Austin Blythe wanted to coach but wasn’t sure if he wanted to be a head coach. After two seasons as an assistant, he is taking over at his alma mater Williamsburg.
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Austin Blythe wanted to coach but wasn’t sure if he wanted to be a head coach. After two seasons as an assistant, he is taking over at his alma mater Williamsburg.
A list of Gazette area golfers and teams to watch for the 2025 Iowa high school girls’ golf season.
The college postseason continues with the NCAA Division II and III Wrestling Championships on Friday and Saturday. The D-III tournament includes the American Rivers Conference programs and Cornell, which is hosted by Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. Upper Iowa is the lone D-II program in the state and will compete at Indianapolis, Ind.
Curt Ritchie has been a successful high school football coach for more than three decades, including the last 24 seasons at Williamsburg. He will now take over the Cornell College football program, which is coming off consecutive .500-record seasons.
Girls state basketball: Best season in Williamsburg history ends in the 3A semifinals. 52-34 victory sends Dubuque Wahlert into title-game matchup with Mount Vernon.
Capsules for Thursday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Girls state basketball: Williamsburg holds off Des Moines Christian 52-49 for its first state-tournament victory in school history.
Capsules for Tuesday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
The 2025 Iowa girls’ high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Brackets, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Wells Fargo Arena.
Girls’ basketball: Benton Community has one big upset under its belt; now No. 1 Mount Vernon awaits in a Class 3A regional final.
Solon sophomore 215-pounder Lucas Feuerbach has been motivated by missing the state podium last season. He has a shot at a title this year, reaching the finals of the Class 2A boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Williamsburg’s Nile Sinn recalled watching former Raider wrestlers and aspiring to be like them. He earned his second state medal with his first trip to the Class 2A 150-pound state semifinals Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and Class 3A regional semifinals.
Paustian’s effort has paid dividends in his first two weeks of high school competition. Paustian remained unbeaten, pinning Marion’s Lucas Stearns for the 150-pound title Saturday at the Mount Vernon Invitational.
Women’s basketball: Hannah Stuelke -- and the rest of Iowa’s post posse -- regain their mojo in Iowa’s 102-68 victory over Lindenwood.
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