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.
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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.
Coach Mark Farley feels good about what the UNI Panthers landed in their 2024 recruiting class, including a quarterback from Illinois.
Dustin Elsbury has been named head varsity football coach at Iowa City Regina. He had been an assistant at the school under Jason Dumont, who recently retired from coaching.
Williamsburg’s Derek Weisskopf and Monticello’s Preston Ries are The Gazette’s 2023 football co-players of the year. Both are future Iowa Hawkeyes.
Curt Ritchie has merged football and family into a cornerstone of a successful program and coaching career. Ritchie guided Williamsburg to a 12-1 record and the Class 3A state title, garnering The Gazette’s 2023 area football coach of the year award
In addition to overall co-players of the year Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg and Preston Ries of Monticello, The Gazette’s 2023 all-area football team is led by offensive player of the year Grant Glausser of Western Dubuque and defensive player of the year Rayce Heitman of Williamsburg. Curt Ritchie of Williamsburg is the area coach of the year.
Derek Weisskopf of Class 3A state champion Williamsburg and Preston Ries of 2A semifinalist Monticello have been named class captains by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. The honors were in conjunction with the IPSWA all-state teams, which were voted upon Sunday and released Tuesday.
See photos as Williamsburg beat Sioux City Heelan 20-0 to claim the Class 3A state football title.
Williamsburg has one of the best football programs in the state, has been to the playoffs 24 times and finished state runner-up three times. Friday afternoon provided the school’s first championship, a 20-0 win over Sioux City Heelan securing the Class 3A title.
Former Cedar Rapids Xavier standout Quinn Schulte has been a key part of why Iowa’s defense has been so successful.
The Hawkeyes face the Huskies in a Wednesday night game, capping off a two-game West Coast swig over the last week.
Heacock — who coached under legends such as Bo Schembechler of Michigan and Jim Tressel, then of Youngstown State — completed his paperwork to resign as ISU’s defensive coordinator on Jan. 31.
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