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MVC baseball & softball standings

Here are the updated Mississippi Valley Conference baseball and softball  standings through Saturday, July 18.

BASEBALL
Mississippi Division

* Prairie                21-5, 31-7
Dubuque Hempstead            16-10, 20-16
Iowa City High       12-14, 22-18
Xavier                   11-15, 16-22
Washington           6-20, 7-28
Waterloo West        3-23, 3-32
Waterloo East        1-25, 3-37

Valley Division

* Jefferson               20-6, 29-9
* Iowa City West       20-6, 30-11
Kennedy               17-9, 28-11
Linn-Mar               17-9, 24-11
Cedar Falls            15-11, 21-13
Dubuque Wahlert                12-14, 19-19
Dubuque Senior     11-15, 21-20

Last Updated on Saturday, 18 July 2015 14:03

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MVC baseball & softball standings

Here are the updated Mississippi Valley Conference baseball and softball standings through Friday, July 10.

BASEBALL

Mississippi Division

* Prairie             21-5, 28-7
Hempstead         15-9, 19-14
Iowa City High    12-12, 21-15
Xavier               11-13, 16-18
Washington        6-20, 7-25
Waterloo West     3-21, 3-27
Waterloo East      1-25, 3-36

Valley Division

Jefferson            19-5, 28-7
Iowa City West    20-6, 28-10
Kennedy             14-8, 23-9
Linn-Mar             14-8, 20-10
Cedar Falls          15-11, 19-13
Wahlert              11-13, 16-18
Dubuque Senior   10-14, 18-17

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Dick will retire as IGHSAU boss

Mike Dick, Executive Director of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union since 2008, announced his retirement at the June 16 IGHSAU Board of Directors meeting. The IGHSAU Board of Directors accepted his resignation effective Aug. 31, 2016.

“I am proud to have served as the Executive Director of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union for the last seven years,” he stated. “I was able to fulfill a dream of mine by working for the IGHSAU. It has been a pleasure to serve so many great schools, administrators, staff, officials, coaches and, especially, the Iowa Girl.

“The time is right to retire. My family has always catered to me and my job,” said Dick. “The time has come for me to give my time back to them.”

“Speaking on behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Mike for his vision and commitment to the Iowa Girl,” said IGHSAU Board of Directors President Dr. Greg Thomas. “Mike has always put the best interests of the thousands of girls that participate in our activities first. Our coaches, officials, schools, and especially high school girls are better because of his leadership.”

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MVC baseball & softball standings

Here are the updated Mississippi Valley Conference baseball and softball standings through Wednesday, July 8.

BASEBALL
Mississippi Division

* Prairie          19-5, 26-7
Dubuque Hempstead        15-7, 19-12
Iowa City High   10-12, 19-15
Xavier           9-13, 14-18
Washington       5-19, 6-24
Waterloo West    3-19, 3-24

Waterloo East    1-23, 3-34

Valley Division

Jefferson        18-4, 27-6
Iowa City West   18-6, 26-10
Linn-Mar         13-7, 19-9
Kennedy          12-8, 21-9

Cedar Falls      14-10, 18-12
Dubuque Wahlert          11-11, 16-16
Dubuque Senior   10-12, 18-15

SOFTBALL
Mississippi Division

** Prairie          18-8, 26-11
Waterloo West    16-10, 23-14
Xavier           15-11, 24-15
Dubuque Hempstead        10-16, 16-19
Washington       7-17, 14-23
Waterloo East    7-19, 13-25
Iowa City High   6-18, 6-26

Valley Division

** Iowa City West   24-2, 33-5
Jefferson        22-4, 32-7
Kennedy          18-8, 28-12
Linn-Mar         16-10, 23-17
Dubuque Senior   12-14, 18-21
Cedar Falls      8-18, 14-25
Dubuque Wahlert          1-25, 2-34

* Clinched tie for title
** Clinched title

Last Updated on Friday, 10 July 2015 04:52
 

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Metro Players in Pro Baseball

The Metro Sports Report provides regular updates on all the Metro graduates in pro baseball. Here is the report through Thursday, July 9:

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Oklahoma City, OF, Triple-A, Pacific Coast League (Dodgers): Schebler is on the 7-Day Disabled List with a hamstring injury. He is hitting .243 with 10 homers and 30 RBIs.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Fort Myers, OF, High-A, Florida State League (Twins): Christensen went 0-for-4 Thursday. He was the DH and hit fifth in the lineup. Christensen is 4-for-34 in his last 10 games, dropping his average to .253 with two homers and 28 RBIs.

JON KELLER (CR Xavier), Frederick, P, High-A, Carolina League (Orioles): Keller did not pitch Thursday. He has a 3-4 record, 4.07 ERA and three saves.

MITCH KELLER (CR Xavier), Bristol, P, Rookie, Appalachian League (Pirates): Keller did not pitch Thursday. He has not appeared in any of Bristol's 15 games due to a sore right arm.

Last Updated on Friday, 10 July 2015 04:47
   
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