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.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released preliminary classifications for prep football Monday. It is the first year the IHSAA is classifying schools by a combination of enrollment and percentage of free and reduced lunch students. Cedar Rapids Washington will bump from Class 4A to 5A in the new two-year cycle. Williamsburg will go from 2A to 3A.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released postseason brackets for Class 3A and 4A boys’ basketball Monday afternoon. Top substate seeds include Cedar Rapids Kennedy in 4A and Marion and Cedar Rapids Xavier in 3A.
The Metro’s two Class 3A boys’ basketball teams are pretty good, good enough to come in second and fourth, respectively, in the class this week, as the Iowa High School Athletic Association released its latest rankings Monday. Cedar Rapids Kennedy remains first in 4A, with North Linn second in 1A.
Prep football: The Iowa Department of Education passes the amendment for socioeconomics to be a factor in football classification.
Waukee Northwest, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Central Lyon and Grand View Christian were your No. 1 boys’ basketball teams in the first-ever Iowa High School Athletic Association rankings, released just prior to the holidays. Monday’s second rankings see those teams stay at the top in their respective classes.
Prep football: Iowa member schools overwhelmingly pass measure dealing with enrollment and classification based on free and reduced lunch. Next up: Iowa Department of Education.
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