Girls filed into wrestling rooms across Iowa on Monday for the start of the varsity season. They have done that decades, however, this was the start of their own season. This is uncharted territory for the IGHSAU’s celebrated “Iowa Girl.”
Photos from the 2022 boys and girls Class 4A Iowa high school state cross country championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.
State cross country, Class 4A: Iowa City High’s Ford Washburn pushes Dowling’s Jackson Heidesch for more than 2 miles, then Heidesch finds another gear and wins in a record effort of 14:56.
Waukee Northwest played the toughest schedule in Class 5A this football season, which made its 5-4 record deceiving. The Wolves brushed past Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a playoff first-rounder Friday night at Kingston Stadium.
Who got a promising draw? Who got the “Group of Death”? We break down the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 pairings on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast.
A look at 11 Gazette area Round of 16 games in the Iowa high school football playoffs.
See photos from Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s 41-0 win over Dubuque Hempstead in an Iowa high school football Week 9 game.
Prep volleyball: Kennedy-Northwest, CCA-West Delaware, Solon-West Liberty toss-ups highlight 10 area regional finals.
Photos from the 2022 Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ swimming championships
Week 9 of Iowa high school football is the last week of the regular season for some (5A, 4A, 3A), the first round of the playoffs for others (2A, 1A, A, 8-Player). This episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.
Class 5A and Class 4A Iowa high school volleyball regionals hit full steam Thursday. Here are five area matches to watch.
Top-tier Iowa high school football teams had statement wins in Week 7. We discuss the top teams and our top takeaways from Week 7 on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast.
Volleyball notes: Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s recent surge (13 wins in 16 matches) now includes a runner-up finish at the MVC tournament championship pool.
Photos from the girls’ tennis regional doubles and singles tournament at the Oak Ridge Middle School tennis courts in Marion, Iowa on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
Wild Side column: After a rough start, it was a good day filled with bass and walleye
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