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Williamsburg's Braidon Reysack scores the Raiders' only touchdown during the second half of their class 3A semifinal game against Decorah at the UNI-Dome on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Decorah won, 48-7. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)

Scoring a Touchdown

  It was a tough loss the the Williamsburg Raiders in their class 3A semifinal game to Decorah. Check out Jeff Johnson’s story of the game, including a photo gallery, here. The final was 48-7. Williamsburg head coach Curt Ritchie put the underclassmen into the game for the final series. Williamsburg’s Braidon Reysack drove up the middle [...]

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Linn-Mar's Nick Trabucco runs with the ball during varsity football practice at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)

Prep Huddle Podcast talks preseason football

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Pedersen selected as Bears football coach

WEST BRANCH — Butch Pedersen, head football coach at West Branch for 29 years until his retirement this spring from teaching and coaching, Friday accepted an offer to return as head football coach. Pedersen, a graduate of the school, 36-year teacher in West Branch and a Hall of Fame coach whose teams have won three state titles and [...]

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Coach Butch Pederson is the head coach of West Branch High School football team. Pederson talks to players during practice Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000. (Miranda Meyer/The Gazette)

Pedersen selected for Bears football job

Longtime head coach returns to West Branch

WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Butch Pedersen, head football coach at West Branch for 29 years until his retirement this spring from teaching and coaching, Friday accepted an offer to return as head football coach. Pedersen, a graduate of the school, 36-year teacher in West Branch and a Hall of Fame coach whose teams have won three state titles [...]

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HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM: Regina seniors talk "Small Ball" on The Sports Desk

Iowa City Regina seniors Fritz Wagner and Matt Streb chat about a game Streb invented “Small Ball.”   http://thegazette.com/2012/06/20/high-school-journalism-regina-students-talk-a-little-small-ball/  

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Bender, Coffman, DeVries, Olejniczak among Hall of Fame honorees

From the Iowa High School Athletic Association Members of the 2012 Iowa High School Athletic Association Football Players Hall of Fame Class have been released. Those who will be honored at the halftime of the Class 4A Championship game on Friday, Nov. 16 follow with their graduation year. Carey Bender, Marion (1990); Chris Coffman, Sigourney-Keota [...]

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Womochil takes post at Vinton-Shellsburg

VINTON — Jim Womochil has resurfaced as a high school football coach. Womochil, who coached the past 10 seasons at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, has been named as the coach at Vinton-Shellsburg. “This was a family decision,” Womochil told The Vinton Today website. Womochil graduated from Vinton High School in 1985. He posted a 22-78 record [...]

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Huskies have a home field — and a youth program

Cedar Valley Christian will play its 2012 home schedule at LaSalle Middle School

CEDAR RAPIDS — A home field is in place. A 10th game has been added. A youth program — a tackle youth program — is under development. This is an offseason of progress for the football program at Cedar Valley Christian School. Huskies Coach Ed Betsworth said Thursday that the team will play its 2012 [...]

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2012 MVC composite football schedule

City High-Cedar Falls highlights Week 1 matchups 1

  Here is the 2012 Mississippi Valley Conference composite football schedule, released by league commissioner Randy Krejci: WEEK 1 Friday, Aug. 24 C.R. Jefferson at C.R. Prairie Iowa City West at Linn-Mar Dubuque Senior at Waterloo West Iowa City High at Cedar Falls C.R. Kennedy at C.R. Washington Dubuque Hempstead at C.R. Xavier WEEK 2 [...]

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Washington's Lombardi receives support

Current, former players attest to his character

CEDAR RAPIDS — They don’t feel the entire story is being told. They love Tony Lombardi and want everyone to know it. “Football is an interesting game in that it’s really tough,” McCauley Todd said. “It’s mentally tough, as well as physically. It’s easy for kids to not want to do it. A coach is [...]

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