Articles Tagged: Ballard High School

Assignments for district singles and doubles tournament were released on Friday by Iowa High School Athletic Association

The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school Class 4A football rankings: Return of all-state quarterback Brady Hetzel makes defending champion Lewis Central a logical choice at No. 1.

Waverly-Shell Rock beat Pella in overtime in a thriller of a Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday night. Other winners Tuesday included Davenport Assumption, Hudson, Unity Christian and MOC-Floyd Valley

The Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament field is set following Monday night’s substate finals. Here’s a look at Monday’s scores, plus the state bracket and schedule released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

All seven classes will compete in the Iowa high school football playoffs this week. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on topics related to the postseason.

Reigning state champion Iowa City Liberty is one of three Metro/Iowa City “big-school” teams — and one of five overall — playing in regional-final volleyball matches Tuesday night.

Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 6 games.

With the start of district play in Classes 4A and 3A and group schedules beginning in Class 5A, this week’s Iowa high school football schedule is relatively light on ranked-vs.-ranked games. The storylines remain plentiful nonetheless. Here’s who all 71 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford answer questions about the Iowa high school football season. What running backs have run roughshod? What are highly-competitive districts in Class 4A and 5A? What are the best bands we’ve seen this season?

The 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball semifinal round begins Thursday with six games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Stay up to date with scores, stats and more coverage here throughout the day.

Ballard’s defensive shift was one key factor. Superiority in the middle two quarters was another, and the fourth-ranked Bombers ousted No. 5 Decorah, 58-44, in a Class 4A quarterfinal at the girls’ state basketball tournament.

No. 4 Ballard beat No. 5 Decorah 58-44 in a Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball quarterfinal game.

Photos from the 2022 boys and girls Class 3A Iowa high school state cross country championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

State cross country: Marion’s Jedidiah Osgood, Solon’s Kayla Young are Class 3A runners-up. Ballard’s Paityn Noe runs an all-time Iowa best among Iowa girls, at 16:48.

Tuesday’s Iowa high school state softball updated scores, stats and more coverage.