The Gazette’s Iowa high school football and contributors bloviate on the world of high school football. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash ground they cover in 4 Downs.
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The Gazette’s Iowa high school football and contributors bloviate on the world of high school football. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash ground they cover in 4 Downs.
The Saints recorded 293 and easily won by 11 strokes at the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division meet Monday at Wildcat Golf Course. Freshman Harrison Hartke made it a Xavier sweep, winning medalist honors with 3-under 67.
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 3 poll. Solon and Clear Lake share the No. 1 spot in Class 3A.
Photos from the Cedar Rapids Xavier vs Clear Creek Amana football game Friday, September 12, 2025.
High school football: Down 14-0 early, No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier storms back and blasts Clear Creek Amana, 54-21.
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 3 games to watch. Battles of unbeatens include CCA-Xavier, Alburnett-Regina, Decorah-Wahlert, Mount Vernon-Solon and Iowa Valley-Montezuma.
The Gazette’s Iowa high school football contributors answer high school football questions you need to know. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash can gain in 4 Downs:
Cedar Rapids Xavier captured its third straight team title at the CRANDIC boys’ golf meet Monday at Airport National. Junior Logan Otting fired 3-under 60 for medalist honors.
High school football: The Gazette’s post Week-2 poll. Waukee Northwest (5A) and Saint Ansgar (Class A) are new leaders.
Xavier started fast. After stopping the Bobcats on their first drive, the Saints needed just eight plays to score but could never quite put away visiting Western Dubuque.
Senior center A.J. Evans announced his commitment Wednesday to play college basketball at James Madison University.
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 2 games to watch. Iowa City Liberty plays at four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk in a Class 5A top-five showdown.
High school volleyball: Resurgent Iowa City Liberty opens MVC divisional play with a sweep of Cedar Rapids Xavier.
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
The Hawkeyes have one of the best defenses in the country. What is still missing to start Big Ten play?
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