Jeff Linder

A scouting report on Thursday’s Gazette area 2A and 1A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meets.

HEY! We’re sharing here. Pay attention as Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford give their prep football takes on Week 9 and small-school playoffs.

All eyes will be on Ed-Co’s Kelsey Hansel and North Linn’s Chloe Van Etten in Wednesday’s 1A regional volleyball quarterfinal.

A scouting report on Wednesday’s area 4A and 3A state-qualifying meets in cross country.

Iowa is ranked No. 9, Iowa State 12th in the Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll.

Gazette area all-conference teams for the 2021 volleyball season

A run to the Westside Invitational finals helps send West Liberty back to the top 5 in this week’s Gazette-area volleyball Super 10.

West Marshall (2A), Van Meter (1A), West Hancock (A), Anita CAM (8-Player) are No. 1 in The Gazette’s final 2021 Iowa high school football poll.

Mount Vernon, West Delaware, West Liberty are Class 3A favorites to reach the state volleyball tournament.

Class 1A third-ranked Springville topped No. 4 Lisbon for the Tri-Rivers volleyball tournament title.

Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy trailed at halftime, but QB Carson Blietz engineered a masterful second half to beat Johnston, 24-10.

Mount Vernon reversed earlier outcomes against Beckman and West Delaware to claim the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament title.

Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Week 7 Iowa high school football takeaways and look ahead to Week 8 on the Prep Football Huddle.

Center Point-Urbana’s Kora Katcher and Eli Larson were convincing winners at the Wamac Conference cross country meet; the Marion boys and Solon girls ruled the team races.

The MVC will host its divisional meets Thursday. Also that day are the Wamac and Tri-Rivers conference meets. Here’s a closer look.