Ryan Pleggenkuhle

The Iowa high school girls’ state soccer tournament round kicks off Tuesday with the quarterfinal round at Connie Soccer Park in Des Moines. Here is a look at the three Gazette-area girls’ teams that qualified.

Inclement weather Tuesday forced a postseason doubleheader Wednesday for the Cedar Rapids Xavier soccer teams at Saints Field. Sophomore Macie Herting and her brother, senior Wyatt Herting showed up in big ways for their respective teams.

There are three classifications in Iowa high school girls’ soccer in 2024, meaning a total of 24 state tournament qualifiers. Here’s a breakdown of the brackets with a look at how Gazette-area teams are set up.

Wednesday served as one final tune-up before postseason play begins for the Iowa City West and Iowa City High boys’ soccer teams. It appears the Trojans are primed for peak performance.

There are four classifications in Iowa high school boys’ soccer in 2024, meaning a total of 32 state tournament qualifiers. Here’s a breakdown of the substate brackets with a look at how Gazette-area teams are set up.

It’s time for the postseason in Iowa high school soccer. The Park the Bus podcast previews every substate and region involving Gazette area teams and makes state-qualifier predictions.

Iowa City Liberty will need to start and stay hot to achieve its goal — reaching the girls’ state soccer tournament for the first time in program history. Friday’s victory over Cedar Rapids Jefferson was 2A No. 8 Liberty’s fifth win against a 3A opponent in 2024.

Class 3A No. 7 Linn-Mar defeated No. 9 City High, 2-1, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference, Valley Division battle at Linn-Mar Stadium. Win or lose, it was a test the Iowa City High girls’ soccer team wanted.

Six days after inclement weather postponed what was originally scheduled to be opening day at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, drivers will start their engines for competition Friday night, officially kicking off HD’s 99th season.

Holden Smith and Mwena Tambwe recorded hat tricks for the Cedar Rapids Washington boys’ soccer team Monday in a bounce-back, 10-0, win over Davenport West at Kingston Stadium.

The River Valley Conference’s hold on the top of the Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ soccer rankings didn’t change, but the team at the top did. The Park the Bus podcast discusses West Branch’s rise to No. 1 and the notable results from last week, plus previews a big week of ranked matchups in the Gazette area.

Shooting against 28 mph wind directly in her face, Center Point-Urbana junior Emily Bowe connected on not one, but two second-half goals to lead the Class 1A ninth-ranked Stormin’ Pointers (5-0) past 2A No. 14 Clear Creek Amana, 2-1, Tuesday.

The River Valley Conference is home to the top three teams in this week’s IHSAA Class 1A rankings — No. 1 Iowa City Regina, No. 2 West Branch and No. 3 West Liberty.

Iowa City Regina is the new No. 1 team in the Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ soccer rankings, but the Regals weren’t the only team that moved up. The Park the Bus podcast details the Gazette-area boys’ and girls’ teams on the move on this week’s episode.

It’s been a bit of a yo-yo season for the Linn-Mar boys’ soccer team. The Lions finally broke the .500 plane with a 4-1 home victory Thursday against Class 3A No. 9-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier. The win came just five days after a 1-0 blanking of 4A No. 5 Waukee Northwest.