Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School

A couple big results in Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season caused a bit of a rankings shake-up in this week’s Gazette poll. The Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.

A sophomore, Adam Gray ran second individually and paced the Cougars’ fast foursome to an impressive title run at the Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet Thursday afternoon at Seminole Valley Park.

Take a peek at this week’s Iowa high school football schedule and you might think the postseason has already started. It’s a stacked slate across the state. Here’s who all 73 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.

Prep cross country: 20 girls teams, 19 boys squads entered for Thursday’s Cedar Rapids Invitational at Seminole Valley Park.

A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 3.

See photos as Kennedy hosted Washington for a girls’ swim meet.

The Gazette Iowa high school sports staff answers questions about the winless teams and top defenses through Week 2, football in a small town vs. at big schools and the Netflix series “Quarterback” if focused at the high school level.

The Xavier Saints are coming off a state-championship season, but aren’t resting on last year’s accomplishment. They’re still on the hunt. Relentlessly.

Western Dubuque doesn’t have its intended quarterback so far this season, but Tanner Anderson has stepped in and led the Bobcats to back-to-back comfortable victories to begin. Running back Grant Glausser and a good offensive line also have been key for Class 4A’s No. 6 team.

Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s poll fared in their Week 2 games.

Plenty of teams impressed in Week 1 of the 2023 Iowa high school football season. Who stood out? We discuss our top takeaways and look ahead to Week 2 on the Prep Football Huddle podcast.

In terms of the quantity of high-profile games between ranked teams, Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season can’t compete with Week 1. But quality? There is still a lot of interest here. Here’s a look at who all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s preseason poll face this week.

A week into the new volleyball season ... some things, we know (or least think we do). Some things, we don’t (like, who’s going to take charge in the Mississippi Valley Conference?). Here are five thoughts as August fades away.

A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 2.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford kick off a season of high school football questions. Read our takes on Week 1 heroes, Week 2 contests and reasonable expectations of a first-year program.