Articles Tagged: West Branch High School

Prep football: A dozen of the top Gazette-area games to watch in Week 1.

Hall of fame football coach Butch Pedersen died in early April at the age of 73 after a battle with a blood cancer. His coaching staff and players still consider him to be West Branch’s head coach.

This is the third in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2023 season. Today, we examine Class 1A. Grundy Center, Wilton, MFL MarMac and Sigourney-Keota are the favorites.

Tuesday’s Class 1A and 2A boys’ state soccer quarterfinal roundup: Des Moines Christian’s 4-0 1A quarterfinal win in West Branch’s boys’ state soccer debut gave Coach Ted Miller more ideas as he continues building a program that just completed its fourth varsity season.

Des Moines Christian beat West Branch, 4-0, in a Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer quarterfinal game Tuesday.

The 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state soccer tournament kicks off Tuesday in Des Moines. To get ready for the week, let’s run through a few superlatives in each of the classes.

Here are the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state soccer tournament brackets and schedules for all four classes.

The 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state soccer tournament field is set. Here are the scores from all 32 substate finals.

Spots in the Iowa high school boys’ state soccer tournament are on the line Wednesday night. Here’s a look at the 32 matchups, plus a closer look at 11 games featuring Gazette area teams.

There are four classifications in Iowa high school boys’ soccer for the first time this season, meaning an additional eight state tournament qualifiers for a total of 32. Tuesday, the substate brackets to determine those 32 qualifiers were released by the IHSAA.

With Friday’s football schedule release by the Iowa High School Athletic Association, The Gazette is offering a one-time, 10-game, nine-week tour of the best games in our circulation area, with no stadium visited more than once.

Butch Pedersen, a legendary football coach and iconic figure at West Branch High School, died Monday after a battle with cancer.

A list of Gazette area golfers and teams to watch for the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ golf spring season.

A list of Gazette area golfers and teams to watch for the 2023 Iowa high school girls’ golf season.

Girls’ basketball: Despite heavy graduation losses, Springville remains a force. Orioles play at Montezuma in a Class 1A regional-semifinal showdown Friday.