Jeff Linder

An offensively prolific Iowa women’s basketball team has eyes on the Final Four in Minneapolis; if the defense improves dramatically, who knows?

After a severe bout with ARFID, North Linn’s Meghan Wheatley is healthy again and back to running — fast. She’ll run in the state cross country meet this week.

An in-depth look at the 2021 Iowa high school state cross country championships.

North Tama tripped Lisbon in a 1A volleyball regional final and will make its third state volleyball trip in five years.

A fast start fueled Marion in a Class 4A regional volleyball final win over Benton Community.

Gazette staff answer scary good questions about the playoffs. Is there a “Group of Death“ pod this year? What underdogs can make it to the UNI-Dome? Will Iowa City Regina’s win streak survive the playoffs?

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is an Associated Press preseason women’s basketball All-American

A look at Wednesday’s 1A and 2A regional volleyball finals, including Lisbon taking aim, again, at its first state bid.

Springville middle hitters were in the middle of everything in a Class 1A regional volleyball semifinal sweep of Edgewood-Colesburg.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy is Class 5A No. 1 in The Gazette’s final football poll.

Benton Community’s Embretsons vs. Marion’s Paulsens are a blood battle with a trip to state volleyball on the line.

A veteran Springville team welcomes Ed-Co in a Class 1A regional volleyball semifinal test.

Cedar Rapids Prairie led 22-0, then 22-20, before topping Linn-Mar 36-20 in a key Class 5A game.

The Tipton boys topped Danville-New London in 1-vs.-2 duel at a Class 2A cross country state-qualifying meet.

Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss the most-intriguing first-round playoff games on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle