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High School Football

Six to the ‘ship

CEDAR FALLS — Grundy Center football’s reign at the UNI-Dome continued on Friday morning. The Spartans won a semifinal game for the sixth year in a row, and will compete for a chance at a third consecutive state championship after blowing past Wilton, 42-7, in a Class 1A semifinal in Cedar ...

Spartans storm on

GRUNDY CENTER — Six years can go by fast. Grundy Center football head coach Travis Zajac suggested to this year’s Spartan senior class that they take a step back and appreciate what they helped accomplish on Friday. The top-ranked Spartans smashed Sumner-Fredericksburg, 35-6, in a Class ...

Rebels down Dons in double-OT

GILBERTVILLE — Gladbrook-Reinbeck held Don Bosco’s offense out of the end zone on a two-point conversion try, denying the Dons the go-ahead score for a 34-33 victory in double-overtime in Thursday’s 8-Player state football playoff game. The Rebels (10-1) had an opportunity to win with an ...

Spartans snap West Branch, 42-7

GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center football’s defense made life easy for the Spartan offense on Friday. Quarterback Judd Jirovsky accounted for five touchdowns, capitalizing on some short fields generated in part by four Spartan interceptions in a 42-7 romp over West Branch for a Class 1A ...

Rebels outscore Iowa Valley in second round, 57-32

GLADBROOK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team advanced to within one win of the UNI-Dome by beating Iowa Valley 57-32 in Friday’s 8-Man playoffs on Friday night at “The Pit.” The seventh-ranked Rebels (9-1) led by 24 points after Drew Eilers converted his third touchdown run of the ...