The 2024 Gazette Athlete of the Year finalists, in photos.
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The 2024 Gazette Athlete of the Year finalists, in photos.
Gazette Male Athlete of the Year 2024 finalists: Lance McShane of Maquoketa Valley, Jack Miller of Jesup, Preston Ries of Monticello, Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg and Brett White of Solon.
Mason Woods — the Iowa City West standout and son of Iowa special teams coordinator LeVar Woods — announced his commitment to Iowa football.
Linn-Mar Athletic Director Tonya Moe said Monday that Ben Martens and Chad Tompkins will be interim co-head varsity football coaches for the 2024 season. They replace Tim Lovell, who recently announced his resignation
Former University of Iowa and NFL tight end Scott Chandler had no desire to become a football coach when his playing career ended. But watching the Netflix series “Last Chance U” changed his mind, and he was named head coach earlier this week at Iowa City Liberty High School.
Linn-Mar is looking for a new head varsity football coach after Tim Lovell turned in his resignation Thursday. Lovell was Lions coach for three seasons after spending the previous five seasons at Marion.
Brad Meester played 14 seasons in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Inspired by Ed Thomas, his late head coach at Aplington-Parkersburg, he decided to get into coaching himself when he retired as a player.
Lance Pedersen, who posted a 79-29 mark in 10 years at Mount Vernon, will take the head coaching job at Clear Creek Amana, pending board approval Wednesday.
Cedar Rapids Washington announced the hiring of Eric Addy as its new varsity head football coach Wednesday. Addy comes to town from Des Moines North.
Cedar Rapids Washington announced the hiring of Eric Addy as its new varsity head football coach Wednesday, pending school board approval. Addy comes to town from Des Moines North.
Keokuk (Iowa) High School has hired former Iowa Hawkeyes All-Big Ten wide receiver Marvin McNutt as its head varsity football coach.
Jason Dumont said he was retiring from football when he announced he was stepping down as head coach at Iowa City Regina in early November. The retirement didn’t last long, as he has been named head football coach at West Liberty, the school said Thursday.
Kadyn Proctor, the former five-star offensive line recruit from Southeast Polk High School and ex-Iowa commit, has entered the transfer portal after one year at Alabama.
Jim Dostal was an all-state football player at Cedar Rapids Jefferson in the late 1970s, early 1980s. He was an all-American linebacker at Coe College and an assistant or head football coach in the high school and college ranks for nearly 40 years. He died Wednesday at the age of 59.
Prep basketball area rankings, news and more from Linder and Johnson on this week’s Iowa Prep Sports podcast.
Maurice Blue has been part of the Cedar Rapids Washington football program for around three decades as a player and coach. He became the first Black head coach in Metro history in 2017. Wednesday he said he has resigned from the position.
Iowa State football’s recruiting Class of 2024 includes 22 high school players who have the “fit, feel and family” Coach Matt Campbell likes.
High school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 2.
High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Mid-Prairie moves to the No. 1 spot after an 8-0 start.
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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