Lewis Central defeated Western Dubuque 40-21 to win the Class 4A state football championship at the UNI-Dome.
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Lewis Central defeated Western Dubuque 40-21 to win the Class 4A state football championship at the UNI-Dome.
Grundy Center defeated MFL MarMac 42-0 to win the Class 1A Iowa high school state football championship at the UNI-Dome.
Fourth-ranked MFL MarMac played for a state football title for the first time in school history. No. 1 Grundy Center dominated its way to a second straight crown with a 42-0 victory over the Bulldogs for the Class 1A crown Thursday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Versatile Rayce Heitman has scored 18 touchdowns — rushing, receiving, defensively and on special teams. Williamsburg takes on Sioux City Heelan in Friday’s Class 3A state football championship game.
Champions will be crowned in seven classes Thursday and Friday as the UNI-Dome hosts the 2023 Iowa high school state football championship games. Follow The Gazette’s live scoreboard and live blog for the latest updates.
Carver Blietz-Bentien was MFL MarMac’s starting quarterback as a sophomore, then got moved to a starting fullback position last year. He was forced back to QB this season and has led the Bulldogs to Thursday’s Class 1A state championship game against Grundy Center.
There’s one week left in the Iowa high school football season. We talk about what to expect in the seven state championship games and what happened in last week’s semifinals on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast.
Three Iowa high school football state football championship games in the UNI-Dome feature Gazette-area teams. MFL MarMac and Williamsburg look for their first titles. Western Dubuque attempts to win its first crown since 2019.
Williamsburg beat Solon 45-14 in a Class 3A Iowa high school football state semifinal game Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Second-ranked Solon beat Williamsburg in the regular season. The two teams faced off again with a berth to the Class 3A state football final on the line Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. This time, it was all Williamsburg, 45-14.
Monticello, led by Preston Ries, made its debut at the UNI-Dome, making its first semifinal appearance since 1977. No. 2 Van Meter scored the last two touchdowns in the final 14 minutes to win 35-21.
No. 2 Van Meter beat No. 4 Monticello 35-21 in a Class 2A Iowa high school football state semifinal game Saturday at the UNI-Dome.
A pair of huge forced second-half turnovers produced a pair of huge second-half touchdowns that created separation and helped fourth-ranked MFL MarMac past No. 2 Underwood, 41-28, Friday afternoon in a Class 1A state football playoff semifinal game. A gaudy 408 yards rushing didn’t hurt, either.
Paustian’s effort has paid dividends in his first two weeks of high school competition. Paustian remained unbeaten, pinning Marion’s Lucas Stearns for the 150-pound title Saturday at the Mount Vernon Invitational.
Women’s basketball: Hannah Stuelke -- and the rest of Iowa’s post posse -- regain their mojo in Iowa’s 102-68 victory over Lindenwood.
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