Jeff Linder

Five Gazette-area 5A, 4A and 3A volleyball regional quarterfinals to watch Tuesday. Cedar Rapids Xavier begins pursuit of a 10th consecutive state-tournament berth; Anamosa welcomes Waukon in a battle of surging 3A squads.

High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 8 poll. Dowling is the new No. 1 in Class 5A; Carroll Kuemper, Grundy Center, Saint Ansgar and Algona Garrigan finish on top in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.

Four Gazette-area 2A and 1A volleyball regional first-round matches to watch.

Iowa high school football playoffs 2025: First-round pairings for 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. The field of 32 teams begins play next Friday, Oct. 24.

Iowa high school football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 8. Five teams in the 5A rankings were upended, including No. 1 Waukee Northwest.

High school football: Iowa City Liberty scores 17 points in a 2-minute stretch early in the second quarter and beats Iowa City High for the fourth consecutive year, 48-29.

High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Clear Creek Amana, Iowa City West strengthen their hold on the top two spots after winning conference tournaments.

High school volleyball: Clear Creek Amana fights off Solon’s stiff challenge, wins the Wamac tournament.

High school cross country: Mount Vernon-Lisbon sweeps the team titles at the Wamac Conference meet, and Evelyn Moeller and Dawson Scheil are individual champions.

The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 7 results, upcoming matchups in Week 8, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 8 games to watch. North Linn plays at Wapsie Valley in the Class A District 4 championship game.

High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 8. This week’s area top-10 matchups: Decorah at Xavier, Wahlert at Mount Vernon, North Linn at Wapsie Valley.

High school volleyball: Taylor Otte makes the decisive plays in the final match, and Iowa City West captures the MVC tournament title.

Small classes are approaching the postseason and big games highlight Week 8. Which team has a championship defense? Is there a high school coach that can transition to be a college head coach. Will program mergers impact CRCSD?

Iowa women’s basketball media day notes: Chit-Chat Wright is ‘pass-first,’ ‘lead-by-example’ point guard candidate.