Jeff Linder

The Gazette football poll: Ankeny (5A) and Southeast Valley (2A) gain No. 1 status; Cedar Rapids Kennedy stays No. 2 in 5A; Iowa City High and Linn-Mar join the top 10 for the first time this season.

Maya Karl collected 16 kills in the final match of the Marion volleyball tournament to help carry the new-look Saints.

Linn-Mar’s defensive average has gone from 33.2 points per game in 2020 to 10.8 so far this year. Plus, notes on Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Williamsburg.

Linn-Mar held Cedar Rapids Washington to minus-35 yards rushing and forced five turnovers in a 36-7 rout.

The Gazette's Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson share their Week 3 takeaways on this episode of Prep Football Huddle and look ahead to Week 4's biggest games.

Three different national sources have Iowa women’s basketball ranked No. 9 entering the 2021-22 season.

Here is a closer look at 12 of the top area Week 4 prep football games.

Volleyball notes: Dyersville Beckman took a big step forward in the Wamac East race Tuesday with a sweep of Marion.

Still unbeaten, West Liberty climbs to No. 3 in this week’s Gazette-area volleyball rankings.

Now a hitter in a 5-1 attack, Iowa State recruit Kiersten Schmitt collected 20 kills in Dyersville Beckman’s sweep of Marion.

The Gazette staff pose and answer four random questions about the Iowa high school football season. Montezuma’s Eddie Burgess continues gaudy stats, Linn-Mar’s ceiling, which 0-3 team is poised for a victory and our favorite stadiums are discussed.

Southeast Polk is on top in the latest Class 5A RPI calcuations; Cedar Rapids Kennedy leads the area at No. 4.

Class 2A District 2 has five of the top eight teams in this week’s Gazette Iowa high school football poll.

Linn-Mar and Iowa City High are both 3-0. It’s the best start for the Lions since 2014, the best for the Little Hawks since 2011.

Owen Huehnergarth netted 272 yards and four touchdowns in 1A No. 9 Dyersville Beckman’s 48-21 win over 2A No. 8 Monticello.