As a freshman Sowell proudly donned a Buffaloes jersey — until head coach Deion Sanders took over the program and told him and many of his teammates to “jump into the portal” so he could fully reshape the downtrodden program.
High school cross country: The state’s best boys gather at the Mississippi Valley Conference meet Thursday at Kickers Soccer Complex in Iowa City.
See photos as the Iowa City West Trojans hosted the Iowa City Liberty Lightning for an Iowa high school volleyball match.
The Nature Call: Many obstacles made for a long day during recent kayak trip
Ben McCollum’s first Hawkeyes team is slotted ahead of Indiana, among others. Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz is a preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice.
The first fall season ended on Tuesday with Cedar Rapids Xavier and Waukee Northwest defending the team titles they won in June.
High school volleyball: Area Super Ten. Five-set win Tuesday vaults Iowa City West to No. 2.
High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 7. Class A unbeatens West Sioux and MMCRU collide Friday at Marcus.
High school volleyball: Iowa City West outlasts Iowa City Liberty, forces a deadlock for the MVC Mississippi Division championship.
No. 22 Cyclones struggled to execute in crucial junctures for the first time this season during Saturday’s 38-30 loss at Cincinnati, Mouser and Becht looked inward to correct issues on their side of the ball.
Twenty-six of Hawkeyes’ 31 games will be televised with the other five on streaming services
The high school football season enters the final weeks of the regular season. Gazette staff breaks down what teams are in most need of a win, most reliable kickers, which district is still up for grabs and what will high school football be like in 25 years.
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