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Iowa high school football 2025: Picking the area 8-Player districts. Area favorites include Edgewood-Colesburg and Iowa Valley.

Track & field notes: Another state championship in the 110-meter hurdles is on Quinton Alexander’s radar. So is the all-time Iowa best.

Alburnett’s Rowdy Neighbor and Preston Klostermann closed their prep careers in the Class 1A boys’ state wrestling finals Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena. Both placed second, helping the Pirates to a second-place team finish.

Five Gazette-area 2A and 1A Iowa high school volleyball regional semifinals to watch. Winners play for state-tournament berths Wednesday.

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

Iowa high school football’s Week 8 was full of surprises and the Prep Football Huddle puts them into perspective on this week’s podcast episode.

Five Gazette-area 2A and 1A Iowa high school volleyball regional quarterfinals to watch. Lisbon enters the postseason with 14 consecutive victories; South Winneshiek has won 12 straight.

Which teams are peaking for the postseason and who’s poised for a possible upset? Plus, players capable of taking over games and programs with the coolest uniforms. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.

Week 8 Iowa high school football rewind: Lance Pedersen has Clear Creek Amana on the climb. A breakthrough win at Cedar Rapids Xavier moves the Clippers into a Class 4A District 3 first-place tie.

The Gazette’s Week 8 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.

Here are 17 of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 8, and how they will shape the playoff picture.

A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 6.

A wild Iowa high schoool football Week 4 saw another No. 1-ranked Class 5A team fall, a two-point conversion decide one rivalry game and a failed two-point conversion determine another. We break it all down on the Prep Football Huddle podcast.

What teams have made big strides in the opening weeks? Why the disparity in 8-Player District 7? Most impressive start and your top fantasy league picks? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on these topics.

This is the first in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2024 season. Today, we examine 8-Player. Don Bosco, Springville, WACO and Montezuma are the favorites.