Jeff Linder

Women’s basketball: Iowa’s Lucy Olsen, Iowa State’s Audi Crooks earn 3rd-team preseason all-American honors from Lindy’s Magazine

Solon avenged two losses earlier this season to Linn-Mar with a semifinal victory in the Linn-Mar Invitational volleyball tournament. Pleasant Valley won the title.

Class 3A third-ranked Mount Vernon fought past Benton Community, 15-13, in a non-district football game Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. Ethan Wood knocked the ball free on Benton’s final, frantic drive, the Mustangs recovered and improved to 3-0.

Iowa City West’s Moustafa Tiea got to the front early and captured the boys’ individual title at the 18-team Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet Thursday afternoon at Seminole Valley Park. Tiea was clocked in 15:38.

A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 3.

Which Iowa high school football teams made the biggest statements in Week 2? We look back at some key Gazette-area games and how those results shook up the rankings on the Prep Football Huddle.

Prep volleyball notes: Early adjustments have Clear Creek Amana clicking once again. The Clippers have followed a season-opening loss with 14 consecutive victories.

Area volleyball Super Ten through matches played Sept. 10: Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids Xavier retain the top two spots; unbeaten West Delaware continues to climb.

What teams have made big strides in the opening weeks? Why the disparity in 8-Player District 7? Most impressive start and your top fantasy league picks? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on these topics.

Solon takes over the top spot in Class 3A in this week’s Gazette football poll. West Des Moines Dowling is the new No. 1 in 5A.

Ruben Galvan’s first mission as Solon volleyball coach is to enhance the chemistry. The Spartans finished second to Cedar Rapids Xavier at the Warrior Invitational on Saturday.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s football team “had errors in all three phases of the game” and dropped a 35-20 decision to Pleasant Valley to fall to 0-2.

A three-time 1A individual state cross country champion at Calamus-Wheatland, Steines won her Tipton debut by nearly a minute at the Bob Brown Invitational.

A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 2.

The Prep Football Huddle podcast reviews Week 1 of the Iowa high school football season with takeaways including a young Cedar Rapids Xavier team’s potential, Clear Creek Amana’s new era, Class 5A rankings upheaval and more.