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.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Iowa City Regina play for titles in Class 3A and Class 1A, respectively.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Newton face off in a Class 4A Iowa high school football playoff semifinal at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. It is one of four games Thursday.
High school football teams play in the Iowa High School Athletic Association playoffs. All seven classes will compete in the Round of 16 for a spot in the state quarterfinals.
The hay is in the barn and all classes have reached the postseason. See what Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash have to say about high school football in our last 4 Downs.
Five Gazette-area 2A and 1A volleyball regional quarterfinals to watch Wednesday. No. 3 North Tama begins pursuit of a sixth state-tournament appearance in nine years.
What underdogs could bite home teams in postseason openers? Does parity reign in Class 5A? What changes would you like to see in the playoff system and to prevent forfeits?
BGM Bears swept Hillcrest Academy in their 1A Regional volleyball match
Four Gazette-area 2A and 1A volleyball regional first-round matches to watch.
The Gazette’s Iowa sports staff and contributors opted to discuss high school football instead of rocket science and macroeconomics. See how much ground Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash cover in 4 Downs.
Week 5 Iowa High School football rewind: Beau Burns went off for 612 total yards (441 rushing) and 10 touchdowns in BGM’s 74-21 rout of Martensdale-St. Marys.
Results from Week 5 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
The Gazette’s Iowa high school football and contributors expound on the intricacies of high school football. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash ground they cover in 4 Downs
High school volleyball notes: Williamsburg is 10-1 in Year 3 of Brittni Powell’s administration as head coach.
Enrollment numbers forced BGM High School back into 11-player football this season after five previous years of being an 8-Player program. Behind 545 combined yards rushing and passing, including seven total touchdowns, from senior quarterback Beau Burns, BGM won its opener last Friday over Columbus Junction, 47-14.
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