junior pitcher from Cedar Rapids Kennedy.?Obviously this is a once-in-a-lifetime...

BURLINGTON ? Caleb Hamilton homered and drove in three runs Tuesday night as the Cedar Rapids Kernels bested the Burlington Bees, 5-2, in Midwest League baseball at Community Field.Hamilton hit a two-run shot in the top of the first inning against Burlington starting and losing pitcher Luis Madero (0-2), part of a three-run inning that also included a Trey Cabbage RBI hit.Cabbage and Whitefield finished with ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Royce Lewis is a Cedar Rapids Kernel.The top-overall pick in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft was assigned Saturday by the parent Minnesota Twins to Cedar Rapids.An 18-year-old shortstop from California, Lewis began his professional career with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins, where he hit .271 in 36 games, with three home runs, 17 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.Lewis walked more times ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? He?s 45 years older than some of them, but Butch Hobson believes he relates well with the players on his Kane County baseball team. That the Cougars are in first place two weeks into the Midwest League season kind of backs that up.?They call me old man, but I like it,? the manager said with a smile. ?I like it, got no problem with it. I go to the gym with them, work out with them.?And teaches ...