K.J. Pilcher

Upper Iowa is approaching a calendar year without losing at home. Cornell’s Mason Dew emerges as starting QB. Wartburg heads to Loras before showdown with Central and more. Here are five storylines in small college football.

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.

Some of the Gazette-area performances were better on Day 2 of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 4A state golf meet Tuesday at Hyperion Field Club in Johnston. Cedar Rapids Xavier placed eighth in the team race, while Linn-Mar senior Christian Cloyd tied for 15th.

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?

Cedar Rapids Xavier tied for eighth and Linn-Mar was 12th after the first round of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 4A boys’ state golf meet Monday at Hyperion Field Club in Johnston.

Cedar Rapids Xavier held a goal workshop to start the season. Every player on the roster had “state championship” listed as one of their team goals. The Saints have reached the Class 4A tournament and have a chance to accomplishment the unifying objective.

Cornell had its opportunities but couldn’t conjure up enough big plays or convert at crucial moments in a 22-14 loss to Ripon on Homecoming Saturday at Van Metre Field of Ash Park.

Players and coaches from Solon and Washington (Iowa) met at midfield as one large mass during a postgame moment of silence in honor of the late Carson Ryan, a Washington football player who died in a hunting accident at the end of September at the age of 17.

Wartburg is on the verge of setting an American Rivers Conference record for consecutive conference victories. Cornell looks for first three-game win streak in seven years. Coe and Simpson clash, while Upper Iowa tries for first win over Truman State. Here are five storylines in small college football.

Cedar Rapids Prairie senior David Fason has become a game-changing, versatile player and leader for the Hawks. The University of Iowa commit ranks among the state leaders in tackles for loss and has been a difference maker on offense, defense and special teams.

The Hawkeyes open the season at home against Bellarmine and hit the road for rivalry duals against Iowa State and Oklahoma State.

The Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football Week 6 results, upcoming matchups in Week 7, games to watch in Week 7 and the recently rankings.

The high school football season enters the final weeks of the regular season. Gazette staff breaks down what teams are in most need of a win, most reliable kickers, which district is still up for grabs and what will high school football be like in 25 years.

Linn-Mar’s Christian Cloud won a sudden-victory playoff for individual medalist honors and Cedar Rapids Xavier captured the team title at the Class 4A boys’ golf district meet Monday at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls.

Christian Cloyd has placed eighth and 12th in the last two state tournaments. The Linn-Mar senior will begin his final high school golf postseason at the Class 4A district at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls.