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The first of two Crossover Challenge boys basketball events is January 3 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Pairings were set earlier this week for the event, which consists of 14 teams playing seven games.
Here are The Gazette’s second installment of 2025-26 area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
Action from the fourth annual Kennedy Cougars Invitational girl’s wrestling tournament in Cedar Rapids
Here are The Gazette’s initial 2025-26 area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
Photos from Williamsburg vs. Iowa City Liberty girls’ basketball during Rivalry Saturday XXI Saturday, December 6, 2025
Girls’ basketball: Zoe Allen’s basket with 11 seconds left proves to be the game-winner, and Williamsburg outlasts Iowa City Liberty, 43-41.
Rettig’s persistent pursuit of peak production made him invaluable part in Iowa City Liberty football reaching new heights, advancing to the Class 5A state finals for the first time in school history.
High school volleyball: Iowa City Regina’s Reese Naeve is the area player of the year; Iowa City West’s Jaedynn Evans is honored as the top coach.
Girls’ basketball notes: Who conquered the first week of the new season? Keota, for one.
Girls’ basketball: Iowa City Liberty moves to the top of the area Super Ten after wins over Southeast Polk, Maquoketa.
Here is a list of 20 wrestlers and seven teams to keep an eye on for the 2025-26 boys’ wrestling season.
Here is a list of five boys’ basketball teams from the Gazette area that could be handfuls this season. We predict winners in each area conference as well.
Iowa City Liberty quarterback Reece Rettig has been named the Class 5A football player of the year by the Iowa Football Coaches Association. There are 45 players from The Gazette area that are first-team players in their respective classes.
High school softball: Nikki Gahring steps down as coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier after 21 years, 14 as head coach.
Class 2A No. 6 Alburnett won the first eight matches, including seven with bonus points, and rolled to a 51-21 dual victory over No. 12 Mount Vernon Thursday night at home.
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