Iowa Valley’s football team takes a 9-0 record and No. 4 ranking into its Class Eight-Player second-round playoff game Friday night at home against Janesville. The Tigers have the ability to reach the UNI-Dome and the semifinals for the first time in 25 years.
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 9 results, upcoming playoff matchups in Week 10 and games to watch.
State cross country: Iowa City Liberty junior Keegan Decker is a Class 4A championship contender. He’ll race Saturday morning at Fort Dodge.
Scouting the individual and team races at the 2025 state cross country meet. 2A and 3A competition is Friday; 4A and 1A will run Saturday.
High school volleyball: Reese Naeve hammers 34 kills, and freshman Jada Wiltz more than passes her first six-rotation role in Iowa City Regina’s sweep of Sumner-Fredericksburg in a 2A regional final.
Springville (26-13) was in search of its first trip to state since the 2022 team reached the 1A semifinals. Following that season, a rebuilding job ensued as the Orioles won just 11 matches in 2023, but have now rebounded with back-to-back 26-win campaigns.
Pairings for the 2025 Iowa high school volleyball tournament, Nov. 3-6 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
High school volleyball: Wednesday’s five area 2A and 1A volleyball regional finals
Mount Vernon secured its seventh straight state tournament berth and the 17th in the last 19 seasons, sweeping Anamosa, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-17 in the Class 3A Region 8 final Tuesday night at Mount Vernon.
Eighth-ranked Iowa City West advanced to the state volleyball tournament for the first time since 2016 by dispatching crosstown rival Iowa City Liberty for the third time this season, 25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 25-17, in a Class 5A regional final Tuesday night at Iowa City West High School.
Photos from Iowa High School regional playoff volleyball between Iowa City Liberty at Iowa City West Tuesday, October 28, 2025
High school volleyball: No. 1 Clear Creek Amana sweeps Cedar Rapids Xavier in a Class 4A regional final.
See photos as the Clear Creek Amana Clippers hosted the Xavier Saints for an Iowa high school volleyball sub-state final match.
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