Senior lineman Nathan Beitz leads the state in tackles for loss this high school football season. His play defensively and at center on offense has played an important part in Maquoketa Valley winning nine games in a row and advancing to the Class A playoff quarterfinals.
With Iowa high school football teams one win away from the UNI-Dome, The Gazette’s Prep Football Huddle podcast reviews last week’s playoff games and takes a class-by-class look at this week’s quarterfinals.
Photos from day 2 of the 2024 Iowa high school state cross country meet featuring Class 1A and Class 2A teams from around the state at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.
State cross country, Class 1A: Maquoketa Valley’s Matthew Schaul and English Valleys’ Gage Heyne finished 3-4. The Earlham girls and Lake Mills boys are team champions.
The Iowa high school football playoff field is down to 56 teams, eight in each of the seven classes. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the quarterfinal host sites Friday night.
Twenty-two Iowa high school football playoff games Friday feature Gazette-area teams. Here is an overview of 12 contests and the full schedule.
Capsules for the Iowa high school state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course
It’s all about the playoffs now with 16 teams remaining in each of the seven Iowa high school football classes. This episode of the Prep Football Huddle takes a class-by-class look at the brackets with games to watch and surprise teams to consider.
Here’s how all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared in Week 9 games Friday night.
Action from the Class 1A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meet at North Linn High School on Thursday.
Bianka Ronnebaum’s travel scramble back from the FFA convention in Indianapolis helped the Maquoketa Valley girls qualify for state cross country. Springville’s boys advance for the first time.
Here’s who all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 9 games Friday night.
Gazette-area Class 2A cross country runners compete in state-qualifying meets at Monticello, Oelwein and Pella, 1A at Iowa City, Jewell, Pleasantville and Troy Mills.
Five Gazette-area 2A and 1A Iowa high school volleyball regional quarterfinals to watch. Lisbon enters the postseason with 14 consecutive victories; South Winneshiek has won 12 straight.
Which teams are peaking for the postseason and who’s poised for a possible upset? Plus, players capable of taking over games and programs with the coolest uniforms. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.
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