K.J. Pilcher

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa returns a strong core from last season. Established veterans, like Thomas Gilman, Cory …

Capsules for Friday’s area quarterfinal football playoff games: CLASS 4A: No. 4 CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON (10-1) vs. No. 3 CEDAR …

CEDAR FALLS — University of Northern Iowa Coach Doug Schwab considered last season as one to forget. He quickly corrected …

CEDAR FALLS — An image burned into Blaize Cabell’s mind last March. The University of Northern Iowa heavyweight watched from …

CEDAR RAPIDS — From the day they strapped on a helmet for Cedar Rapids Kennedy, this year’s seniors have aspired …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The gates were open, the lights were on and Kingston Stadium was unusually busy for a Sunday …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Sam Lahr traded gathering gear for wearing it again. He started college as a manager for the …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Larry Atwater still can picture the days of studying game film at home with his curious sons, …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids Washington passed a tough test to open the postseason. The top-seeded Warriors playmakers helped provide …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Shaun Beyer has been trusted to do a little bit of everything for Cedar Rapids Kennedy. He …

The “Triple Option” podcast with K.J. Pilcher, Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder previews the prep football playoffs, looking at Wednesday’s …

MOUNT VERNON – Not much needed to be said, because the result explained it best. Monmouth (Ill.) was better. Much …

MARION – No let down and no second-half last-second heroics needed. Cedar Rapids Xavier left no doubt as to the …