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K.J. Pilcher
Prep sports and Hawkeye wrestling reporter. Listen in to our Podcast or get our Sports Newsletter.
Latest Articles by K.J. Pilcher
Iowa High School Football Oct. 2, 2021 9:20 am1447d ago
Tate Schaefer was a Williamsburg student, who battled Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma for about two years and died at age 13 in March. The Raiders are 3-0 since honoring him before the fourth quarter of games.
Sports Oct. 1, 2021 4:56 pm1448d ago
Marcus Orr prepared to be the No. 1 quarterback. Near the end of the season’s second game, he received an opportunity and is Upper Iowa’s current starter.
Iowa High School Sports Sep. 30, 2021 9:26 pm1449d ago
We’re back for another episode of the Prep Football Huddle, our weekly Iowa high school football podcast.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 30, 2021 9:31 pm1449d ago
Senior Ben Swails embraced the leadership role in his first chance as the full-time quarterback for first-year Clippers head coach Matt Haddy. Clear Creek Amana started the season 4-1.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 30, 2021 3:56 pm1449d ago
We’ve done our alma maters proud. The Gazette staff answers more questions about high school football, including a social media submission from Facebook.
Iowa High School Sports Sep. 28, 2021 11:27 am1451d ago
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Tanner Wachtl battled what he believed to be food poisoning and the field to place second in the final MVC Valley divisional and helped the Hawks to their best division finish.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 25, 2021 2:36 pm1454d ago
North Linn is off to one of its best starts. A stingy defense and potent offense power the Lynx.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 25, 2021 12:59 am1455d ago
A late touchdown propelled Benton Community past No. 9 Mount Vernon in the teams’ Class 3A district opener.
Sports Sep. 25, 2021 1:12 pm1454d ago
Wartburg sophomore Drake George leads the team in receptions and receiving yards after taking a winding road to get back to college football.
Hawkeye Wrestling Sep. 23, 2021 6:56 pm1456d ago
University of Iowa has been a leader of college wrestling. The athleticsdepartment took another step to the forefront of the sport, announcing it will add a women’s wrestling program.
Hawkeye Wrestling Sep. 23, 2021 9:09 am1456d ago
University of Iowa is the first NCAA Division I Power Five program to offer the sport.
Iowa High School Sports Sep. 22, 2021 7:15 pm1457d ago
The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss their Week 4 takeaways and look ahead to Week 5 on the Prep Football Huddle!
Iowa High School Sports Sep. 22, 2021 5:43 pm1457d ago
Western Dubuque won a Mississippi Valley Conference quad Monday and followed with a fourth-place finish at the tough Cedar Falls Tiger Invitational the next day.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 21, 2021 6:23 pm1458d ago
The Gazette staff answers questions about the Iowa high school football season. This time, we added a question from Twitter followers.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 18, 2021 1:37 am1461d ago
North Scott posted a 20-8 victory over Cedar Rapids Xavier in a battle of ranked reams Friday night Saints Field. Grayson Juel passed for three TDs for Class 4A top-Lancers.