Iowa State Coach Kevin Dresser and Purdue Coach Tony Ersland were both two-time state champions for Humboldt before continuing their wrestling careers as Iowa Hawkeyes and then eventually as college coaches. They brought their NCAA Division I programs to Humboldt Sunday for a dual that the Cyclones won, 23-13.
Lisbon senior Quincy Happel dropped down a weight class to help solidify the Lions’ wrestling lineup. He has moved to 12-1 after winning the 126-pound title at the Mount Vernon Invitational.
The Gazette’s 2021 all-area football team: Independence’s Marcus Beatty and Waukon’s Lincoln Snitker are the offensive and defensive players of the year.
A closer look at the 12 area Iowa high school football quarterfinal games.
The postseason football brackets will be determined this week in four classes, next week in 3A, 4A and 5A. Here’s a primer on area races.
One more “official” week for teams in Class 2A, 1A, A and Eight-Player
Week 6 of Iowa high school football contains four 5A top-10 matchups, including Cedar Falls at Kennedy and Linn-Mar at Southeast Polk.
A dozen of the top area high school football games for Week 5 (Sept. 23-24).
The Gazette staff answers questions about the Iowa high school football season. This time, we added a question from Twitter followers.
Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford opted for high school football over nuclear fusion questions. Read our opinions from Week 2.
The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school football Class 1A poll.
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