Jeff Linder

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.

Ottumwa amassed 485 rushing yards and ran over Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 54-6.

The Gazette’s mock Iowa high school volleyball regional brackets, a week ahead of IGHSAU’s official release.

Did it seem like there were more blowouts than usual in Iowa high school football last Friday? We consider whether that’s a trend or an anomaly on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast and discuss what else stood out in Week 5.

Iowa high school volleyball notes: A reserve last year for Mount Vernon, Karlee Luneckas now plays a major role for Lisbon.

The Gazette’s high school volleyball Super Ten rankings: Two big battles await next Tuesday ... Cedar Rapids Xavier at Iowa City Liberty, Marion at Mount Vernon.

Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 6 Iowa high school football games to watch, including a battle of Class 1A unbeatens -- West Branch at Durant.

Nervous and slow to start, Lisbon got it going and topped Iowa City Regina in a 4-set volleyball match.