Articles Tagged: West Des Moines Valley High School

Capsules for the 2023 Iowa high school state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.

The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament has 24 of its 40 spots filled after Tuesday’s regional finals in Class 5A, 4A and 3A. Here’s a look at the regional finals, plus the state tournament brackets in those three classes.

Reigning state champion Iowa City Liberty is one of three Metro/Iowa City “big-school” teams — and one of five overall — playing in regional-final volleyball matches Tuesday night.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy and West Branch started the 2023 Iowa high school football season 0-2 against tough schedules but have won every game since, including a pair of eye-openers last week. The Prep Football Huddle podcast discusses those teams and more noteworthy resurgences this week.

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.

Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 3 games.

Take a peek at this week’s Iowa high school football schedule and you might think the postseason has already started. It’s a stacked slate across the state. Here’s who all 73 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face.

Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s poll fared in their Week 2 games.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

See photos from the 2023 Forwald-Coleman Relays.

It’s Championship Friday in the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Stay up to date with scores, stats and more here throughout the day.