Jeff Johnson

Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker officially was fired from his job Wednesday after the school investigated claims of sexual harassment against him. Longtime assistant coach Harlon Barnett is the interim head coach, trying to smooth the rough waves the Spartans are facing in the middle of their season.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their midseasons honors and rainy-night playlists. The fearsome foursome highlight Week 5 standouts and comment on the season’s unpredictability.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Monday that the Class 3A and 4A portions of the 2024 state baseball tournament will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids. Carroll will continue to host Class 1A and 2A.

A look at 24th-ranked Iowa’s 31-0 loss Saturday night to No. 7 Penn State as the Hawkeyes were dominated in their Big Ten opener at Beaver Stadium.

Iowa City High has a quick-tempo, quick-strike type of offense. But Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s ground and pound, then ground and pound some more philosophy produced a 61-34 win Friday night in a prep football game at Bates Field.

The Iowa high school football regular season is basically halfway over and still surprising us. This week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast includes reactions to eye-opening wins for Starmont, Solon West Delaware and more.

Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen are considered co-starters for the Penn State football team. They combined for nearly 2,000 yards rushing last season as true freshmen.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels won the Midwest League championship Wednesday night with a 7-6 win over Great Lakes in a winner-take-all Game 3 of the team’s title series. It’s the first MWL championship for Cedar Rapids since 1994.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders begin the USHL regular season at the Fall Classic in Pittsburgh, with games Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon. The top 13 scorers from last season have departed, meaning there is a lot of unknown surrounding the team.

Game 2 of the Midwest League Championship Series was suspended by rain Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium with Great Lakes leading the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 1-0, as the bottom of the fifth was about to happen. The game will restart Wednesday night at 5:30. If C.R. wins, it has its first Midwest League championship since 1994. If Great Lakes wins, the teams will play a seven-inning, winner-take-all Game 3.

Jack Dreyer has had his share of obstacles. The southpaw pitcher threw two seasons at the University of Iowa, had his junior year wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic, then blew out his elbow and had Tommy John surgery the following year. He got signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers anyway, and his Great Lakes team is playing against the Cedar Rapids Kernels right now for the MIdwest League championship.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford answer questions about the Iowa high school football season. What running backs have run roughshod? What are highly-competitive districts in Class 4A and 5A? What are the best bands we’ve seen this season?

The Cedar Rapids Kernels scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat Great Lakes, 10-6, Sunday afternoon in Game 1 of the Midwest League Championship Series. Carson McCusker’s three-run home run put C.R. ahead for good, 8-6, with Emmanuel Rodriguez then adding a two-run shot.

The Iowa football team made some mistakes but pulled away from a close game at halftime to post a 41-10 win Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium over Western Michigan.

Cedar Rapids Kernels infielder Luke Keaschall was a very good high school wrestler in California, coming up just one match shy of qualifying for the state tournament as a senior. His love of the sport helps him appreciate playing professional baseball in a wrestling state.