Articles Tagged: Elkader Central High School

Four Gazette-area 2A and 1A volleyball regional first-round matches to watch.

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 8 games to watch. North Linn plays at Wapsie Valley in the Class A District 4 championship game.

Cornell is coming off a bye week that following its first win of the season and first victory under Coach Curt Ritchie. The Rams have a favorable matchup at Beloit. Coe looks to rebound, Upper Iowa makes a long trip and a local trio leads Central’s defense. Here are five small-college football storylines to follow this weekend.

The Gazette’s Iowa high school football and contributors expound on the intricacies of high school football. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash ground they cover in 4 Downs

Elkader Central won its high school football game Friday night at Lansing Kee, 36-28, a game that was delayed twice by weather and lightning. The Warriors are 4-0, surpassing last season’s win total. The school did not even have a varsity team in 2022 because of low number of participants.

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.

Action from the Class 1A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meet at North Linn High School on Thursday.

MFL MarMac football coach Dan Anderson didn’t have anyone on his team’s roster who had ever played quarterback, other than an incoming freshman. So he brought in a quarterback tutor in the spring and conducted a tryout that senior Carter Stoddard won. He completed 8 of 11 passes for 110 yards in the team’s 28-13 win Friday night over Sumner-Fredericksburg, improving the Bulldogs to 4-1.

Here’s a look at who all 71 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face Friday night, including a pair of highly-ranked Class 5A matchups and two 2-0 8-Player teams meeting.

All-conference baseball teams from Gazette-area conferences in 2024.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Tuesday in Class 2A regional quarterfinals.

Central City’s boys’ basketball team overcame a spirited challenge from Elkader Central Monday night in a Class 1A district opener, winning 71-65. That was the 14th win this season for the Wildcats, who won just five games last season and one the season before that.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Tuesday in Class 2A and 1A regional quarterfinals.

This week’s episode of the Prep Basketball Podcast begins with a discussion about the controversy surrounding Monday night’s Iowa City High-Fairfield game.

Girls’ basketball notes: Chasing its first Upper Iowa Conference title since 1976, Elkader Central is 7-0 (with three postponements).