For the Marion girls’ soccer team, green isn’t just a color — it’s a contract. The color symbolizes a commitment to unity and always putting forth maximum effort. The 2023 Wolves reached the state tournament for the first time in program history.
Despite not having a goalie, the FC United girls’ 17U soccer team from Cedar Rapids was able to win the competitive Eskils Cup in Sweden.
Even The Gazette’s Athlete of the Year candidates who are honorable mention seem pretty amazing. You’d be making a safe wager betting on their futures.
The Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association announced its 2023 all-state girls’ soccer teams and season awards.
An unprecedented goal-scoring campaign resulted in Iowa high school soccer’s top individual honor for Marion senior Jackson Kirsch. Here are the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association all-state teams.
Johnston scored in the second overtime to beat Iowa City West 3-2 in the 2023 Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer championship game on Saturday.
Johnston freshman Cael Leach headed in a double-overtime golden goal, bringing the third-ranked Dragons back from a 2-0 second-half deficit to win their first boys’ state soccer championship in the first Class 4A final, 3-2 over No. 6 Iowa City West.
Ninth-ranked Iowa City Liberty claimed the school’s first state championship in any boys’ sport Saturday by routing No. 6 Norwalk, 5-0, the most-lopsided boys’ soccer championship game in history.
The Iowa City Liberty Lightning defeated the Norwalk Warriors, 5-0, in the Class 3A final Saturday at Cownie Soccer Park to win their first boys’ state soccer championship.
Weather forced Thursday’s 3A and 4A boys’ state soccer semifinals to kick off simultaneously. On fields next to each other, both Iowa City Liberty and Iowa City West advanced to their respective title games.
Iowa City West defeated West Des Moines Dowling 3-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal game Thursday.
Iowa City West defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer quarterfinal game Wednesday.
Second-ranked Western Christian scored with 4:30 remaining against No. 6 Iowa City Regina, then outlasted the Regals, 9-8, in a 10-round penalty shootout to advance to the Class 1A title game for the third consecutive year with a 2-1 win.
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