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Photos: Girls’ wrestling regional tournament at Alliant Energy PowerHouse

Geoff Stellfox, Savannah Blake, Gazette Visuals Photos and Videos Jan. 28, 2023 12:12 pm1004d ago

Photos from 2023 Iowa high school girls’ wrestling regional tournaments at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Jan. 27.

Photos: Prairie girls’ wrestling tournament

Geoff Stellfox Photos and Videos Jan. 21, 2023 6:33 pm1010d ago

Cedar Rapids Prairie hosted the Prairie Title Tournament featuring Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ wrestling teams on Saturday.

Photos: Solon Girls’ Wrestling Invitational

Nick Rohlman Photos and Videos Jan. 17, 2023 10:52 am1015d ago

Photos from the 2023 Solon Girls’ Wrestling Invitational on Monday.

Photos: Liberty at Xavier boys’ basketball

Savannah Blake Photos and Videos Jan. 4, 2023 11:02 am1028d ago

3A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Iowa City Liberty 59-50 in an Iowa high school boys’ basketball game.

Photos: Liberty at Xavier girls’ basketball

Savannah Blake Photos and Videos Jan. 4, 2023 11:03 am1028d ago

4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier beat 5A No. 12 Iowa City Liberty 67-43 in an Iowa high school girls’ basketball game.

Top-ranked Xavier returns from break in crisp fashion

Jeff Linder

High School Basketball Jan. 3, 2023 8:55 pm1028d ago

Girls’ basketball: Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier is remarkably crisp (only five turnovers) in a 67-43 back-from-break victory over Iowa City Liberty.

Girls’ wrestling continues to grow in first sanctioned season

K.J. Pilcher

Iowa High School Wrestling Dec. 23, 2022 9:23 pm1039d ago

The response to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s first sanctioned season of wrestling has been deafening. Participation numbers have rapidly grown in the first half and many are excited about trajectory, even though officials work toward improvements.

Photos: Iowa City Liberty girls’ wrestling tournament

Savannah Blake

Photos and Videos Dec. 29, 2022 1:31 pm1033d ago

How FRL would have altered football classification in 2021, 2022

Jeff Linder

Iowa High School Football Dec. 16, 2022 7:28 am1047d ago

Prep football: How free and reduced lunch would have altered classification in 2021 and 2022.

Prairie’s Childers produces success from passion for wrestling

K.J. Pilcher

Iowa High School Wrestling Dec. 14, 2022 6:33 pm1048d ago

Cedar Rapids Prairie sophomore Mackenzie Childers has always possessed a love for wrestling. She has parlayed that passion into success, opening the season 20-0 with 16 pins.

Photos: Kennedy girls’ wrestling tournament

Savannah Blake

Photos and Videos Dec. 28, 2022 2:00 pm1034d ago

The Gazette’s 2022 all-area football team

K.J. Pilcher

Iowa High School Football Dec. 5, 2022 10:37 am1058d ago

Meet The Gazette’s 2022 all-area football team. Williamsburg’s Derek Weisskopf is the defensive player of the year. Iowa City Liberty quarterback Graham Beckman’s breakout season garners Gazette offensive player of the year honors.