Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa close the first half of their seasons. Luther had a strong showing at Gator “Boots” Duals. Battle of Waterloo highlighted high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The first of two Crossover Challenge boys basketball events is January 3 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Pairings were set earlier this week for the event, which consists of 14 teams playing seven games.
Cedar Falls used a significant size advantage and significant experience advantage to beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 79-43, in a boys basketball game Tuesday night at Kennedy.
Cedar Falls forced back-to-back turnovers in the final 40 seconds to lock down a 69-65 win over Linn-Mar in a wonderful boys’ basketball game Monday night at Linn-Mar.
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.
State cross country, Class 4A: Cedar Falls’ Jaden Merrick leads a pack of four sub-15 finishers in the boys’ race. Liberty’s Keegan Decker finishes third for the second straight year. Prairie is 4th in the boys’ team race; City High girls and boys are 7th.
See photos from the Iowa Class 2A and Class 3A state cross country championships.
Results and stats from the playoffs of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
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.
Derek Roling directed a masterful 68-yard drive over the final five minutes, capping it on a QB sneak with 32 seconds to play as the Lions went on to upset the Tigers, 21-13.
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 8 games to watch. North Linn plays at Wapsie Valley in the Class A District 4 championship game.
Iowa City West Trojans capture the championship pool of the MVC volleyball tournament
High school volleyball: Taylor Otte makes the decisive plays in the final match, and Iowa City West captures the MVC tournament title.
Prairie's defense held Cedar Falls to 143 yards unofficially, but the turnovers and a couple of big kick returns gave the Tigers several short fields.
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