University of Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen and Penn State’s Carter Starocci won NCAA titles last season. This year, they are at the same weight class and will face off at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on Saturday in State College, Pa.
A closer look at Friday’s Gazette-area Iowa high school football state quarterfinal games.
Sorting out the Gazette-area Iowa high school football playoff hopefuls in Class 5A, 4A and 3A as Week 9 approaches, plus a look at select games in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.
Prairie Coach Kyle Knock took a page from the Cyclone playbook that got them a comeback win at Iowa. The Hawks followed the formula to perfection and the end result was a 30-20 upset win over No. 5 Southeast Polk on Friday night at John Wall Field.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 3.
Here’s a look at who all 71 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face Friday night, including a pair of highly-ranked Class 5A matchups and two 2-0 8-Player teams meeting.
Iowa State was one of the first schools to offer a scholarship to third-year Iowa safety Xavier Nwankpa out of high school. Iowa’s recruiting win of the Southeast Polk standout has worked out quite well since his arrival in 2022.
The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school Class 5A football rankings: Led by No. 1 Ankeny, Central Iowa teams sweep the top five spots.
Abu Sama and his fellow Iowa State running backs are working to become more complete athletes. They all must learn how to be more consistent.
Iowa did not have a scholarship to give to Cade Borud, but the Hawkeyes’ history of sending offensive linemen to the NFL was enough to sway him during his quick transfer portal recruitment.
It sounds like Northern Iowa football fans will be treated to something closely resembling an actual game Friday night at the UNI-Dome. For the first time since the 2018 spring game, the Panthers will have officials overseeing their intrasquad scrimmage.
One broke a 38-year-old Iowa state record in the long jump. The other became Minnesota’s first two-time Gatorade player of the year award winner. Together, Iowa State sophomore tailbacks Abu Sama and Carson Hansen form a one-two punch in the backfield that should pose a problem for opposing defenses this fall.
This week’s Pinning Combination podcast takes a look back at Penn State’s one-sided win over Iowa, Iowa State’s Super Bowl Sunday win over Northern Iowa and previews this week’s boys’ state wrestling tournament.
Here is a class-by-class breakdown of the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley has had an offseason that’s been busier than usual. Farley announced Thursday the hiring of three new assistants, headlined by former Washington State quarterback Luke Falk, who was named the Panthers offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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