Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Emma Arnold is a veteran athlete, a cross country rookie ... and a state qualifier in her first season.
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Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Emma Arnold is a veteran athlete, a cross country rookie ... and a state qualifier in her first season.
Berths for the Iowa high school state cross country meet are on the line Wednesday for teams and runners in Class 4A and Class 3A. Here is a primer on Wednesday’s races that have a heavy area presence.
On the strength of five forced first-half turnovers and a monster night from quarterback/defensive back Blake Timmons, Class 3A seventh-ranked Solon ran away from Grinnell, 51-7, Friday night in a battle of District 5 unbeatens.
3A No. 7 Solon beat Grinnell 51-7 in a Week 8 Iowa high school football game.
North Linn’s Meghan Wheatley had the closing kick to win a race-long duel with Solon’s Kayla Young in the Lynx Invitational cross country meet.
Here are a dozen Gazette-area Week 6 Iowa high school football games to watch, including Class 5A top-5 battle Cedar Rapids Prairie at Southeast Polk.
Did it seem like there were more blowouts than usual in Iowa high school football last Friday? We consider whether that’s a trend or an anomaly on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast and discuss what else stood out in Week 5.
Iowa high school girls’ swimming notes: Solon sophomore Grace Hoeper embraces a leadership role for Iowa City High while emerging as a state-title contender.
Photos from the 2022 Solon Invitational cross country meet, where Mount Vernon-Lisbon swept the titles.
Led by individual champions Lourdes Mason and Grady Olberding, Mount Vernon-Lisbon swept the team cross country titles at the Solon Invitational.
2A No. 3 Williamsburg overcame four first-half turnovers and quarterback Carson Huedepohl contributed to five touchdowns to defeat 3A No. 6 Solon, 38-25.
Photos from Williamsburg’s 38-25 win over Solon in a Week 3 Iowa high school football game.
NIL is the first topic on this week’s Prep Football Huddle podcast. Then, it’s back to the field. Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss the Iowa high school football teams and players that had the best performances last week, plus the games to watch this week.
With three rushing touchdowns and 186 passing yards, the sixth year quarterback became the winningest quarterback in NCAA history with a 38-28 win over Rutgers.
Mastin had a 60-yard interception return for a score late in the third quarter, then sealed it away with an improbable 99-yard kickoff return with 2:39 remaining to give Kennedy a 28-16 win in front of a large crowd at Linn-Mar Stadium.
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