Articles Tagged: MFL MarMac High School

Here’s who the teams ranked in The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school football poll play in their Week 1 games Friday night.

The Gazette’s “Fab 5” Gazette-area Class 1A football players to watch during the 2024 Iowa high school football season: Sigourney-Keota’s Isaac Bruns, Regina’s Matt Colony, West Branch’s Brennen Dale, MFL MarMac’s Quinn McGeough and Cascade’s Nate Schockemoehl.

The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school Class 1A football rankings: No. 1 Dike-New Hartford visits No. 2 Grundy Center in a Week 1 blockbuster.

This is the third in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2024 season. Today, we examine Class 1A. Grundy Center, Wilton, Dike-New Hartford and Pella Christian are the favorites.

All-conference baseball teams from Gazette-area conferences in 2024.

This week transitions from the end of the regular season for Class 3A and 4A to the postseason for all four classes. Class 1A and 2A will continue district play Tuesday and Saturday. Some intriguing matchups close the regular season with 3A and 4A substates beginning Friday.

The pairings and paths for high school baseball teams have been set by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Small classes open postseason next week.

This marks the last full week of the Iowa high school baseball season for all four classes. The postseason for Class 1A and 2A begins next week. An Iowa City clash and another battle between Upper Iowa Conference leaders highlight our five games to watch this week.

The state golf tournaments for all three classes will be held May 20-21 in Ames. The Class 3A state tournament will be at Veenker Memorial Golf Course, 2A will be at Coldwater Links and 1A will be at Ames Golf and Country Club.

Lansing Kee won the Upper Iowa Conference in boys’ basketball this season for the first time. The Hawks have three players on the league’s all-conference team, including unanimous first-teamers Jordan Cota and Dalton Mudderman.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Tuesday in Class 2A regional quarterfinals.

The postseason in boys’ basketball is upon us. Opening-round district games in Class 1A begin Friday. Here’s a closer look at the districts and substates involving schools from The Gazette area.

Top-seeded district boys’ basketball teams in Class 1A and 2A include Keota, Lansing Kee, North Linn, MFL MarMac, Monticello and Alburnett. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released all postseason brackets for the classes Monday afternoon.

Alburnett has climbed to the top of the Class 1A boys’ wrestling dual rankings. The Pirates were fourth at the 2023 state duals and will host regional duals again this season. The Wamac Conference has seven teams in the field with No. 2 Mount Vernon, West Delaware and Indpendence hosting 2A regional duals. Linn-Mar is the lone Gazette-area host in 3A.

The Call It Both Ways podcast is back with weekly high school basketball topics, including the Mount Vernon girls' rise from a one-win season to a No. 1 ranking, schedule changes, participation numbers, Eric Dettbarn's 500-win career and more.