Even though the school colors are black and gold, Maquoketa Valley players, coaches and fans wore a lot of purple Friday night for its football game at North Linn. It was in honor of the father of junior running back-linebacker Dylan Knipper, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Maquoketa Valley’s football team posted five straight shutouts going into its Friday night game at Class A No. 9 North Linn. The Lynx scored two touchdowns and 16 points, but the Wildcats came away with a 35-16 win.
Maquoketa Valley beat ninth-ranked North Linn 35-16 in a Class A Iowa high school football game Friday night in Troy Mills.
Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 7 games Friday night.
Here’s who all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 7 games Friday night.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 7.
The Prep Football Huddle podcast discusses teams with big tests in Week 7, looks back at what happened in Week 6, updates the rankings and playoff picture and plays another game of “Who’s Got More?” on this week’s episode.
What are the most notable games this week? Is Williamsburg’s offense or Maquoketa Valley’s defense more impressive? Plus, the best bounce-back teams and how to add to Friday night excitement. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
Week 6 Iowa high school football rewind: After a number of close losses the past two seasons, Benton Community got over the hump with a 21-20 thriller over Class 3A No. 1 Solon.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 6.
Gordon Rundquist died Friday in Iowa City after a short illness. His 559 head coaching victories at West Branch and Maquoketa Valley are 24th all-time in state boys’ basketball history.
Girls’ basketball: The schedule for the 20th rendition of Rivalry Saturday is set for Nov. 30 at Johnson Hall on the campus of Kirkwood Community College.
A watch list of top Gazette-area teams and individuals for the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ cross country season.
This is the second in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2024 season. Today, we examine Class A. Maquoketa Valley, Lisbon and Wapsie Valley are the favorites.
The Gazette’s “Fab 5” Gazette-area Class A football players to watch during the 2024 Iowa high school football season: Maquoketa Valley’s Nathan Beitz, Lisbon’s Gage Holub, South Winneshiek’s Kyle Kuboushek, North Linn’s Drew Ries and Starmont’s Avery Vaske.
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