Articles Tagged: North Polk High School

Photos from the Iowa High School State Softball 4A Quarterfinals Western Dubuque vs. North Polk on Monday, July 21, 2025

State softball: Trailing 7-3 in the seventh inning, North Polk rallies, then outlasts Western Dubuque in nine innings.

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

Here is a class-by-class breakdown of the 2025 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday that Sioux City and Carroll will host state baseball tournaments in 2025. Sioux City welcomes Class 4A and 3A, while Carroll will be the site for Class 2A and 1A through 2028.

For the first time since 1977, there are no Gazette-area teams in the Iowa high school state football championships. But the Prep Football Huddle is making picks for all seven of this week’s games anyway.

We discuss last week’s Iowa high school football state quarterfinal results, preview some noteworthy semifinal matchups and pick the champions in all seven classes on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle.

North Polk ended Cedar Rapids Xavier’s football season in the state quarterfinals a year ago. The Comets did it again this year with a 35-14 victory Friday night at home.

A closer look at Friday’s Gazette-area Iowa high school football state quarterfinal games.

Iowa high school football rankings: Dowling, North Polk close as unanimous No. 1 teams in 5A and 4A; Dubuque Wahlert and Sergeant Bluff-Luton share the top spot in 3A.

Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 9 games Friday night.

Here’s how all 70 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 8 games Friday night.

What are the most notable games this week? Is Williamsburg’s offense or Maquoketa Valley’s defense more impressive? Plus, the best bounce-back teams and how to add to Friday night excitement. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.

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.

Cedar Rapids hosted the summer state baseball tournament for the first time in 50 years. How was the experience? What are the chances for a return?