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Iowa high school football schedule Week 5: Every IHSAA game throughout the state
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It’s Week 5 of the Iowa high school football season, with another big week of games on the IHSAA on tap for Friday night.
This week features a big game between Class 5A No. 4 Waukee and No. 9 Johnston at Waukee. Des Moines Roosevelt travels to 5A No. 1 Dowling Catholic and No. 3 Ankeny Centennial goes on the road to face Des Moines East in other matchups between Des Moines-area schools.
Other big matchups happening around the state include 4A No. 9 Indianola traveling to Huxley to face Ballard, Carlisle hosting 4A No. 3 Pella and Iowa City West traveling to Ankeny to face the Hawks. Check out the full Week 5 IHSAA football schedule below.
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Iowa high school football schedule, Week 5
All games are listed in alphabetical order with the home team first
Thursday, September 26
Davenport West vs Muscatine, 7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs Iowa City High, 7 p.m.
Des Moines North vs North Polk, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 27
ADM vs Boone, 7 p.m.
AGWSR vs South Winneshiek, 7 p.m.
Akron-Westfield vs Gehlen, 7 p.m.
Alburnett vs Hudson, 7 p.m.
Alta-Aurelia vs South O’Brien, 7 p.m.
Ames vs Valley, 7 p.m.
Anamosa vs West Liberty, 7 p.m.
Ankeny vs Iowa City West, 7 p.m.
Aplington-Parkersburg vs Denver, 7 p.m.
Atlantic vs Knoxville, 7 p.m.
Audubon vs Coon Rapids-Bayard, 7 p.m.
BGM vs Montezuma, 7 p.m.
BHRV vs Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 7 p.m.
Ballard vs Indianola, 7 p.m.
Baxter vs Colo-Nesco, 7 p.m.
Bedford vs Mormon Trail, 7 p.m.
Bellevue vs Postville, 7 p.m.
Bishop Garrigan vs Rockford, 7 p.m.
Bishop Heelan vs Sioux Center, 7 p.m.
Bondurant-Farrar vs Newton, 7 p.m.
Boyer Valley vs Sidney, 7 p.m.
Burlington vs North Scott, 7:30 p.m.
CAM vs Exira-EHK, 7 p.m.
Calamus-Wheatland vs Central City, 7 p.m.
Carlisle vs Pella, 7:30 p.m.
Center Point-Urbana vs Wahlert, 7:30 p.m.
Central Lee vs Albia, 7:30 p.m.
Central Lyon vs Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Central Springs vs Dike-New Hartford, 7 p.m.
Chariton vs Centerville, 7 p.m.
Charles City vs Algona, 7 p.m.
Clarinda vs I-35, 7 p.m.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows vs Estherville-Lincoln Central, 7 p.m.
Clarke vs Van Meter, 7 p.m.
Clarksville vs Turkey Valley, 7 p.m.
Clear Lake vs Webster City, 7 p.m.
Colfax-Mingo vs Cardinal, 7 p.m.
Collins-Maxwell vs Glidden-Ralston, 7 p.m.
Columbus vs Highland, 7 p.m.
Crestwood vs Waukon, 7:30 p.m.
D.M. East vs Centennial, 7 p.m.
Dallas Center-Grimes vs Jefferson, 7 p.m.
Danville vs Wapello, 7 p.m.
Davenport Central vs Davenport North, 7:15 p.m.
Denison-Schleswig vs Fort Dodge, 7 p.m.
Des Moines Christian vs Saydel, 7 p.m.
Don Bosco vs West Central, 7 p.m.
Dowling vs Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m.
Dunkerton vs Meskwaki Settlement, 7 p.m.
Eagle Grove vs Manson-Northwest Webster, 7 p.m.
Earlham vs Madrid, 7 p.m.
East Marshall vs South Hardin, 7 p.m.
Easton Valley vs WACO, 7 p.m.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont vs Pella Christian, 7 p.m.
Edgewood-Colesburg vs Lone Tree, 7 p.m.
Emmetsburg vs Sioux Central, 7 p.m.
English Valleys vs Winfield-Mt Union, 7 p.m.
Fairfield vs Benton, 7 p.m.
Forest City vs Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, 7 p.m.
Fort Madison vs Assumption, 7:30 p.m.
Fremont-Mills vs East Mills, 7 p.m.
Glenwood vs Lewis Central, 7 p.m.
Grand View Christian vs West Central Valley, 7 p.m.
Grundy Center vs Waterloo Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Hampton-Dumont vs Humboldt, 7 p.m.
Harlan vs Creston, 7 p.m.
Harris-Lake Park vs West Bend-Mallard, 7 p.m.
Hempstead vs Bettendorf, 7:15 p.m.
Hinton vs Lawton-Bronson, 7 p.m.
Hoover vs Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.
Independence vs Central DeWitt, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa Falls-Alden vs Vinton-Shellsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Janesville vs Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 7 p.m.
Jefferson vs Washington, 7:15 p.m.
Kingsley-Pierson vs HMS, 6 p.m.
Kuemper vs Greene County, 7 p.m.
Lake Mills vs North Union, 7 p.m.
Lamoni vs Melcher-Dallas, 7 p.m.
Le Mars vs Spencer, 7 p.m.
Lenox vs East Union, 7 p.m.
Liberty vs Prairie, 7:15 p.m.
Lincoln vs Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Linn-Mar vs Cedar Falls, 7 p.m.
Lisbon vs Pekin, 7 p.m.
Lynnville-Sully vs Wayne, 7 p.m.
MMCRU vs Sibley-Ocheyedan, 7 p.m.
MOC-Floyd Valley vs Carroll, 7 p.m.
Maquoketa Valley vs Clayton Ridge, 7 p.m.
Maquoketa vs West Delaware, 7:30 p.m.
Marion vs Waterloo East, 7:15 p.m.
Marshalltown vs Ottumwa, 7:30 p.m.
Martensdale-St Marys vs Central Decatur, 7 p.m.
Mason City vs Decorah, 7:30 p.m.
Mediapolis vs West Burlington, 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Prairie vs Davis County, 7:30 p.m.
Mt Ayr vs North Mahaska, 7 p.m.
Mt Vernon vs Mt Pleasant, 7:15 p.m.
Nevada vs Perry, 7:30 p.m.
New Hampton vs Oelwein, 7 p.m.
New London vs HLV, 7 p.m.
Newman vs Belmond-Klemme, 7 p.m.
Nodaway Valley vs South Hamilton, 7 p.m.
North Butler vs BCLUW, 7 p.m.
North Fayette Valley vs Osage, 7:30 p.m.
North Iowa vs Northwood-Kensett, 7 p.m.
North Linn vs East Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
North Tama vs Wapsie Valley, 7 p.m.
Northeast vs Monticello, 7:30 p.m.
OABCIG vs Ridge View, 7 p.m.
Ogden vs Woodward-Granger, 7 p.m.
Okoboji vs Spirit Lake, 7 p.m.
Oskaloosa vs Clear Creek-Amana, 7:30 p.m.
PCM vs Union, 7:30 p.m.
Panorama vs Southwest Valley, 7 p.m.
Pleasant Valley vs Dubuque, 7:15 p.m.
Pocahontas vs East Sac County, 7 p.m.
Red Oak vs Missouri Valley, 7 p.m.
Regina vs Cascade, 7 p.m.
Riceville vs Kee, 7 p.m.
Riverside vs AC/GC, 7 p.m.
Roland-Story vs Southeast Valley, 7 p.m.
S.C North vs Urbandale, 7 p.m.
Sheldon vs Unity Christian, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah vs Underwood, 7 p.m.
Sigourney-Keota vs Pleasantville, 7 p.m.
Solon vs Grinnell, 7:30 p.m.
South Central Calhoun vs IKM-Manning, 7 p.m.
South Tama County vs Williamsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Southeast Polk vs S.C. East, 7 p.m.
Southeast Warren vs Murray, 7 p.m.
Springville vs Midland, 7 p.m.
St Ansgar vs Nashua-Plainfield, 7 p.m.
St Edmond vs GTRA, 7 p.m.
St Mary’s vs Newell-Fonda, 7 p.m.
Stanton-Essex vs Griswold, 7 p.m.
Starmont vs North Cedar, 7 p.m.
Storm Lake vs S.C. West, 7 p.m.
Sumner-Fredericksburg vs MFL MarMac, 7 p.m.
Tipton vs Camanche, 7 p.m.
Treynor vs AHSTW, 7 p.m.
Tri-Center vs Logan-Magnolia, 7 p.m.
Tri-County vs Iowa Valley, 7 p.m.
Tripoli vs GMG, 7 p.m.
Twin Cedars vs Moravia, 7 p.m.
Van Buren County vs Louisa-Muscatine, 7 p.m.
Washington vs Keokuk, 7:30 p.m.
Waterloo Christian vs Central Elkader, 7 p.m.
Waterloo West vs Waukee Northwest, 7:30 p.m.
Waukee vs Johnston, 7 p.m.
Waverly-Shell Rock vs Western Dubuque, 7:30 p.m.
West Branch vs Beckman, 7 p.m.
West Hancock vs West Fork, 7 p.m.
West Harrison vs Siouxland Christian, 7 p.m.
West Harrison/Whiting Co-op vs Siouxland Christian, 6 p.m.
West Lyon vs Western Christian, 7 p.m.
West Marshall vs Jesup, 7:30 p.m.
West Monona vs Westwood, 7 p.m.
West Sioux vs MVAOCOU, 7 p.m.
Wilton vs Durant, 7 p.m.
Winterset vs Norwalk, 7 p.m.
Woodbine vs Ar-We-Va, 7 p.m.
Woodbury Central vs St Albert, 7 p.m.
Xavier vs Clinton, 7:30 p.m.
Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman
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Five people were shot and injured at an Iowa City pedestrian mall near the University of Iowa campus overnight, police said Sunday. Students from the university were among the injured, according to school officials.
The Iowa City Police Department responded to a report of a large fight in the 100 Block of East College Street at 1:46 a.m. early Sunday, the department said in a news release. Arriving officers heard gunfire.
Multiple victims were hospitalized, police said. Police confirmed to CBS News that one person was in critical condition, while the other four victims are stable.
University of Iowa President Barb Wilson said in a statement that three students were among those shot. None of the victims has been publicly identified.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. Police said they are seeking information about five “persons of interest associated with this shooting.” The university also shared the request for information.
The pedestrian mall was closed for several hours and reopened Sunday afternoon.
Here are the candidates for High School on SI’s Iowa high school athlete of the week for April 13-18. Read through the nominees and cast your vote.
Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 26. The winner will be announced in the following week’s poll. Here are this week’s nominees:
Taylor Roose, Pella boys track and field
Roose competed in three events at the Norwalk Invitational, winning all three in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump.
Daxon Kiesau, Urbandale boys track and field
Kiesau swept the throwing events at the Norwalk Invitational, taking first place in the shot put and the discus.
Alex Burger, Southeast Valley boys track and field
Competing at home, Burger dominated, earning four gold medals. He won the 400-meter hurdles and the long jump while running on the winning 4×200-meter relay and shuttle hurdle relay.
Kolby Hodnefield, Clear Lake boys track and field
Hodenfield, a defending state champion, broke the meet, venue and school record in the 200 and the 400 at the Clear Lake Invitational. He added victories as part of the 4×100 and 4×400 relays. Both relays also set meet records.
Easton Moon, North Polk boys tennis
Moon has started off his senior season on the courts unbeaten, winning all four matches while dropping just one game in 44 played.
Ava Lohrbach, Gilbert girls golf
One of the top golfers in the state, Lohrbach has had a hot start, firing a 35 in her nine-hole debut and a 72 for her 18-hole opener.
Nathan Manske, Algona boys golf
An elite quarterback and basketball player, Manske is showing his golfing skills this spring, coming out with a state-low 30 in a nine-hole event.
Ella Hein, Tipton girls track and field
Hein set school records in the 400-meter run and long jump at the Tiger/Tigerette Relays while also locking in the Blue Standard and qualifying for the Drake Relays. She won the long jump (18-6) and was second in the 400.
Maeve Bowen-Burt, Iowa City High girls track and field
The sophomore helped the Little Hawks land three Drake Relays events on the last night of qualifying, advancing in the 400 hurdles, along with the sprint medley and 4×400 relays.
About Our Athlete of the Week Voting
High School on SI voting polls are meant to be a fun, lighthearted way for fans to show support for their favorite athletes and teams. Our goal is to celebrate all of the players featured, regardless of the vote totals. Sometimes one athlete will receive a very large number of votes — even thousands — and that’s okay! The polls are open to everyone and are simply a way to build excitement and community around high school sports. Unless we specifically announce otherwise, there are no prizes or official awards for winning. The real purpose is to highlight the great performances of every athlete included in the poll.
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The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa – a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago.
Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Park Cemetery at Sioux City, Iowa, a month later, city officials confirmed. Foreman’s family returned Thursday to his burial site, holding a news conference with Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott to reveal Foreman’s burial place, marked by a large monument that bears an image of him as a teen following his Olympic gold medal boxing win.
The family explained in a statement released by Sioux City officials that he had visited the Iowa city in 1988, and often recalled the sense of peace he experienced there.
After traveling to the city on April 17 last year to bury Foreman, his family said they immediately understood the region’s appeal.
“Our father lived a life of purpose, faith and gratitude,” the family said in a statement released by Sioux City officials. “To see him laid to rest in a place that brought him peace means everything to us.”
Scott joined the family at Foreman’s monument that lies just a few miles north of the Missouri River in an upper Midwest city of nearly 87,000 people. The cemetery overlooks the scenic Loess Hills, created by windblown silt deposits that reach up to 200 feet high (about 61 meters) and line the river along the Iowa border for 200 miles (322 kilometers).
“Their story is a reminder of how one place can stay with someone for a lifetime,” Scott said.
A native Texan, Foreman rose to fame when he made the 1968 U.S. Olympic boxing team, winning gold in Mexico City. He became the heavyweight champion of the world in 1973 by defeating the great Joe Frazier, only to lose the title a year later to Muhammad Ali in the famous “Rumble in the Jungle.”
A full 20 years later in 1994, Foreman became the oldest man to win the heavyweight championship at 45, defeating Michael Moorer in an epic upset.
Foreman retired in 1997 with a 76-5 career record.
He then moved on to the next chapter in his life as a businessman, pitchman and occasional actor, becoming known to a new generation as the face of the George Foreman Grill. The simple cooking machine sold more than 100 million units and brought him more wealth than boxing.
A biographical movie based on Foreman’s life was released in 2023.
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