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With Chloe Meester at the service line, players like Brooke Ellyson got their swings in an early Mount Vernon surge, and the Class 3A second-ranked Mustangs swept No. 9 Center Point-Urbana, 25-11, 25-23, 25-19, in a Wamac Conference East Division volleyball match Tuesday night at Center Point-Urbana High School.
Class 3A No. 2-ranked Mount Vernon hosted its final prep football game at First Street Field before moving into a new facility. Solon upset the 3A No. 2-ranked Mustangs 37-20 on Friday.
Mount Vernon had hoped to send First Street Field off on a high note. Solon head coach Luke Stanton, a Mount Vernon alum, had his own version of a farewell. The Spartans, led by Stanton and wildcat back Conlan Poynton, upset Class 3A No. 2 Mount Vernon, 37-20, in the final home football game for the Mustangs at First Street Field.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 4 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
Another week of turmoil in the Class 4A Iowa high school football top 10. Among a big group of really good teams, which ones are set to emerge as the best? That’s how this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast kicks off.
Iowa high school football district play kicks off for Class 2A and Class 1A teams this week, and each class features a top-10 matchup to get started. Here’s who all 70 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 4.
The Gazette’s post-Week 3 Iowa high school football poll: North Scott (4A), Lynnville-Sully (Class A) are new No. 1 teams this week.
Class 3A No. 2-ranked Mount Vernon beat Benton Community 19-7 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night.
Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 3 games.
A pair of top-five defenses lived up to their reputation. A couple of big breaks and a little versatility made the difference. Class 3A second-ranked Mount Vernon outlasted Benton Community in a battle of unbeatens, 19-7.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Week 3 of the Iowa high school football season Friday night.
A couple big results in Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season caused a bit of a rankings shake-up in this week’s Gazette poll. The Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.
Cedar Rapids Washington gave up a late touchdown, could find the end zone and missed a field goal on its last possession. Clinton’s Ethan Carpenter scored three TDs in a 20-17 victory over the Warriors Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors hosted the Clinton River Kings for an Iowa high school football game at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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