Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids Kennedy reached Week 8 in desperate need of a win. The Tigers move on to the regular season’s final game with Class 5A playoff hopes intact, defeating the Cougars, 28-7, at Kingston Stadium.
The Gazette’s Prep Football Huddle takes a look at playoff scenarios for area teams entering Week 8 of the Iowa high school football season. Plus, a new trivia game and a look back at the key results from Week 7.
Games with playoff implications. Defending champions poised to return to the state finals. What is the next technological impact? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
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.
The Gazette’s Week 7 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.
Linn-Mar is fresh off a Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division title and look to earn its first state team berth since 2020. The Lions will face a tough field at the Class 4A district at Thunder Hills Country Club in Peosta.
Photos of Cedar Rapids Prairie, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Cedar Rapids Washington, Benton Community and Clear Creek Amana at Saturday’s Prairie volleyball tournament.
Here’s who all 71 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette Iowa high school football poll face in Week 6 games Friday night.
The Prep Football Huddle podcast reviews the notable games from Week 5 of the Iowa high school football season and the updated Gazette statewide rankings. Plus, a look at the Class 5A RPI system and a trivia game of “Who’s Got More?”
Photos from the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division boys’ golf meet at Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion on Monday.
Iowa City High beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 43-42 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game Thursday night at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids.
For the second straight week, Iowa City High chose to go for the win with a late two-point conversion. The Little Hawks were successful again, beating Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 43-42, Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
The daughter of two former Gazette Athletes of the Year, Center Point-Urbana sophomore cross country runner Grace Estling is the girls’ individual champion at the Eastern Iowa Classic.
Eight area teams have qualified for the state volleyball tournament, and many are regulars. Our championship picks: Waukee Northwest, Clear Creek Amana, Western Christian, Denver and Janesville.
A photographic tour of The Gazette’s best photos of the second half of October 2025
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