Southeast Polk outlasts Cedar Rapids Kennedy in 11 innings Jeff Johnson, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jul 16, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CEDAR RAPIDS - How to describe the indescribable.kAmr652C #2A:5D z6??65J 2?5 $@FE962DE !@=< A=2J65 @?6 @7 E9@D6 EJA6D @7 32D632== 82>6D (65?6D52J ?:89E :? 2 r=2DD cp DF3DE2E6 7:?2= 2E z6??65J’D w6C<6=>2? u:6=5]k^AmkAm{6E’D 368:? H:E9 E96 7:?2= D4@C6i $t! e[ z6??65J d :? `` :??:?8D] xE =2DE65 @G6C 7@FC 9@FCD 2?5 H2D A=2J65 :? 6IEC6>6 962E[ 9F>:5:EJ 2?5 ?@E @?6 9:?E @7 3C66K6]k^AmkAm}@H E92E J@F’G6 8@E E96 32C6 A2CE:4F=2CD[ H6’== H@C< @FC H2J 324< 7C@> E96C6 E@ 56D4C:36 6I24E=J H92E 92AA6?65] ~C 2E =62DE 9:E E96 9:89 A@:?ED]k^Am kAm“%96C6 2C6 @?=J 2 76H H@C5D E@ 56D4C:36 E92E 82>6[” D2:5 $@FE962DE !@=<’D p=6I (:==:2>D] “x?4C65:3=6 :D @?6] %96 36DE 82>6 x’G6 6G6C 366? 2 A2CE @7] x >62?[ :E H2D ;FDE 3@E9 E62>D 7:89E:?8 5@H? 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