Jeff Linder

The Solon girls’ cross country team won the Bob Brown Invitational in a tiebreaker over Monticello, while the Marion boys topped a loaded field that included 11 ranked teams.

Which Iowa high school football teams impressed us the most in Week 1? We discuss Iowa City Liberty’s eye-opening win over Iowa City High in the Clash at Kinnick, Williamsburg shutting down Iowa City Regina and more on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast

Here are five Gazette area teams that crushed the first week of the 2022 Iowa high school volleyball season, including defending 4A state champion Western Dubuque.

The Gazette’s area Super Ten volleyball rankings, updated Aug. 31. The top three teams remain the same, with Western Dubuque, Union Community and Decorah climbing aboard.

Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 2 Iowa high school football games to watch. Linn-Mar visits Iowa City Liberty in a game with added significance, and Solon goes after its 20th consecutive win over Mount Vernon.

Calculating the Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs following Week 1. Des Moines Lincoln is the early leader.

Here are The Gazette’s post-Week 1 Iowa high school football rankings. All of the No. 1s remain the same, despite a loss to 3A leader Harlan.

Marion’s Jedidiah Osgood set another personal-best winning the Prairie Invitational cross country meet in 15:46.

Class 2A No. 3 Williamsburg held Iowa City Regina to 19 yards of total offense in a 31-0 whipping.

Led by the senior foursome of Ford Washburn, Ammon Smith, Noah Carey and Truman Thompson, the Iowa City High boys’ cross country team is thinking big in 2022.

A 2022 watch list for top area Iowa high school boys’ cross country teams and runners.

A 2022 watch list for top area Iowa high school girls’ cross country teams and runners.

A dozen Gazette-area Week 1 Iowa high school football games to watch, including the Iowa City High vs. Iowa City Liberty battle at Kinnick Stadium.

The Gazette’s 2022 preseason Iowa high school football rankings: The Class 5A power is centered in Central Iowa again, led by Ankeny and West Des Moines Dowling.

The Prep Football Huddle is back! The Gazette's Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher preview the 2022 Iowa high school football season and Week 1's top games, including the Iowa City Liberty-Iowa City High clash at Kinnick Stadium.