Jeff Linder

A closer look at a dozen of the top area high school football games for Week 7 (Oct. 7-8).

The Iowa Hawkeyes have been dealt a major hit in post depth, with Sharon Goodman out for the season with a torn ACL.

Both the Wamac East and MVC Valley volleyball races finished with three co-champions.

Iowa City West’s Alex McKane goes head to head with Hempstead’s Derek Leicht in Thursday’s MVC cross country Super meet, while City High could contend in the boys’ team chase.

West Delaware leaps to No. 4 in this week’s Gazette area volleyball rankings after earning a Wamac East title share.

Maya Karl led a balanced, potent Cedar Rapids Xavier attack in a sweep of Dubuque Hempstead to clinch the MVC Valley Division title.

Who are our front-runners for Coach of the Year? What are some of the top defensive performances? Gazette writers answer those questions and more.

Regular-season volleyball races conclude in the MVC and Wamac East on Tuesday, while sole leaders in both Tri-Rivers divisions will be determined.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Southeast Polk are knotted atop the big-school class in this week’s Gazette Iowa high school football poll.

Central Iowa one-loss powers Southeast Polk, West Des Moines Valley leapfrog Iowa City High, Cedar Rapids Kennedy in this week’s Class 5A RPI standings.

In this week’s Iowa high school football rewind, a look at Dyersville Beckman outlasting Waterloo Columbus in overtime, 35-34.

Class 5A second-ranked Cedar Rapids forced seven turnovers and drubbed No. 7 Cedar Falls, 42-14.

In honor of the first day of October — as well as the fact that the state tournament starts one month from today — here are some mock brackets for Iowa high school volleyball regional play.

Wilton claimed a winner-take-all battle from West Liberty in a River Valley Conference South Division volleyball showdown.

We’re back for another episode of the Prep Football Huddle, our weekly Iowa high school football podcast.