Here is a list of five boys’ basketball teams from the Gazette area that could be handfuls this season. We predict winners in each area conference as well.
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Here is a list of five boys’ basketball teams from the Gazette area that could be handfuls this season. We predict winners in each area conference as well.
Iowa City Liberty quarterback Reece Rettig has been named the Class 5A football player of the year by the Iowa Football Coaches Association. There are 45 players from The Gazette area that are first-team players in their respective classes.
Fresh off its first state-tournament appearance in school history, Maquoketa is No. 1
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Iowa City Regina play for titles in Class 3A and Class 1A, respectively.
Cedar Rapids Xavier and Newton face off in a Class 4A Iowa high school football playoff semifinal at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. It is one of four games Thursday.
State volleyball, 3A quarterfinal: Western Christian sweeps Mount Vernon, advances to the semifinals for the 25th consecutive year.
Photos from Iowa High School State Volleyball quarterfinal match between Mount Vernon and Western Christian at Xtream Arena Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
Eight area teams have qualified for the state volleyball tournament, and many are regulars. Our championship picks: Waukee Northwest, Clear Creek Amana, Western Christian, Denver and Janesville.
Results and stats from the playoffs of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
See photos from the Iowa Class 2A and Class 3A state cross country championships.
State cross country, Class 3A: Western Dubuque star Quentin Nauman pulls away in the final half-mile, repeats as champion in a state-record 14:48.
High school football teams play in the Iowa High School Athletic Association playoffs. All seven classes will compete in the Round of 16 for a spot in the state quarterfinals.
Mount Vernon secured its seventh straight state tournament berth and the 17th in the last 19 seasons, sweeping Anamosa, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-17 in the Class 3A Region 8 final Tuesday night at Mount Vernon.
Ninth-ranked Minnesota won six matches, including three of the first five by bonus points, and dropped No. 4 Iowa, 21-16, Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Neil James is listed at 6-foot-1, which might be stretching it. But he continually found success at the hoop Friday night, scoring 18 points on the inside as Iowa City West beat Iowa City Liberty, 73-48..
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