Articles Tagged: Clear Lake High School

Drake Relays, Thursday girls: Clear Lake’s Reese Brownlee retains the long jump title, edging Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg by a quarter-inch.

The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school Class 3A football rankings: Defending state champion Williamsburg leads a long roster of contenders from Wamac Conference schools.

The Iowa high school state track and field meet begins at 9 a.m. Thursday. Here are the top individuals and teams in the girls’ field, along with The Gazette’s championship picks.

Here are five things to watch in the high school portion of the Drake Relays, which runs Thursday through Saturday at Drake Stadium.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy notched an impressive 60-43 win Saturday afternoon over fourth-ranked West Des Moines Valley to put a stranglehold on the top spot in Class 4A in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association boys’ basketball rankings. The other No. 1s remain the same: Bellevue Marquette in 1A, West Lyon in 2A and Clear Lake in 3A.

After beginning its season with two straight losses, it quickly became evident Northern Iowa’s protection of All-America quarterback Theo Day simply wasn’t good enough. Junior left tackle Jared Penning said pass protection was a point of emphasis in practice ahead of the Panthers’ win over Idaho State.

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.

Here is The Gazette’s Iowa high school football Class 3A poll ahead of the 2023 season. Mount Vernon starts at No. 1.

West Delaware hosted a Class 3A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meet at Hart Ridge Golf Course.

Northern Iowa offensive lineman Trevor Penning was sharp during pro day on Monday and could find himself picked in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Decorah is in the boys’ state basketball tournament for the first time in 45 years after a 46-39 substate final win over Clear Lake on Monday at Waterloo East.

Here are capsules looking at Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ basketball substate final games.