Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars

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.