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This hasn’t been a typical football season for Linn-Mar. The Lions were disrupted and displaced in the preseason thanks to problems with the installation of new field turf at their stadium. Instead of sulking about the inconvenience of off-campus practices and even playing the first home game at another Metro school, they opted to take on the challenges.
Linn-Mar’s T.J. Jackson returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the Lions produced the final three scores to down Class 4A No. 9 Cedar Rapids Washington, 30-12.
Photos from Linn-Mar’s 30-12 win over Cedar Rapids Washington in a Week 4 Iowa high school football game.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 4 Iowa high school football games to watch, including a 4A top-10 battle of unbeatens between Cedar Rapids Xavier and North Scott.
Prep volleyball: Marion wins the Linn-Mar Invitational, topping 5A No. 1 Pleasant Valley (twice), then outlasting Davenport Assumption for the title.
NIL is the first topic on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast. Then, it’s back to the field. Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss the Iowa high school football teams and players that had the best performances last week, plus the games to watch this week.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 3 Iowa high school football games to watch, including the Cedar Rapids Kennedy-Cedar Rapids Washington rivalry at Kingston Stadium.
Graham Beckman passed for 329 yards and Iowa City Liberty jumped all over Linn-Mar early and coasted home for a 25-14 win.
Photos from 4A No. 8 Iowa City Liberty’s 25-14 win over 5A No. 9 Linn-Mar 25-14 in a Week 2 Iowa high school football game.
Here’s how the Iowa high school football teams ranked in The Gazette poll face in Week 2 (Sept. 2, 2022).
The Iowa High School Athletic Association is expected to release boys’ golf state qualifier assignments soon. Teams are waiting longer than past years as the state considers more results before separating the top programs.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 2 Iowa high school football games to watch. Linn-Mar visits Iowa City Liberty in a game with added significance, and Solon goes after its 20th consecutive win over Mount Vernon.
A 2022 watch list for top area Iowa high school girls’ cross country teams and runners.
The two words you heard most when asking around for a scouting report on the 2025-26 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders were “speed” and “depth.” The club begins the United States Hockey League regular season Friday against Des Moines at the league’s annual Fall Classic in suburban Pittsburgh.
Iowa Girls Tennis Regionals: Cedar Rapids Washington seniors Lily Belle Barker and Samantha Becker qualified for the state tournament. Liberty's Vivian Kahler was the top seed and she earned a return trip to state. And more.
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