Jeff Linder

High school softball: IGHSAU signs an extension to keep the state tournament at Fort Dodge through at least 2045.

High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. No change among the top six; Solon and Williamsburg climb aboard.

Girls’ basketball: Schedule is announced for Rivalry Saturday XXI, set for Dec. 6 at Anamosa High School.

Lisbon looking to follow Alburnett’s lead, join the River Valley Conference. A member of the Tri-Rivers since 2013, the growing district could be in a new league within a year.

The Gazette’s Iowa high school football contributors answer high school football questions you need to know. See how much Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash can gain in 4 Downs:

High school football: The Gazette’s post Week-2 poll. Waukee Northwest (5A) and Saint Ansgar (Class A) are new leaders.

High school volleyball: Dike-New Hartford wins the Shirley Ryan Invitational; Iowa City Liberty advances to the semifinals.

High school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 2.

Braden Bickford ran the opening kickoff back 90 yards for a touchdown, and West Liberty handled Tipton, 30-7, in a non-district football game Friday night at Memorial Field.

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 2 games to watch. Iowa City Liberty plays at four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk in a Class 5A top-five showdown.

High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 2. Four top-10 matchups this week in Class 5A, including No. 1 West Des Moines Valley at No. 2 Waukee Northwest.

Results from week 1 and a look at week 2 matchups in Iowa High School Football -Triple Option Podcast

High school volleyball: Examining a few of the big area winners of the season’s first week.

High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Mid-Prairie moves to the No. 1 spot after an 8-0 start.

High school volleyball: Resurgent Iowa City Liberty opens MVC divisional play with a sweep of Cedar Rapids Xavier.