There have been holiday races, backyard football games and living room scraps. Mikey Ryan honed his competitive edge at home as the youngest of nine athletically gifted siblings. The returning state medalist claimed the 150-pound title at the Mount Vernon Invitational on Saturday. The Mustangs won the team title.
Here are five of Monday’s best area Iowa high school volleyball regional-semifinal matches in 2A and 1A. No. 11 Dyersville Beckman plays at No. 10 Wapsie Valley in a 2A showdown.
Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford answer more high school football questions. Bears bear, bees bee and sports writers discuss what teams must win, dominant units, consistent performers and post-game celebrations.
Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford evaluate teams’ stocks, the toughest district and technology on the fan experience. We also pick which coach would be fun to mic up for a game.
The North Linn boys’ basketball team beat Wapsie Valley, 72-51, Saturday night in a Class 1A substate final game to advance to the state tournament for a seventh consecutive year.
There are eight substate final games Saturday night in Class 1A and 2A, including games involving Gazette-area schools North Linn, MFL MarMac and Monticello.
Lisbon finds itself in an uncommon and unique situation. Seventh-ranked Lisbon will host No. 24 Pleasantville in a regional dual semifinal Tuesday night at Lisbon. The winner advances to face No. 5 Wapsie Valley in the final immediately following with a state duals berth on the line.
No. 7 Eddyville EBF now is in the Class 2A state volleyball semifinals after an impressive 25-22, 11-25, 25-20, 25-21 win over No. 3 Wapsie Valley in a quarterfinal round match at Xtream Arena.
Eddyville EBF beat Wapsie Valley in a Class 2A Iowa high school state volleyball quarterfinal.
Lisbon will try again for a state volleyball tournament breakthrough, but Sumner-Fredericksburg — led by the state’s leading hitter in Isabelle Elliott — stands in the way.
The Gazette’s Iowa high school football staff poses and answers questions about the playoffs: Surprise team to reach the UNI-Dome? Will anyone run the table?
The Gazette’s 2022 preseason Iowa high school football rankings: Reigning Class A champion West Hancock is a slight favorite over Hartley HMS.
Previews and predictions for the Gazette area Class A Iowa high school football districts.
Photos from Saturday’s Iowa high school state track and field events at Drake Stadium.
Photos from the 2022 Eastern Iowa All-Star high school basketball game at Kirkwood.
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