The Gazette’s Iowa sports staff and contributors opted to discuss high school football instead of rocket science and macroeconomics. See how much ground Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash cover in 4 Downs.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Lily Holland, is a three-time state place winner. She finished fifth as a freshman, second as a sophomore and took fourth last spring.
Everyone knows – or at least everyone should know – competitive sports help teach life lessons and skills. How many …
Cedar Rapids Prairie accomplished a first in program history. With a runner-up finish at the MVC Valley Division golf meet Monday, the Hawks won its first MVC Valley Division title in boys; golf.
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 5 poll. Waukee Northwest, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Clear Lake and Carroll Kuemper are unanimous No. 1 teams in 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A.
Emotions of a different kind came out for the junior moments after the Saints rolled past Pella Christian, 5-0, in a Class 1A regional final that took all of 40 minutes to complete on Saturday morning at Xavier.
Week 5 Iowa High School football rewind: Beau Burns went off for 612 total yards (441 rushing) and 10 touchdowns in BGM’s 74-21 rout of Martensdale-St. Marys.
Iowa High School football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 5. Each of the No. 1 teams win handily.
Class 1A No. 3 Iowa City Regina moved to 5-0 with dominant 50-6 win over Durant in Iowa City Friday, Septemeber 26, 2025
Results from Week 5 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Marion (1-4, 0-1) managed just 49 yards of total offense, three first downs and turned the ball over three times.
As is the norm for the state's top-ranked Class 4A team, Schulte and his players were quick to credit the work of the Saints scout team. Just as much credit has to go to the game plan.
After an exhausting back-and-forth, score-at-will start, the Lightning ground down the clock, wore down Iowa City West and took control.
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