Xavier’s offense and defense seemed to feed off the other to produce a white-hot start. The top-ranked Saints scored three touchdowns in the first 14 minutes.
K.J. Pilcher Iowa High School Football Oct. 4, 2025 12:40 am122d ago
Xavier’s offense and defense seemed to feed off the other to produce a white-hot start. The top-ranked Saints scored three touchdowns in the first 14 minutes.
Jeff Johnson Iowa High School Football Oct. 3, 2025 11:32 pm122d ago
West Des Moines Dowling’s football team showed why it is ranked third in Class 5A Friday night with an impressive 34-0 win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Kingston Stadium. The Maroons outgained the Cougars, 470-113, and Kennedy head coach Brian White took a tumble on the sideline after he was run into by a player who were going out of bounds.
Mike Condon Iowa High School Football Oct. 4, 2025 2:58 pm121d ago
Coming off their first win of the year last Thursday at Davenport Central, the Lions looked even more impressive on Friday night against Pleasant Valley.
Elizabeth Wood Photos and Videos Oct. 3, 2025 11:34 pm122d ago
West Delaware High School won the game against Independence High School on Oct. 3, 42-27.
Jeff Linder Iowa High School Football Oct. 3, 2025 11:33 pm122d ago
High school football: Balanced, bruising rushing attack sends West Delaware past Independence, 42-27. After missing the playoffs last year, the Class 3A sixth-ranked Hawks are 6-0.
Iowa High School Football Oct. 3, 2025 10:44 pm122d ago
Iowa City Liberty Bolts receiver Jordan Schroeder scored 2 touchdowns after not seeing the end zone for almost a month.
Photos and Videos Oct. 3, 2025 10:17 pm122d ago
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints hosted the Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawk’s for an Iowa high school football game.
Iowa High School Football Oct. 3, 2025 5:00 pm122d ago
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Small College Sports Oct. 3, 2025 1:26 pm122d ago
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.
Iowa High School Football Oct. 2, 2025 6:31 pm123d ago
Mick Hoffman watched siblings and cousins excel in multiple sports for Cascade. He has followed in their footsteps as a multisport standout, leading the Cougars to a 4-1 start in football.
Iowa High School Football Oct. 2, 2025 9:49 am123d ago
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 6 games to watch. The state’s 8-Player game of the week is at Preston, where unbeatens Edgewood-Colesburg and Easton Valley collide
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Iowa High School Sports Podcast Oct. 1, 2025 6:54 pm124d ago
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher talk about Week 5 results in Iowa High School Football and the upcoming Week 6 matchups.
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High school football: 2025 Class 5A RPIs, through Week 5. The lone unbeaten, Waukee Northwest leads a pack of five CIML teams.
Jeff Johnson High School Basketball Feb. 2, 2026 11:30 pm6h ago
Very young, inexperienced, undersized, all that combined to make Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys basketball team less than stellar in the early going this season. But the Cougars have figured things out despite three freshmen who are playing big roles and are on a five-game win streak after Monday night’s 72-68 win at Linn-Mar.
K.J. Pilcher Iowa High School Wrestling Feb. 2, 2026 6:38 pm10h ago
West Delaware has applied a team philosophy to an individual sport. The Hawks have thrived in duals and look to continue that success, hosting a Class 2A regional Tuesday in Manchester.
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