Cedar Rapids Prairie head football coach Mark Bliss has been at it over 30 years, has enough time put in to retire if he wants. But ball coaches have to coach ball, so Bliss continues.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie head football coach Mark Bliss has been at it over 30 years, has enough time put in to retire if he wants. But ball coaches have to coach ball, so Bliss continues.
Top tackler primed for an even bigger season for 4A No. 9 Warriors
The Gazette’s 2022 preseason Iowa high school football rankings: Defending champion Lewis Central is a unanimous No. 1 in Class 4A, but all of the top 10 teams return some all-state personnel.
Previews and predictions for the Gazette area Class 4A Iowa high school football districts.
The Gazette’s 2022 preseason Iowa high school football rankings: Defending champion Harlan is a unanimous No. 1 in Class 3A after a 13-0 season that featured more than 50 points per game.
Previews and predictions for the Gazette area Class 3A Iowa high school football districts.
Senior Blake Timmons was the guy tabbed to replace all-stater Cam Miller in 2021 as Solon’s quarterback. Miller is the school’s all-time yardage leader and led North Dakota State to an FCS national championship last year. Timmons, meanwhile, has acquitted himself very nicely, leading the Spartans to the state playoff semifinals and quarterfinals in his career.
The early schedule is brutal again for 2A No. 3 Williamsburg. This time, the Raiders say, they’re ready for the challenge.
The Gazette’s 2022 preseason Iowa high school football rankings: Another DeJean has the reins now for OABCIG, and the Falcons are the No. 1 team in Class 2A.
Previews and predictions for the Gazette area Class 2A Iowa high school football districts.
The pool of registered high school football officials in Iowa climbed to 1,259 before Friday’s Week 0 games. The total is still about 90 fewer than the 2021 season.
Dyersville Beckman went 11-1 last season and made its fourth state football semifinal appearance. The Blazers return some key figures and are tied for second in the Class 1A preseason rankings.
Previews and predictions for the Gazette area Class 1A Iowa high school football districts.
The Hawkeyes announced two additional signees to its 2026 freshmen class, both as preferred walk-ons.
Since a 13-year-old Jack Koehn of Mount Vernon stepped into Kinnick Stadium in 2009 as the inaugural University of Iowa kid captain — cheered by tens of thousands of fans beside legendary Hawkeye football coach Hayden Fry — 200-plus kids have followed in his footsteps and UI Health Care is looking for more.
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