Kelsey Joens’ desire to excel is all-consuming. It’s a family trait her older sister, Ashley — Iowa State’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder — exhibited in five seasons as a Cyclone. But Kelsey Joens adds a unique twist to her family’s formula for success.
Jason Dumont said he was retiring from football when he announced he was stepping down as head coach at Iowa City Regina in early November. The retirement didn’t last long, as he has been named head football coach at West Liberty, the school said Thursday.
Photos from the Benton Community Bobcat Invitational boys’ wrestling tournament at Benton Community High School in Van Horne on Saturday.
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.
All-state volleyball: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester is an Elite selection and the Class 3A player of the year.
Here are five of Thursday’s best area Iowa high school volleyball regional-quarterfinal matches in 5A, 4A and 3A. Cedar Rapids Prairie is surging under Claude Howard; Monticello visits West Delaware in a battle of 3A ranked squads.
Clear Creek Amana remains a clear No. 1 in The Gazette’s volleyball Super Ten after winning the Wamac tournament and moving to 43-0.
Kelsey Joens boldly charted the path she hopes to trace throughout her Iowa State career. “I want (to be) Big 12 freshman of the year,” Joens said during ISU’s media day event on Thursday.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson hosted its annual Westside Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.
Here’s our Week 7 roundup with Iowa high school football scores, stats and complete Gazette-area coverage.
This week, a handful of teams that have climbed into The Gazette’s rankings during the regular season get to test themselves against more-established top-10 teams. Here’s who all 72 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 7.
Here’s our Week 5 roundup with Iowa high school football scores, stats and complete Gazette-area coverage.
Ten of the top 15 Class 3A Iowa high school volleyball teams are located east of Highway 63.
Despite the odds, Northern Iowa redshirt freshman linebacker Jahsiah Galvan worked his way to the top of the depth chart during fall camp and affirmed the decision made by Coach Mark Farley and defensive coordinator Jeremiah Johnson with an impressive debut in the Panthers’ loss at Iowa State last Saturday.
The Gazette’s 2023 preseason state volleyball rankings. Our No. 1 teams: Waukee Northwest, Clear Creek Amana, Des Moines Christian, Dike-New Hartford and Ankeny Christian.
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