Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa close the first half of their seasons. Luther had a strong showing at Gator “Boots” Duals. Battle of Waterloo highlighted high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The Battle of Waterloo has been a marquee regular-season dual tournament and this year is no different with 21 ranked teams and 134 ranked individuals.
A 15-yard touchdown pass from Reece Rettig to Pryor Reiners with 1:30 left gave Iowa City Liberty a 31-28 win over four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk in a thrilling Class 5A quarterfinal Friday night. Liberty gets Waukee Northwest in next week’s semifinals.
Photos of Southeast Polk vs. Iowa City Liberty Iowa High School state football quarterfinal in North Liberty Friday, November 7, 2025
The Iowa High School Athletic Association football playoffs have reached the state quarterfinals. Teams across the state in all classes will compete for a chance to play at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls next week.
North Linn received two touchdown runs from Will Sommerfelt and thwarted host Maquoketa Valley’s offense in a 16-0 win Friday night at Delhi. Marion tops CPU, Vinton-Shellsburg snaps losing streak and Iowa City Liberty avenges loss to Southeast Polk.
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 2 games to watch. Iowa City Liberty plays at four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk in a Class 5A top-five showdown.
Danny Doyle plays shortstop and bats in the No. 3 spot of the lineup for the Class 4A No. 9 Cougars. He has embraced the opportunity to play key roles. He had two hits and an RBI in a 4-3 win over Southeast Polk.
Assignments for district singles and doubles tournament were released on Friday by Iowa High School Athletic Association
University of Northern Iowa 184-pounder Parker Keckeisen wrestled for his second national title and a chance to play spoiler against Penn State’s Carter Starocci, who was going for his unprecedented fifth NCAA crown. Starocci won, 4-3.
Iowa’s Drake Ayala, Michael Caliendo and Stephen Buchanan and UNI’s Parker Keckeisen won semifinal bouts Friday, advancing to the finals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
All three state NCAA Division I wrestling programs received at least one at-large berths to the national tournament March 20-22 in Philadelphia. The three schools qualified 27 of 30 starters combined.
Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa boasted two No. 1 pre-seeds apiece for the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Here is a class-by-class breakdown of the 2025 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State handle foes to stay on collision course. Random thoughts on Iowa’s win over Nebraska. Wartburg women win tournament title and state tournament notes in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
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