Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg is The Gazette’s 2024 Male Athlete of the Year. Team oriented is a virtually unanimous description of the soon-to-be Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker.
Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg is The Gazette’s 2024 Male Athlete of the Year. Team oriented is a virtually unanimous description of the soon-to-be Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker.
His football camp for the central Iowa town’s youngsters had just ended on a sultry and breezy Saturday afternoon — and Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht needed to give back one last time, in the form of a $7,500 check to benefit Perry Youth Football, Inc.
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.
High school cross country: Results from Wednesday’s state-qualifying meets ... Iowa City and Pleasant Valley in 4A, Manchester, Pella and Williamsburg in 3A.
Class 3A regional volleyball: Right-side attack fuels Anamosa to first-round sweep of Waukon. Sophie Sander goes past 3,000 assists for her career.
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.