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Prep football diary: Playoff edition

By Kyle Schepanski, Anamosa senior Iowa High School Sports Nov. 2, 2015 12:37 pm3700d ago

Win or play your last high school football game. For most of the Anamosa football team, that is what is …

Prediction: Iowa 8th in first playoff ranking

Mike Hlas Sports Nov. 2, 2015 3:02 pm3700d ago

Forecasting how Tuesday night’s initial set of College Football Playoff rankings is folly, but I’ll make this prediction: Iowa will …

Stat Pak: Viable Beathard

Marc Morehouse Sports Nov. 2, 2015 12:27 am3701d ago

FIVE BULLET POINTS FROM THE MARYLAND RESULT 1. Beathard is the viable answer – Remember when Iowa head coach Kirk …

Cedar Rapids trio experience football success

K.J. Pilcher Iowa High School Sports Nov. 2, 2015 12:09 am3701d ago

CEDAR RAPIDS — The gates were open, the lights were on and Kingston Stadium was unusually busy for a Sunday …

B1G Rewind: Goin’ bowlin’?

Sports Nov. 2, 2015 11:19 am3700d ago

Now that the calendar has turned to November, jockeying for bowl positioning has began in earnest. Tuesday, the College Football …

Shutout a point of pride for Iowa State moving forward

Iowa High School Football Nov. 1, 2015 4:18 pm3701d ago

AMES – The game was decided. All that was left for Iowa State and Texas in the final five seconds …

This Hesse a very good quarterback, too

Jeff Johnson

Iowa High School Sports Nov. 1, 2015 4:10 pm3701d ago

WAUKON — This football season couldn’t be going any better for Perry and Marcia Hesse. Their son, Parker, is a …

B1G Numbers: Desmond is Co-King of interceptions

Mike Hlas

Sports Nov. 1, 2015 2:03 pm3701d ago

Maryland and Rutgers just haven’t quite caught on yet in Big Ten country. Saturday, the crowd at the Maryland-Iowa game …

The Four Deadly Horsemen of . . . wait, what?

Marc Morehouse

Sports Nov. 1, 2015 1:40 pm3701d ago

IOWA CITY — Jordan Canzeri is the senior. He calls the shots, even on a Saturday when he stood on …

Hlas: Oh, how Cyclones messed with Texas

Mike Hlas

Sports Nov. 1, 2015 1:37 pm3701d ago

Last Monday, after Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads announced offensive coordinator Mark Mangino had been fired after irreconcilable differences, …

Cyclones’ Lanning ‘Ankeny tough’ in first start

Iowa High School Football Nov. 1, 2015 12:59 am3702d ago

AMES – AMES – Joel Lanning didn’t allow himself to feel pressure as he entered his first collegiate start. His …

Iowa State bullies Texas, 24-0

Iowa High School Football Nov. 1, 2015 12:42 am3702d ago

AMES — Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads didn’t how what the reaction would be to what he was about to …

Whatever you do, don’t label Beathard a ‘game manager’

Marc Morehouse

Sports Oct. 31, 2015 10:23 pm3702d ago

IOWA CITY – Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz passed on chances to answer the Hawkeyes’ critics on their record, their …

Short-handed Cedar Rapids Xavier boys hoops team gets past scrappy Cedar Rapids Washington

Jeff Johnson High School Basketball 2h ago2h ago

A couple of guys intended to play major roles on this season’s Cedar Rapids Xavier boys basketball team didn’t play Friday night due to injuries. The Saints, who will be a main contender for the Class 3A state championship when healthy, found a way to get past scrappy Cedar Rapids Washington, 67-57.