Jeff Linder

North Linn’s Meghan Wheatley had the closing kick to win a race-long duel with Solon’s Kayla Young in the Lynx Invitational cross country meet.

A blocked punt for a safety ignited West Branch in a 23-0 win over Iowa City Regina, its first win in the football series since 2005.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released 2022 postseason volleyball pairings.

Prep cross country: City High’s Ford Washburn smashes the Seminole Valley course record, running 14:50 at the MVC Super meet.

With the release of the first official Iowa high school football RPI standings of the season, we break down what stands out on this week's Prep Football Huddle podcast.

Get ready for a scorching pace by Iowa City High’s Ford Washburn and Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Miles Wilson at Thursday’s MVC cross country “Super” meet.

Volleyball notes: Tuesday featured some back-roads driving and a pair of showdown sweeps for Iowa City Liberty and Mount Vernon.

Iowa is the pick, by both media and coaches, to win the Big Ten women’s basketball championship.

The Gazette’s high school volleyball Super Ten rankings: Iowa City Liberty returns to the top after Tuesday sweep of Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 6 Iowa high school football games to watch, including Class 5A top-5 battle Cedar Rapids Prairie at Southeast Polk.

Iowa City Liberty swept Cedar Rapids Xavier in a battle of top-ranked volleyball teams to claim the MVC Mississippi Division championship.

The Gazette prep sports staff answers questions on hot teams and even hotter takes as fall continues and the high school football season reaches Week 7.

There is very little movement this week at the top end of The Gazette’s Iowa high school football rankings.

Calculating the Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs following Week 6: West Des Moines Dowling moves to the top; Cedar Rapids Prairie is the top area team at No. 5.

Bliss Beck makes the key blocks late in the day’s pivotal match, and the Clear Creek Amana volleyball team went 5-0 at the Michelle Starcevich Invitational.