Week 9 of Iowa high school football is the last week of the regular season for some (5A, 4A, 3A), the first round of the playoffs for others (2A, 1A, A, 8-Player). This episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.
The Gazette Iowa high school sports staff answers questions about the first round of the playoffs for small schools, the RPI, Coach of the Year candidates and cool lids.
No. 5 Independence edges West Delaware, 21-20, to clinch the Class 3A District 3 football title.
Photos from Independence’s visit to West Delaware for a Class 3A District 3 game.
Top-tier Iowa high school football teams had statement wins in Week 7. We discuss the top teams and our top takeaways from Week 7 on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast.
Photos from the 4A No. 2-ranked Marion volleyball team’s sweep of Independence.
Josh Beatty’s first varsity catch was something. He grabbed a deflected Hail Mary pass from quarterback Mitch Johnson for a 51-yard touchdown on the final play of the game Friday night as Independence shocked Clear Creek Amana, 13-7.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 2 Iowa high school football games to watch. Linn-Mar visits Iowa City Liberty in a game with added significance, and Solon goes after its 20th consecutive win over Mount Vernon.
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.
Photos from Davenport Assumption’s 13-3 win over Independence in a Class 3A Iowa high school state softball semifinal game.
The Independence baseball team popped top-seeded Davenport Assumption in the mouth with a three-run top of the first inning in their Class 3A state tournament semifinal Wednesday night. But the Knights scored the next 13 runs for a 13-3, five-inning victory.
Wednesday’s Iowa high school state baseball updated scores, stats and more coverage.
Independence and West Delaware won their respective Wamac Conference divisions in baseball this summer and split their regular-season doubleheader. Indee won the “deciding” game between the rivals, 8-7, in a Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal.
Photos from Independence’s 8-7 win over West Delaware in a Class 3A Iowa high school baseball state quarterfinal game.
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