Sponsored by:

Author: athleteotw

  • Henry Thier

    Henry Thier (Dubuque Wahlert golf) — The freshman fired a 5-under-par 67 to earn meet medalist honors as the Golden Eagles finished second overall with 291 total strokes in the 16-team Lancer Invitational on Wednesday at Glynn’s Creek Golf Course in Long Grove, Iowa. The Golden Eagles finished just one stroke behind team champion Pleasant…

  • Aidan Colin

    Aidan Colin (Southwestern/East Dubuque) — Colin threw for 184 yards, including touchdown passes of 61 and a game-winning 53-yarder to Brody Culbertson with 10 seconds remaning in the game, as the Warcats upended 2023 Division 7 state runner-up Black Hawk/Warren, 28-20, in the season opener Friday in South Wayne, Wis. Colin also ran for 136…

  • Melanie Runde

    Melanie Runde (Western Dubuque) — The sophomore tripled and drove in two runs to help the Bobcats rallied to defeat Clear Creek-Amana, 4-3, in an Iowa Class 4A regional championship game. Western Dubuque reached the state tournament for the second straight season. Runde leads the Bobcats with a .431 averag and has nine doubles, four…

  • Julia Roth

    Julia Roth (Dubuque Wahlert) — The sophomore right-hander lead the Golden Eagles back to the Iowa Class 3A state tournament with a 19-3 record, 1.94 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 133 1/3 innings. She has allowed just five earned runs and struck out 20 batters in 15 innings across three tournament victories. Roth is hitting…

  • Drew Francois

    Drew Francois (Dubuque Senior) — The junior first baseman went 3-for-7 with five RBIs during the Iowa Class 4A substate tournament for the Rams. He was 2-for-4 with two key RBIs in a 5-4 upset of Dubuque Hempstead in the first round, then drove in three runs in an 8-7 loss in the semifinals. Francois…

  • Aaron Kraft

    Aaron Kraft (Western Dubuque) – The junior right-hander tossed a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Bobcats to a 10-0 victory over Charles City in an Iowa Class 3A Substate 3 opener on Friday. He needed only 55 pitches and allowed just two base runners, on a hit batsman and an error, to improve to 6-1…

  • Tyler Smith

    The sophomore catcher went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, including a tie-breaking bases-clearing double to cap a five-run seventh inning in the Cougars’ 9-6 upset of No. 5 Dyersville Beckman in the Iowa Class 2A District 7 championship game Saturday. The No. 9 hitter in Cascade’s lineup went 2-for-3 with a key RBI as the Cougars…

  • Sophie Miller

    Sophie Miller (Dubuque Senior) — The sophomore second baseman hit a grand slam and a three-run home run on Tuesday to lead the Rams to a 10-0 victory over Davenport North. She entered the postseason with a .330 batting average, eight doubles, one triple, four homers and 26 RBIs.

  • Foti Rigopoulos

    Foti Rigopoulos (Dubuque Wahlert) – The junior right-handed pitcher/outfielder is 6-0 with a 2.80 ERA and 39 strikeouts against 16 walks in 45 innings of work. Offensively, he has gone 35-for-111 (.315) with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs and a team-best 28 RBIs. On Saturday, he earned the pitching win that clinched at…

  • Sophie Link

    Sophie Link (Dubuque Senior) – The senior leads the Rams with a .362 batting average (42-for-116) with eight doubles, two triples and seven RBIs. She has posted a .408 on-base percentage, stolen 13 bases in 17 attempts and fields at a .966 clip.