A look at Week 9 in Iowa high school football, from the playoff scenarios for the big schools, to the key small-school first-round matchups.
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A look at Week 9 in Iowa high school football, from the playoff scenarios for the big schools, to the key small-school first-round matchups.
Berths for the Iowa high school state cross country meet are on the line Wednesday for teams and runners in Class 4A and Class 3A. Here is a primer on Wednesday’s races that have a heavy area presence.
Dike-New Hartford won the 2022 Westside Invitational at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Short-handed and short-staffed, Marion’s volleyball team reached the championship match of the Westside Invitational, but Dike-New Hartford was way too much at the end.
North Linn’s Meghan Wheatley had the closing kick to win a race-long duel with Solon’s Kayla Young in the Lynx Invitational cross country meet.
There still is one game remaining at Thomas Park but the final homecoming game for Marion at the venerable field was one to be remembered. Alex Mota’s 80-yard touchdown run gave the Wolves a 14-13 win over Decorah.
Volleyball notes: Tuesday featured some back-roads driving and a pair of showdown sweeps for Iowa City Liberty and Mount Vernon.
Iowa City Liberty swept Cedar Rapids Xavier in a battle of top-ranked volleyball teams to claim the MVC Mississippi Division championship.
Marion hung tough early, but it was diminishing returns as the game wore on. Waverly-Shell Rock finished with 353 yards on the ground in a 42-7 win.
Iowa high school volleyball notes: A reserve last year for Mount Vernon, Karlee Luneckas now plays a major role for Lisbon.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 6 Iowa high school football games to watch, including a battle of Class 1A unbeatens -- West Branch at Durant.
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Trey Franck opted to open-enroll and continue to attend Marion, even though he moved with his family to their farm after the summer baseball season. He briefly considered transferring to a closer school, but didn’t want to leave his friends. The Wolves have won two straight games against ranked teams after an 0-2 start.
Ferentz got Win No. 206 Saturday, and his players brought him into their Swarm afterward as a fitting tribune
The Hawkeye head coach, KIrk Ferentz, reached 206 career wins, surpassing Ohio State’s Woody Hayes
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