The Gazette sports writers Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher talk about Week 4 results in Iowa High School Football and the upcoming Week 5 matchups
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The Gazette sports writers Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher talk about Week 4 results in Iowa High School Football and the upcoming Week 5 matchups
Photos from Mount Vernon vs. Center Point-Urbana volleyball Tuesday, September 23, 2025
High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 5. 11 ranked-vs.-ranked encounters, including No. 8 Liberty at No. 7 Iowa City West in Class 5A.
High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Good luck picking and choosing among the four Wamac East co-leaders.
High school volleyball: Mount Vernon’s four-set win at Center Point-Urbana makes it a four-way tie for first place in the Wamac Conference East Division.
The Gazette’s Iowa high school football and contributors expound on the intricacies of high school football. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash ground they cover in 4 Downs
High School cross country meet in Solon on Monday, September 22, 2025
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 4 poll. No. 1 Clear Lake heads to Independence for a Class 3A top-five showdown
High school volleyball: Ankles healed, Hazel Schluckebier is running the show again for Iowa City High, which reaches the semifinals of the Benton Invitational.
Elkader Central won its high school football game Friday night at Lansing Kee, 36-28, a game that was delayed twice by weather and lightning. The Warriors are 4-0, surpassing last season’s win total. The school did not even have a varsity team in 2022 because of low number of participants.
Scenes from the Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs. Linn-Mar football game on Sept. 19
High school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 4.
Mastin had a 60-yard interception return for a score late in the third quarter, then sealed it away with an improbable 99-yard kickoff return with 2:39 remaining to give Kennedy a 28-16 win in front of a large crowd at Linn-Mar Stadium.
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