K.J. Pilcher

Spencer Lee will return. The particulars are still to be determined. Iowa’s two-time Hodge Trophy winner said he would wrestle every match if he could, despite recovering from surgery to repair anterior cruciate ligament tears in both knees at the start of the year.

Who got a promising draw? Who got the “Group of Death”? We break down the Iowa high school football playoffs Round of 16 pairings on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast.

A look at 11 Gazette area Round of 16 games in the Iowa high school football playoffs.

University of Iowa announced Wednesday that season tickets for the 2022-23 college wrestling season have been sold out. This marks the second straight year it has occurred.

The Gazette’s Iowa high school football staff poses and answers questions about the playoffs: Surprise team to reach the UNI-Dome? Will anyone run the table?

Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Prairie will face off two times in as many weeks, opening the first round of the Class 5A playoffs next Friday at John Wall Field. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released Round of 16 pairings for all classes Saturday.

No. 10 Alburnett overcame a double-digit deficit with four touchdowns in the second quarter, including three Mason Neighbor touchdown passes, to take the lead for good and defeat Bellevue, 38-27, in the first round of the Class A playoffs.

Cornell College’s new Richard and Norma Small Athletic and Wellness Center includes a larger weight room and cardio area with better and more diverse equipment, a turf area for agility training, new training rooms to treat student-athletes, an expanded lobby that is flooded with natural light and trophy cases to highlight the school’s history and improved locker rooms and offices.

Linn-Mar running back Carter Henderson missed the first two games of the season and slowly increased his workload the next two weeks. He has regained his form, surpassing the 100-yard mark and scoring at least once in each of No. 9 Linn-Mar’s last four games.

Week 9 of Iowa high school football is the last week of the regular season for some (5A, 4A, 3A), the first round of the playoffs for others (2A, 1A, A, 8-Player). This episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.

Doug Schwab can picture the payoff the Panthers’ effort could yield. The product might be one of most experienced and deepest teams in his 12 seasons as UNI wrestling head coach.

The Gazette Iowa high school sports staff answers questions about the first round of the playoffs for small schools, the RPI, Coach of the Year candidates and cool lids.

Dubuque benefited from a Coe holding penalty in the end zone, taking a 15-14 lead and the ball for a game-ending 3:25 drive. The Spartans handed Coe its first American Rivers Conference loss.

Cedar Rapids Xavier quarterback Ronan Thomas accounted for five touchdowns and the defense didn’t allow a TD for the fifth straight game. Both helped third-ranked Xavier capture the Class 4A District 4 title with a 42-3 victory over Newton.

Carter Maske bided his time and remained committed to be Coe’s starting quarterback. He earned another chance two weeks ago and hasn’t loosened his grip.