Of the 14 schools that played for a state football championship this fall, six of the high schools were located in just two of Iowa’s 99 counties. One would be no surprise to Iowans — the massive Polk County, accounting for 15 percent of Iowa’s population and home to the Class 5A ...

Judd Jirovsky is continuing to raise the bar for Grundy Center football. Grundy Center head coach Travis Zajac said Jirovsky’s junior season under center for the Spartans is in good company with some of the best to have played for Grundy Center in the past six seasons, where the Spartans ...

Drew Eilers got just one year of playing primarily quarterback on offense, and he helped carry Gladbrook-Reinbeck to heights unseen in 8-Man football. In November, the Rebels reached the state championship game for the first time in their eight seasons in the 8-Man class, and Eilers was at ...

CEDAR FALLS — Grundy Center football’s legendary run added a new chapter on Thursday night. The Spartans defeated county rival Dike-New Hartford in the Class 1A championship, 28-7, for a third consecutive state title and extended the program’s winning streak to 39 games in a row, ...

CEDAR FALLS — Two years after winning back-to-back Class A state championships, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck football program experienced the growing pains of playing a new game. Six years later, the Rebels finally found their way back to the state title game, along with the agony that can ...

A trio of Marshalltown High School football players were honored with all-district selection at the conclusion of the fall season. Bobcat senior linebacker Davis Ragland, junior offensive guard Jaxson Hinkle and sophomore linebacker Jamison Niehouse were named to the Class 5A District 4 first ...