Third-ranked Humboldt forced a fourth turnover to thwart Mount Vernon’s last chance for a victory. The Wildcats held on for a 28-25 Class 3A state football semifinal win Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
This is Week 1 of the high school football season in the state of Iowa. It’s also the hottest week weather wise of the summer. New heat stress protocol guidelines for athletes from the Iowa High School Athletic Association has teams scrambling to figure out if and when they can get outside for practices.
Cedar Rapids hosted the summer state baseball tournament for the first time in 50 years. How was the experience? What are the chances for a return?
North Polk was down to its final out after Harlan’s late comeback grabbed the lead in the last inning. With the bases loaded and two outs, Chase Fjelleland smacked a hit off the base of the wall to drive in the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 win.
Waverly-Shell Rock beat Pella in overtime in a thriller of a Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday night. Other winners Tuesday included Davenport Assumption, Hudson, Unity Christian and MOC-Floyd Valley
Here is an updated look at upcoming Iowa high school boys’ basketball postseason games in all classes. There are Class 2A and 1A substate finals Saturday, Class 3A substate finals Monday.
Alburnett Coach Clayton Rush knew exactly how long it had been since his team wrestled for a State Duals title. The wait ended. The Pirates beat Nashua-Plainfield to reach the Class 1A State Duals finals for the first time since 2016.
West Delaware returned to the State Duals for the seventh straight season. They have reached the finals the last six seasons. The Hawks enter as the No. 4 seed in Class 2A. Action begins Saturday at 9 a.m. at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
The Iowa high School Athletic Association State Duals are Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Five Gazette area teams are in the field.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the first installment of its dual rankings for all classes. The poll is used to determined regional dual qualifiers and are considered in pairings. Eight regional dual champions advance to the State Duals tournament Feb. 3 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
All seven classes will compete in the Iowa high school football playoffs this week. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on topics related to the postseason.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and University of Northern Iowa have announced an extension of their agreement to house the IHSAA prep football playoff semifinals and championships at the UNI-Dome.
Sites for the 2024 Iowa high school baseball state tournament are in flux because the University of Iowa’s Banks Field in Iowa City will be undergoing a complete remodel. The facility has hosted the Class 3A and 4A portion of the tournament the last three years. The Iowa High School Athletic Association said it has received a proposal from the city of Cedar Rapids to potentially use Veterans Memorial Stadium as the 3A-4A site next year.
Dyersville Beckman exploded for five runs in the first inning and built an eight-run lead through three innings. The Blazers tallied 11 hits and trounced West Lyon, 11-2, in a Class 2A state baseball semifinal Thursday night at Merchants Park in Carroll.
Underwood’s Jack Vanfossan stymied Cascade batters and the Eagles’ leadoff batter Mason Boothby accounted for two runs in a 3-1 victory over the No. 7 Cougars in a Class 2A state baseball semifinal Thursday at Merchants Park in Carroll.
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