Jeff Linder

High school cross country: Led by Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman (14:43), MVC’s elite cross country trio doesn’t disappoint. Iowa City High girls, Cedar Falls boys comfortably claim the team titles.

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 7 games to watch. Waterloo West and Kennedy collide Thursday in a pivotal game of 3-3 teams.

The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 6 results, upcoming matchups in Week 7, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.

High school cross country: The state’s best boys gather at the Mississippi Valley Conference meet Thursday at Kickers Soccer Complex in Iowa City.

High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Five-set win Tuesday vaults Iowa City West to No. 2.

High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 7. Class A unbeatens West Sioux and MMCRU collide Friday at Marcus.

High school volleyball: Iowa City West outlasts Iowa City Liberty, forces a deadlock for the MVC Mississippi Division championship.

The high school football season enters the final weeks of the regular season. Gazette staff breaks down what teams are in most need of a win, most reliable kickers, which district is still up for grabs and what will high school football be like in 25 years.

Iowa women’s basketball: Times and TV has been added to the 2025-26 schedule.

High school football football: IHSAA rankings through Week 6.

High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 6 poll. Class 1A No. 1 Grundy Center was pushed by South Hardin last week, but extended its win streak to 45.

High school volleyball: Fueled by an early upset of Clear Creek Amana, Cedar Rapids Kennedy goes 5-0 at the Michelle Starcevich Invitational.

Iowa High School football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 6. No. 7 Newton takes down No. 2 Pella, 35-33, in a Class 4A thriller.

High school football: Balanced, bruising rushing attack sends West Delaware past Independence, 42-27. After missing the playoffs last year, the Class 3A sixth-ranked Hawks are 6-0.

Gazette writers Madison Hricik and Jeff Linder disuss 5-star recruit McKenna Woliczko committing to Iowa Women’s Basketball