CEDAR FALLS - Van Meter football's championship pedigree is undeniable. The reigning state champions in Class 2A had won three titles in a row, including 1A crowns in 2021 and 2022. In total, the Bulldogs entered Saturday's Iowa high school football playoffs semifinals having competed in five straight title games.

Iowa City Liberty football will play in its first Iowa state playoff semifinal game against Southeast Polk, defending Class 5A champions, on Friday.

CEDAR FALLS — The following are area capsules for the semifinal round of the Iowa high school football playoffs in the UNI-Dome:

The Iowa high school football postseason shifts to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls next week with state semifinal games in all seven classes. Here is the semifinal schedule released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

Iowa high school football playoff quarterfinal games were played Thursday and Friday. Here is a list of final scores. Friday's games Class 5A. Pod A. Iowa City Liberty 21, Ankeny

(Atlantic, IA) Atlantic Police have arrested a man in connection with the July 15 break-in at Nishna Valley Cycle. Dajuan Brantley, 36, of Kansas City, KS, faces Theft 1st, Criminal Mischief 1st, an...

Only two weeks remain in the Iowa high school football season: semifinals this week and state championship games next week. The penultimate round of the playoffs runs Wednesday through Saturday in Cedar Falls, and the title games will be held Nov. 21 and 22.