Photos from day one of the 2024 Iowa high school state cross country meet featuring Class 3A and 4A schools at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Friday, November 1, 2024.
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Photos from day one of the 2024 Iowa high school state cross country meet featuring Class 3A and 4A schools at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Friday, November 1, 2024.
State cross country, Class 4A: Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker and Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Slader Buckheister finished third and fourth, and both will return next year. The Pleasant Valley girls and Cedar Falls boys won the team titles.
Twenty-two Iowa high school football playoff games Friday feature Gazette-area teams. Here is an overview of 12 contests and the full schedule.
Five Gazette-area state cross country storylines, including Noelle Steines’ pursuit of a fourth consecutive individual championship and both the Mid-Prairie boys and girls contending for titles.
Capsules for the Iowa high school state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course
All four schools in Iowa City are in the state football playoffs’ round of 16. Iowa City Regina won its Class 1A first-round game last week. For the first time in the 16-qualifier era of big school football, a public district has three qualifiers in Iowa City Liberty, Iowa City West and Iowa City High in Class 5A.
It’s all about the playoffs now with 16 teams remaining in each of the seven Iowa high school football classes. This episode of the Prep Football Huddle takes a class-by-class look at the brackets with games to watch and surprise teams to consider.
All four Iowa City football programs are in the Round of 16. Which Metro team has the best chance to advance? Will the playoffs eventually include all teams? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Iowa high school vollleyball regional finals are Tuesday in 3A, 4A and 5A, and Anamosa and Monticello look for a state-tournament breakthrough.
Iowa high school football rankings: Dowling, North Polk close as unanimous No. 1 teams in 5A and 4A; Dubuque Wahlert and Sergeant Bluff-Luton share the top spot in 3A.
Week 9 Iowa high school football rewind: Decorah records an unbeaten regular season, West Branch upsets Sigourney-Keota Iowa City Liberty gets the No. 1 seed in Class 5A and Solon and Benton meet again.
Iowa City Liberty put up over 550 yards of total offense in Friday's night 70-33 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Kingston Stadium. The Lightning will be the No. 1 seed in Class 5A playoffs.
Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 9 games Friday night.
Wild Side column: Author has enjoyed the golden age and the silver years, and looks forward to centennial season
How difficult is it to play more than one sport during the same season? Should you play for a school team and a club team at the same time? Or even in the same year?
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