Jeff Linder

Prep volleyball: Area Super Ten (Aug. 30). Clear Creek Amana remains a solid No. 1.

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

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford kick off a season of high school football questions. Read our takes on Week 1 heroes, Week 2 contests and reasonable expectations of a first-year program.

The Gazette’s post-Week 1 Iowa high school football poll: All seven No. 1 teams remain the same, but 17 new teams climb into the poll, including four each in 5A and 8-Player.

Cross country: Western Dubuque’s Alyssa Klein runs to the girls’ title at the Prairie Invitational

Mount Vernon converted on fourth down on its first four touchdown drives and handled Monticello, 35-6.

Prep football: A dozen of the top Gazette-area games to watch in Week 1.

This is the sixth in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2023 season. Today, we examine Class 4A. Western Dubuque and Cedar Rapids Xavier are the favorites.

Mount Vernon and Williamsburg are the favorites of their 3A football districts, with Independence and DeWitt Central locked in a battle in another one.

This is the fourth in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2023 season. Today, we examine Class 2A. Osage, Monticello, PCM and Mediapolis are the favorites.

This is the third in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2023 season. Today, we examine Class 1A. Grundy Center, Wilton, MFL MarMac and Sigourney-Keota are the favorites.

This is the second in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2023 season. Today, we examine Class A. East Buchanan, Columbus Community and Nashua-Plainfield are the favorites.

This is the first in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2023 season. Today, we examine 8-Player. Don Bosco, Central City, Winfield-Mount Union and Moravia are the favorites.

Seven straight years, the Class 2A girls’ state cross country race has been won by a member of the Hostetler family. The master of a tactical race who gets stronger as the competition continues, Danielle earned 2A titles in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

A 2023 watch list for top Gazette area boys’ cross country teams and individuals. Iowa City Regina is the reigning Class 1A state champion.