Spencer Lee is back to being Spencer Lee with another freestyle title. Upper Iowa with a strong showing at the Midwest Classic. Linn-Mar leads a good local performance at the Battle of Waterloo. Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ and West Branch boys’ win team titles. This is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys’ bowling team was state runner-up last season and hopes to take that final step in 2024.
West Delaware Coach had an interesting analogy to describe his team. They resemble farm dogs chasing passing cars, trying to run down their best performances. The Hawks won the South Winn Invitational and hits a challenging stretch of duals this week.
A look at some of the top Gazette-area teams and bowlers to watch in the 2023-24 Iowa high school bowling season.
The Vinton-Shellsburg trifecta of Ellie Weets, Bree Swenson, and Chloe Sanders is particularly good at one thing when it comes to wrestling — showing their opponents the lights.
There will be new high school girls’ wrestling teams and more individuals in the second season as an official sport in Iowa.
Class 2A and 3A cross country teams raced at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Capsules for the 2023 Iowa high school state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.
Running step-by-step, side-by-side with Tipton’s Clay Bohlmann throughout the race, Vinton-Shellsburg’s Alex Torres had the decisive push at the end and captured the boys’ individual title at Thursday’s Class 2A state-qualifying meet at Monticello High School. Quite a departure from last year, when he didn’t qualify.
Here are five of Tuesday’s best area Iowa high school volleyball regional matches. Cedar Rapids Washington is playing competitive ball and hosts Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a Class 5A quarterfinal.
Here’s our Week 3 roundup with Iowa high school football scores, stats and complete Gazette-area coverage.
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.
Mount Mercy juniors Ryan Clancy and Keegan Thompson came away with gold medals Saturday at the Heart of America Conference track and field meet in Cedar Rapids.
Final Gazette area girls’ basketball Super Ten rankings: Class 3A state runner-up Benton Community is a narrow pick over Solon and North Linn for the final No. 1 slot.
Girls’ state basketball: Benton Community completes a hat trick vs. Vinton-Shellsburg, 51-42, to reach the Class 3A championship game opposite Sioux Center.
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