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Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford answer questions about the Iowa high school football season. What running backs have run roughshod? What are highly-competitive districts in Class 4A and 5A? What are the best bands we’ve seen this season?
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.
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.
Plenty of teams impressed in Week 1 of the 2023 Iowa high school football season. Who stood out? We discuss our top takeaways and look ahead to Week 2 on the Prep Football Huddle podcast.
Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford kick off a season of high school football questions. Read our takes on Week 1 heroes, Week 2 contests and reasonable expectations of a first-year program.
Why should Friday get all the fun? Week 1 of the Iowa high school football schedule also comes with a pair of ranked matchups on Saturday night. Here’s a look at who all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s preseason poll face this week.
Prep football: A dozen of the top Gazette-area games to watch in Week 1.
Here is The Gazette’s Iowa high school football Class 3A poll ahead of the 2023 season. Mount Vernon starts at No. 1.
A 2023 watch list for top Gazette area boys’ cross country teams and individuals. Iowa City Regina is the reigning Class 1A state champion.
The Gazette’s 2023 preseason state volleyball rankings. Our No. 1 teams: Waukee Northwest, Clear Creek Amana, Des Moines Christian, Dike-New Hartford and Ankeny Christian.
Live updates from Iowa vs. Rutgers football at Shi Stadium Friday, September 19, 2025
Kyle Rohrer scored with 7:37 remaining to give the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders a 3-2 win over the Des Moines Buccaneers in the United States Hockey League regular-season opener for both teams Friday afternoon at the USHL’s Fall Classic in suburban Pittsburgh.
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