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The Iowa high school football regular season is basically halfway over and still surprising us. This week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast includes reactions to eye-opening wins for Starmont, Solon West Delaware and more.
With the start of district play in Classes 4A and 3A and group schedules beginning in Class 5A, this week’s Iowa high school football schedule is relatively light on ranked-vs.-ranked games. The storylines remain plentiful nonetheless. Here’s who all 71 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.
Cedar Rapids Prairie freshman Henry Sobaski celebrated his 15th birthday Tuesday. He provided himself with a gift, shooting 2-under 70 and earned co-medalist honors at the Cedar Falls Invitational.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 5.
Another week of turmoil in the Class 4A Iowa high school football top 10. Among a big group of really good teams, which ones are set to emerge as the best? That’s how this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast kicks off.
Iowa high school football district play kicks off for Class 2A and Class 1A teams this week, and each class features a top-10 matchup to get started. Here’s who all 70 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 4.
Iowa City High’s Jack Rogers fired 3-under 69 and helped the Little Hawks win the team title at the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division on Monday at Irv Warren Golf Course in Waterloo. Dubuque Wahlert swept top honors at the MVC Mississippi on Monday at Dubuque Golf and Country Club.
The Gazette’s post-Week 3 Iowa high school football poll: North Scott (4A), Lynnville-Sully (Class A) are new No. 1 teams this week.
Class 4A No. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier beat No. 3 Western Dubuque 22-20 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night.
Ronan Thomas passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another in the second half, helping Class 4A No. 5 Xavier to a 22-20 victory over No. 3 Western Dubuque in a slobberknocker of a non-district prep football game Friday night at Saints Field.
Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 3 games.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 3 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
The two words you heard most when asking around for a scouting report on the 2025-26 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders were “speed” and “depth.” The club begins the United States Hockey League regular season Friday against Des Moines at the league’s annual Fall Classic in suburban Pittsburgh.
Iowa Girls Tennis Regionals: Cedar Rapids Washington seniors Lily Belle Barker and Samantha Becker qualified for the state tournament. Liberty's Vivian Kahler was the top seed and she earned a return trip to state. And more.
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