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Van Meter looking to continue postseason run against Centerville

(Van Meter) -- Van Meter football began what it hopes will be another deep postseason run dominantly. Now, one of Class 2A's most proficient quarterbacks is the next obstacle in its way. The KMAland A/1A/2A No. 1 and IHSAA State 2A No. 3 Bulldogs rolled to a 49-7 win over...

Van Meter, IA · 11d

The Des Moines Register

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Iowa high school football playoff matchups released for Round of 16

We've finally reached the Iowa high school football playoffs. All seven classes are now in win-or-go-home mode, with the round of 16 matchups revealed on Saturday, Oct. 24. Teams in each class are organized into four pods of four teams each, with the winner of each pod advancing to the state semifinals at the UNI-Dome. Here's a look at each of those pods and the schedule for the Round of 16 in the IHSAA football playoffs . All games will be played at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Oct. 30 Class 5A POD A Pleasant Valley at Johnston Dallas Center-Grimes at Valley POD B Bettendorf at Dowling Catholic (Drake Stadium) Waukee Northwest at Cedar Falls POD C Urbandale at Southeast Polk Cedar Rapids Prairie at Sioux City East POD D Waukee at Ankeny Iowa City Liberty at Indianola Class 4A POD A Davenport North at Cedar Rapids Xavier North Polk at Newton POD B LeMars at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Spencer at Glenwood POD C ADM at Carlisle Pella at Lewis Central POD D Ballard at Western Dubuque Clear Creek-Amana at Waverly-Shell Rock Class 3A POD A Fairfield at Solon Assumption at West Delaware POD B Harlan Community at Des Moines Christian

Iowa · 13d

Hometown Current

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Triple Option Podcast: Iowa High School Football Week 9 Recap & Week 10 Preview (10/26/26)

Gazette sportswriters Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher recap week 9 of Iowa high school football and look ahead to week 10 matchups. This week’s episode also features Ben Lamparek of The Hometown Current . Triple Option podcast is a weekly Iowa high school football podcast that runs weekly during football season. This episode was produced by Gazette deputy digital content manager Bailey Cichon. Read more about the games featured in this week’s episode: (0:35) Iowa Valley’s Kriegel seizes touchdown record (7:05) Clear Lake vs. West Delaware (9:02) Cedar Rapids Xavier vs. Mason City Prairie embraces long road trip for football playoffs (11:32) Cedar Rapids Washington vs. Waterloo East (13:57) Metro area games recap (15:07) Cedar Rapids Prairie’s roadtrip to Sioux City East this week (24:54) Class 5A football playoffs (29:27) Class 3A football playoffs (32:39) Class 2A football playoffs (37:43) Class A football playoffs (40:22) 8 Player football playoffs

Iowa · 11d

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Five Panther Dancers Qualify For Iowa HS State Competition In December

The Panorama Dance Team recently competed at Pella Jefferson Intermediate School for the Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Association Solo Qualifying Competition on Friday, as five soloists punched their tickets to state in December. The Panthers took seven individuals to the annual competition including Berkley Schwartz, Ava Thorn, Maci Bauer, Cali...

Pella, IA · 11d

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Vote: High School On SI Iowa Class 4A Regular Season Football Player Of The Year

Here are five candidates for the regular season player of the year in Class 4A of Iowa high school football.

Iowa · 11d

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Iowa Department of Education provides nearly $600,000 in career training grants

The Iowa Department of Education has awarded nearly $600,000 in competitive grants to 24 school districts through its Credentials to Careers program to help students earn industry-recognized credentials in high school. The grants, totaling up to $50,000 per district for the 2026-27 academic year, will support creating or expanding career and technical education programs aligned with high-demand occupations. Funding can be used for student exam fees, instructional equipment, software, curriculum improvements and instructor training. Recipients include the Ankeny, Iowa City, Urbandale and Waterloo community school districts. Since the program launched three years ago, the department has directed more than $4 million in federal funding to support students across 75 school districts. More information about the Credentials to Careers grant, including an application and list of awardees, is available on the Iowa Department of Education website.

Iowa · 11d

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Mid-Prairie’s Pete Cavanagh Recognized with IHSADA District Honor

For years, he was a social studies teacher and a successful football coach; now, Mid-Prairie Activities Director Pete Cavanagh can call himself the Iowa High School Athletic Director Association’s Southeast District High School Activities Director of the Year. Cavanagh began his AD tenure after stepping away from being the...

Wellman, IA · 11d

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Vote: High School On SI Iowa Class 3A Regular Season Football Player Of The Year

Here are five candidates for the regular season player of the year in Class 3A of Iowa high school football.

Iowa · 12d

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Iowa High School Football Team Enters Playoffs Without Entire Coaching Staff

Tri-Center’s entire football coaching staff was suspended earlier this season.

Iowa · 15d

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KMAland A/1A/2A Football (10/23): 10 area teams move to round two

(KMAland) -- It was a successful opening round of the Iowa high school football playoffs for several KMAland small-class 11-player teams Friday night, with Shenandoah, Clarinda, Riverside, Treynor, Underwood and St. Albert among those advancing. Riverside's Mason Houser delivered one of the night's top individual performances, rushing for 251 yards...

Shenandoah, IA · 14d

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Prep Cross Country: Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shows Out at State Qualifying Meets

Prep Cross Country- Classes 1A and 2A held their state qualifying meets Thursday evening and the Southeast Iowa Super Conference (SEISC) dominated the pathways, resulting in three teams and 10 local runners punching their ticket to the state meet held in Fort Dodge. Class 1A: Van Buren County. Van Buren...

Fort Dodge, IA · 14d

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Prep Football: #5 Mt. Pleasant Back at Home and More Round of 16 Matchups

Prep Football- Every one is on the same page now. Classes 3A, 4A, and 5A wrapped up the regular season Friday night with their final district showdowns for the 2026 regular season and Classes 2A, 1A, A, and Eight-Player managed to whittle their field down to 16, meaning that there are only 112 total teams that will be playing football next Friday, October 30th, at 7 pm. The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the pods for each of the classes and Mt. Pleasant will be hosting their first postseason contest since 2008.

Iowa · 13d

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Northwest Iowa School Districts Awarded Career & Tech Education Funding

(Sibley-Ocheyedan High School - KIWA Staff Photo) Des Moines, Iowa (KUOO) — Several northwest Iowa school districts will receive a share of $600,000 in competitive grant funding through the Iowa Department of Education’s Credentials to Careers Grant Program. Among the districts receiving funding are Le Mars, Sibley-Ocheyedan, and...

Iowa · 15d

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Several Area Schools Rank High In US News’s Best Elementary & Middle Schools List

(Students in old schoolhouse raising hands -- KIWA Staff Stock Photo) Washington, DC — U.S. News & World Report has released the 2027 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings, and several area schools are in the top rankings for Iowa. The report includes about 46,000 public elementary schools and...

Iowa · 16d

Western Iowa Today

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Friday’s High School Football Schedule

Carroll @ Atlantic; Coverage on KS 95.7 FM and Western Iowa Today TV. Sioux City East 35, Ames 0 (Thursday) Earlham at Riverside; Coverage on KSOM and westerniowatoday.com.

Iowa · 15d

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IHSAA Round of 16 state football playoff pairings released

(KIWA Staff Photo of a football end zone and goal post) Statewide, Iowa – The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released its round of 16 pairings for the Iowa High School state football playoffs at 10:00 a.m. today (Saturday, October 24th). In Class 4A Pod B Le Mars...

Iowa · 14d

The 74

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In Iowa, a Democratic Star Faces an Uphill Battle on Schools

In a campaign season that looks increasingly full of promise for Democrats, Iowa gubernatorial hopeful Rob Sand is emerging as one of the cycle’s brightest prospects. The two-term state auditor has led in every head-to-head poll against his opponent, Republican businessman Zach Lahn, since this spring. Professional elections analysts have projected a Sand victory for […]

Iowa · 16d

High School On SI

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Top Iowa High School Football First Round Playoff Games

The postseason begins in Iowa high school football this week for four classes.

Iowa · 16d

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Friday Night Lights in full effect as football playoffs began in Iowa

IOWA (Dakota News Now) - Iowa High School football playoffs began on Friday. The best team in Class 2A, Central Lyon-George Little Rock was at home against Southeast Valley. Michelet Sedam was the first to reach the endzone cutting through the defense to give them a 10-0 lead. The defense...

Iowa · 14d

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Pleasantville Holds on to Beat EBF in Postseason Opener

The Pleasantville football team held on late to beat Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on the road Friday night in their opening game of the Class 1A Playoffs. The Trojans jumped out to a big 29-6 lead in the first half on two rushing touchdowns from JJ Phillips, a rushing touchdown by Braylon Bingham and a receiving touchdown by Phillips. The Rockets would score late in the second half to make it a two score game going into halftime. EBF would then significantly cut into their deficit in the second half making it a 29-28 game late in the fourth quarter. Pleasantville’s offense would stall out with roughly a minute to play and the Rockets then took over on downs. Brody Adreon ultimately sealed the game with an interception and Pleasantville was then able to kneel it out. Coach Mack Jorth said he was proud of the effort of his team and the defense came up big in the end.

Pleasantville, IA · 14d

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