Rob Gray

Ankeny

Sports Reporter at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Covers Iowa State sports for Cyclone Fanatic and the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Pro-Democracy, anti-authoritarian. #BlackLivesMatter. #Standwithukraine. Matthew 25.

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Articles

Lisbon overcomes struggles, surges to third straight 1A boys' state title

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

Lisbon High School’s Chase McFarlane competes in the boys 1A 4x100-meter race during the Iowa State Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Lisbon High School placed second with a time of 43.23.(Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.
MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Real Salt Lake

1 week ago | rockdalenewtoncitizen.com | Rob Gray

Skip to main content You have permission to edit this image. Previous Pedro Vite scored in the 90th minute and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps rallie… Next Up Katy Knoll knocked in a rebound at 9:57 of the third overtime, lifting Minnesota… You don't have any notifications. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.
West Branch’s Brandon Pedersen sprints to gold in 100-meters

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

West Branch’s Brandon Pedersen races in the class 2A 100-meter dash during the Iowa State Track & Field Championship at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Saturday, May 24, 2025. Pedersen won the race with a time of 10.73 seconds. (Amir Prellberg/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — The meaningful body art adorns West Branch junior sprinter Brandon Pederson’s left pectoral muscle.
Tipton’s Noelle Steines claims two more state titles in Drake Stadium curtain call

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

Tipton High School’s Noelle Steines celebrates after crossing the finish line for the girls 2A 800m run during the Iowa State Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Steines placed first, set a new state record, and came in second for Iowa high school outdoor rankings with a time of 2:11.49.(Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.
Maquoketa Valley take sprint medley relay tittle

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

Maquoketa Valley’s Lanni Beaman tears up as she crosses the finish line for the girls 1A 800-meter sprint medley relay during the Iowa State Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Maquoketa Valley placed first with a time of 1:50.02.(Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.
Ema Roberts soars to record heights for HLV/Tri-County in 1A high jump triumph

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Consider Ema Roberts a recent addition to HLV/Tri-County’s distance medley relay team. But the senior’s been a high-flying mainstay at Drake Stadium for a long time. Friday, Roberts made history by soaring over the bar set the 5-feet nine-inch mark to become a repeat champion in the Class 1A high jump — breaking a 13-year-old class record in the process. But she didn’t have time to talk.
Lisbon bests own record in 800-meter relay win

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — There’s a good reason Lisbon 800-meter relay anchor Daylin Schaefer’s hair lacks the creative and colorful flourishes the Lions are well know for adopting. “He’s the only one out of us with a girlfriend, so …” Lisbon standout Tiernan Boots said. Schaefer and his teammates didn’t meed racing stripes of any sort Friday in the Class 1A boys’ state track and field meet at Drake Stadium.
Tipton girls repeat as Class 2A distance medley relay champs

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — The Tipton girls’ distance medley relay team suddenly shifted to spectator mode. Anchor Noelle Steines clutched the baton, eyes darting nervously along the track.
English Valleys' Gage Heyne claims runner-up honors in the 1A boys' 3,200

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Gage Heyne refused to deflate. The versatile English Valleys senior couldn’t win Thursday’s Class 1A boys’ 3,200-meter race at the state meet in Drake Stadium. So he resolved to simply max out — finishing second to North Iowa’s Gavin Grunhovd in a personal-record time of 9:29.86. “Yeah, it’s pretty difficult,” said Heyne, who saw Grunhovd cross the stripe roughly seven seconds earlier.
Iowa Valley's Lydia Kriegel snares second in the 2A shot put

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Rob Gray

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Lydia Kriegel doesn’t simply set lofty expectations. The Iowa Valley senior routinely shatters them. Kriegel — the 2024 Class 2A champion in the discus — began her double-duty throwing odyssey at this year’s state meet with a second-place finish in the shot put Thursday at Drake Stadium. The four-sport standout qualified but didn’t place in the event last May at state.