Jeff Johnson

Here are 16 Gazette area players to watch for the 2021-22 Iowa high school boys’ basketball season.

Virtually everyone back for a North Linn boys’ basketball program that has played in five straight state tournaments and four straight championship games.

The Iowa Heartlanders get their first road victory, and more hockey updates in Corridor Cross Checks.

Notes and numbers from No. 17 Iowa’s 33-23 win over Illinois.

Coaches quit, players boycott, games declared no contests amid allegations against front office

The UNI-Dome lights went out for 20 minutes just as Cedar Rapids Xavier and Lewis Central were to begin the third overtime of their Class 4A state football championship game.

Bret Bielema had contingency plans in place in case COVID-19 prevented him from coaching, which will be the case Saturday when Illinois visits Iowa.

Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher preview all seven Iowa high school state football championship games on the Prep Football Huddle.

Cedar Rapids Regis played in the first IHSAA state football title game. Fifty years later, Cedar Rapids Xavier plays in one.

A look at the week that was in Corridor hockey and the week coming up.

Notes and numbers from Iowa’s 27-22 win over Minnesota.

Southeast Polk continues suburban Des Moines’ dominance with a 33-7 win over Iowa City High in the Class 5A state semifinals.

Iowa Heartlanders goaltender Trevin Kozlowski will serve a five-year, post-grad military commitment following his pro hockey career.

Cedar Rapids Xavier got four field goals and a touchdown catch from Trysten Vasquez in a 40-14 Class 4A state semifinal win over Winterset.

Minnesota has just two scholarship tailbacks available against Iowa as injuries have piled up.