The Gazette’s Week 7 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.
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The Gazette’s Week 7 Iowa high school football roundup with Friday night’s statewide scores and complete coverage of area games.
That anticipated duel between Cedar Falls’ Jaden Merrick and Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman? at the Mississippi Valley Conference cross country championships. Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker expanded it into a trio.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 7.
What are the most notable games this week? Is Williamsburg’s offense or Maquoketa Valley’s defense more impressive? Plus, the best bounce-back teams and how to add to Friday night excitement. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Prep volleyball: MVC, Wamac, River Valley conferences reach their regular-season conclusion Tuesday, and most races remain undecided.
Linn-Mar is fresh off a Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division title and look to earn its first state team berth since 2020. The Lions will face a tough field at the Class 4A district at Thunder Hills Country Club in Peosta.
Iowa City High decided to skip the drama Friday. The Little Hawks, powered by three touchdowns apiece from sophomore Dawson Kahl and Bobby Bacon, won their fourth consecutive game, 49-7, over Davenport Central.
Iowa City West defeated Iowa City High in the Battle for the Spike at Iowa City West High School on Thursday.
Sophia Austen had 32 kills as Iowa City West outlasted Class 5A 10th-ranked Iowa City High in Thursday’s Mississippi Valley Conference interdivisional volleyball marathon.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 6.
The Prep Football Huddle podcast reviews the notable games from Week 5 of the Iowa high school football season and the updated Gazette statewide rankings. Plus, a look at the Class 5A RPI system and a trivia game of “Who’s Got More?”
Area volleyball Super Ten rankings through matches played Oct. 1: No change among the top six (Mount Vernon, Xavier, West Delaware, Beckman, CCA, Mid-Prairie).
Volleyball notes: When setter Logan Keller went down with a knee injury Sept. 7, it was “Buddy, you’re up” to freshman Adelyn Stien, who resembled a seasoned veteran in Center Point-Urbana’s four-set win over Marion on Tuesday.
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
The Hawkeyes have one of the best defenses in the country. What is still missing to start Big Ten play?
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