K.J. Pilcher

The last five games between Coe and Dubuque have been decided by one score. Wartburg looks for a school record 20th straight regular-season conference win. Michael Mulherin leads Upper Iowa in tackles and more. Here are five storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.

For the second straight week, Iowa City High chose to go for the win with a late two-point conversion. The Little Hawks were successful again, beating Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 43-42, Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.

Western Dubuque will host a 14-team district golf field highlighted by Mississippi Valley Conference programs. The top three teams and top two individuals, including ties, advance to the state meet Oct. 14-15 at Briarwood Country Club in Ankeny.

A wild Iowa high schoool football Week 4 saw another No. 1-ranked Class 5A team fall, a two-point conversion decide one rivalry game and a failed two-point conversion determine another. We break it all down on the Prep Football Huddle podcast.

Can Cedar Rapids Jefferson top rival Cedar Rapids Washington to reach 5-0? Offenses vs. Defenses? Midseason awards? Best mascots? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.

Cornell received two touchdown runs from BooBoo Browning and still had a win within its reach in the final minutes but couldn’t complete the comeback in a 28-19 loss to Lake Forest in a Midwest Conference college football game Saturday afternoon

It was the hard-fought battle everyone expected. Top-ranked Solon edged No. 3 Mount Vernon, 7-6, in a Class 3A non-district prep football clash.

Former Marion prep Jaffer Murphy has made an immediate impact with Lake Erie College. Jeron Senters a frequent target for Coe? Drake George approaches Wartburg’s receiving record. Run games key at Cornell Saturday and an NAIA update. Here are five storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.

Luther College will expand its athletics department. The Norse will begin competition in women’s wrestling in the 2025-26 season. A nationwide search for the program’s first coach will start this winter.

Eddie Johnson has been a regular contributor for the Solon football team. He has returned to the backfield and has become the Spartans’ leading rusher through three games of his senior season. Class 3A No. 1 Solon hosts No. 3 Mount Vernon Friday night at Spartan Stadium

Teams like Cedar Rapids Prairie, Linn-Mar and North Linn are climbing The Gazette’s Iowa high school football rankings after big Week 3 wins. The Prep Football Huddle podcast discusses what stood out last week and the Week 4 games that might shake up the next poll.

Linn-Mar’s Christian Cloyd and Cedar Rapids Xavie’s Logan Otting played a sudden-victory playoff to determine medalist honors at the CRANDIC boys’ golf meet Tuesday at Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion. Cloyd won the playoff after two holes.

How is Linn-Mar making co-head coaches work? Which 0-3 team is in desperate need of a victory? Sifting through the Class 5A jumble and identifying coaches who would make good podcast hosts. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on these Iowa high school football topics.

Western Dubuque won the team race and Bobcats senior Brock Wilson captured medalist honors at the MVC Mississippi Division meet Monday at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City. Cedar Rapids Prairie had a strong showing at the MVC Valley Division meet at Pheasant Ridge in Cedar Falls.

Center Point-Urbana scored 24 straight points and shut out Marion after halftime for a 24-21 victory Friday. CPU has made strides this week and earned its first win under head coach Travis Bark.