Jeff Linder

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.

Iowa City Liberty swept Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Cedar Rapids Xavier to win the MVC volleyball tournament championship.

All the questions have been submitted by social media followers. Who are the top skill players? What is the state of Class 5A? Best popcorn and songs?

The postseason football brackets will be determined this week in four classes, next week in 3A, 4A and 5A. Here’s a primer on area races.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy takes sole possession of the top Class 5A ranking in this week’s Gazette Iowa high school football poll.