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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 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.
Cross country: Western Dubuque’s Alyssa Klein runs to the girls’ title at the Prairie Invitational
Cedar Rapids Prairie beat 5A No. 3 Cedar Falls 20-17 in a Week 1 Iowa high school football game.
Quarterback Will Phillips connected with Apollo Payne for two touchdowns, including a 26-yard strike with a little more than five minutes left, and Cedar Rapids Prairie knocked off Class 5A No. 3 Cedar Falls, 20-17, in a prep football contest Friday night at John Wall Field.
Why should Friday get all the fun? Week 1 of the Iowa high school football schedule also comes with a pair of ranked matchups on Saturday night. Here’s a look at who all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s preseason poll face this week.
Prep football: A dozen of the top Gazette-area games to watch in Week 1.
See photos as Cedar Rapids Prairie hosted Iowa City Liberty for an early season volleyball match.
A 2023 watch list for top Gazette area boys’ cross country teams and individuals. Iowa City Regina is the reigning Class 1A state champion.
A 2023 watch list for top area girls’ cross country teams and individuals. Mid-Prairie’s Danielle Hostetler is the three-time defending Class 2A state champion.
A look at Gazette area golfers and teams to watch ahead of the 2023 Iowa high school Class 4A boys’ fall golf season.
HS journalism: Led by senior Tanner Wachtl, the Hawks are thinking big with the addition of freshman Henry Sobaski. Season starts Thursday with MVC Super Meet
Photos from the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Robert Morris men’s basketball in the season opener at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Hawkeyes get 101-69 win over Robert Morris in Ben McCollum’s first game as Iowa’s coach, with several of his former Drake players getting off to good starts.
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