Articles Tagged: West Des Moines Dowling High School

Plenty of teams impressed in Week 1 of the 2023 Iowa high school football season. Who stood out? We discuss our top takeaways and look ahead to Week 2 on the Prep Football Huddle podcast.

In terms of the quantity of high-profile games between ranked teams, Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season can’t compete with Week 1. But quality? There is still a lot of interest here. Here’s a look at who all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s preseason poll face this week.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy played a see-what-you’ve-got prep football opening game Saturday night against West Des Moines Dowling at Kingston Stadium. What the Cougars found is they’ve got a good team, despite falling 38-21.

See photos as Cedar Rapids Kennedy faced West Des Moines Dowling in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game.

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

Here is The Gazette’s Iowa high school football Class 5A poll ahead of the 2023 season. Southeast Polk starts at No. 1.

Weather forced Thursday’s 3A and 4A boys’ state soccer semifinals to kick off simultaneously. On fields next to each other, both Iowa City Liberty and Iowa City West advanced to their respective title games.

Iowa City West defeated West Des Moines Dowling 3-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal game Thursday.

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.

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released its preseason rankings. Monday marks the first day of official competition. West Des Moines Dowling (4A), Western Dubuque (3A), Van Meter (2A) and Remsen St. Mary’s (1A) open the season top-ranked.

Drake Relays, Elite Miles: South Dakotan Simeon Birnbaum wins the boys’ race in 4:02.36; Des Moines Roosevelt’s Adrienne Buettner-Cable is the girls’ champion.

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.

The 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball semifinal round begins Thursday with six games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Stay up to date with scores, stats and more coverage here throughout the day.

The 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament tips off Monday. Follow along with our live blog for score updates and more coverage throughout the day.

Iowa high school girls’ state basketball 2023: Brackets, predictions, top players and more.