Here are The Gazette’s initial 2025-26 area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
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Here are The Gazette’s initial 2025-26 area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
Photos from Williamsburg vs. Iowa City Liberty girls’ basketball during Rivalry Saturday XXI Saturday, December 6, 2025
Girls’ basketball: Zoe Allen’s basket with 11 seconds left proves to be the game-winner, and Williamsburg outlasts Iowa City Liberty, 43-41.
Rettig’s persistent pursuit of peak production made him invaluable part in Iowa City Liberty football reaching new heights, advancing to the Class 5A state finals for the first time in school history.
High school volleyball: Iowa City Regina’s Reese Naeve is the area player of the year; Iowa City West’s Jaedynn Evans is honored as the top coach.
Girls’ basketball notes: Who conquered the first week of the new season? Keota, for one.
Girls’ basketball: Iowa City Liberty moves to the top of the area Super Ten after wins over Southeast Polk, Maquoketa.
Here is a list of 20 wrestlers and seven teams to keep an eye on for the 2025-26 boys’ wrestling season.
Here is a list of five boys’ basketball teams from the Gazette area that could be handfuls this season. We predict winners in each area conference as well.
Iowa City Liberty quarterback Reece Rettig has been named the Class 5A football player of the year by the Iowa Football Coaches Association. There are 45 players from The Gazette area that are first-team players in their respective classes.
Iowa’s Gabe Arnold made the most of his opportunity in Iowa’s win over Pittsburgh. University of Northern Iowa squashed North Dakota State in its home opener Sunday. Coe crowned five champions at its annual Turkey Invitational and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The streak continues. West Des Moines Dowling uses an overpowering running game to beat Iowa City Liberty, 27-10, Friday night in the Class 5A state championship football game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. A suburban Des Moines school has won the last 16 biggest-school titles.
See photos as the Liberty Lightning took on the Dowling Maroons in the IHSAA Class 5A football playoffs championship game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Paustian’s effort has paid dividends in his first two weeks of high school competition. Paustian remained unbeaten, pinning Marion’s Lucas Stearns for the 150-pound title Saturday at the Mount Vernon Invitational.
Women’s basketball: Hannah Stuelke -- and the rest of Iowa’s post posse -- regain their mojo in Iowa’s 102-68 victory over Lindenwood.
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