Solon native Cam Miller was one of only eight FCS players to be drafted in 2025. It helps that he has quite the track record of winning from his four seasons as North Dakota State’s starting quarterback.
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Solon native Cam Miller was one of only eight FCS players to be drafted in 2025. It helps that he has quite the track record of winning from his four seasons as North Dakota State’s starting quarterback.
Justis column: IHSAA and IGHSAU are monitoring the popularity of the sport and letting in grow ‘organically’ at this time
Austin Blythe wanted to coach but wasn’t sure if he wanted to be a head coach. After two seasons as an assistant, he is taking over at his alma mater Williamsburg.
Prep football 2025: Nine big area games in nine weeks, starting with the Battle for the Boot in Week 1.
Ogden column: Sport is growing in popularity from the youth level to high schools and college and appears to be on the verge of getting sanctioned
Ogden column: Athletics director Paul Gavin maybe not be a ‘football guy’ but he is a builder
The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Friday afternoon it has come to an agreement with Iowa PBS for broadcasts of football, boys’ basketball and wrestling state tournaments, beginning next school year.
Curt Ritchie has been a successful high school football coach for more than three decades, including the last 24 seasons at Williamsburg. He will now take over the Cornell College football program, which is coming off consecutive .500-record seasons.
Duane Orr was announced Friday as the new head varsity football coach at Linn-Mar High School, pending school board approval. He has three decades of experience at schools like Columbus Junction, Council Bluffs Lewis Central, Mount Vernon and Cornell College.
The former Solon prep has thrived in his final season with the Bison, earning Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors and being one of the top-three finalists for the Walter Payton Award as the top FCS player.
An agreement between the parties allows the IHSSN to livesteam and telecast boys’ state tournaments through this school year, with the Iowa High School Athletic Association then gaining all rights. A dispute arose in 2023 over IHSSN’s decision to livestream events on a pay-per-view basis.
Former Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Scott Chandler came back to the state after a career in the National Football League. His first season as head coach at Iowa City Liberty saw the Lightning finish 10-2 and advance to the Class 5A state playoff semifinals.
Rayce Heitman of Williamsburg is the 2024 Gazette area football Player of the Year.
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.
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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