For the second straight week, Nevada stared down a Goliath-like foe. The Cubs notched two consecutive giant-sized victories, topping No. 2 Solon, 29-10, in the 3A state semifinal Saturday night at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
See photos as the Solon Spartans took on the Nevada Cubs in a Class 3A Iowa high school football state semifinal game at the UNI-Dome.
The Iowa City Liberty football team put together three 80-yard scoring drives, had more than a two-to-one advantage in time of possession and beat Waukee Northwest, 31-15, in a Friday night Class 5A Iowa playoff football semifinal. Liberty is the first school not from a Des Moines suburban school to make it to a biggest-school class championship game since 2018.
See photos as the Iowa City Liberty Lightning took on the Waukee Northwest Wolves in a Class 5A Iowa high school football state championships semifinal.
Iowa City Regina feasted on a steady diet of rushes in the second half and beat top-ranked Grundy Center, 21-12, in a Class 1A state football semifinal Friday at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The Regals snapped the Spartans 50-game win streak.
Scenes from the class A semifinal football game between Iowa City Regina vs. Grundy Center. Regina Catholic High School won the game 31-12.
Newton converted a turnover early in the third quarter of Thursday night’s Class 4A Iowa state football playoff semifinal into a touchdown and a 17-3 lead on top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier. But the Saints rallied, scoring a go-ahead touchdown with 3:26 left that gave them a 31-24 win at the UNI-Dome.
Second-ranked Solon identified core values of love, effort, growth, integrity and trust during the offense. The theme has propelled that Spartans to an 11-0 record and the Class 3A state football semifinals against No. 8 Nevada Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints took on the Newton Cardinals in an Iowa Class 4A high school football state championship semifinal game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Iowa City Regina linebacker and tight end Tate Wallace has become a major contributor in offense, defense and special teams. His effort has also garnered attention as an NCAA Division I recruit.
Coe and Upper Iowa still entertain postseason possibilities in regular-season finale. Cornell attempts to end Curt Ritchie’s first season on a good note. Wartburg tries to close regular-season unbeaten and more. Here are five small college storylines.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Newton face off in a Class 4A Iowa high school football playoff semifinal at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. It is one of four games Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids Xavier junior quarterback Cash Parks has been an integral part of a football team that is undefeated and top ranked in Class 4A going into Thursday night’s state playoff semifinal against Newton. A year ago, he was involved in a head-on auto collision that he realizes could have turned out much worse than it did.
A 15-yard touchdown pass from Reece Rettig to Pryor Reiners with 1:30 left gave Iowa City Liberty a 31-28 win over four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk in a thrilling Class 5A quarterfinal Friday night. Liberty gets Waukee Northwest in next week’s semifinals.
See photos from the quarterfinal round of the Iowa high school football playoffs.
For the first time since its 2020 state title run, the Class 1A No. 3 Regals (11-0) are headed back to the UNI-Dome.
Season opens Monday with 80 programs in Class 2A this season; the other will make up Class 1A
High school volleyball: Area Super Ten (final). Class 4A state semifinalist Clear Creek Amana closes at No. 1.
As college football programs from across the country covet the Chicago area, a variety of factors have helped the Hawkeyes maintain it as a recruiting pipeline.
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