Jeff Linder

How The Gazette predicts each match at the 2021 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament.

Capsules on the 10 state-qualifying volleyball teams from the Gazette area.

South Winneshiek claimed its first state championship in girls’ cross country.

Mid-Prairie’s girls won their fifth straight cross country title and the Tipton boys unseated Danville-New London in Class 2A.

Solon ran away with the Class 3A girls’ state cross country championship.

Iowa City West’s Alex McKane is the Class 4A state cross country runner-up.

An Iowa women’s basketball media day notebook looks at Kate Martin’s role as a leader and Kylie Feuerbach’s return to Hilton.

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.