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Iowa high school football schedule Week 3: Every IHSAA game throughout the state
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It’s Week 3 of the Iowa high school football season, with another big week of rivalry games on the IHSAA on tap for Friday night.
Ames travels to Iowa City to take on Iowa City High in the Little Cy-Hawk game and Ankeny hosts Dowling Catholic in a rematch of last year’s 4A state quarterfinals. Several other intriguing matchups are happening around the state Friday night. Check out the full Week 3 IHSAA football schedule below.
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Iowa high school football schedule, Week 3
All games are listed with the home team first
Thursday, September 12
Sioux City East vs. Bishop Heelan, 7 p.m.
Des Moines Roosevelt vs. Waukee Northwest, 7 p.m.
Riceville vs. Don Bosco, 7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Washington vs. Davenport West, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, September 13
Le Mars vs. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 7 p.m.
Cedar Falls vs. Ankeny Centennial, 7 p.m.
AGWSR vs. North Tama, 7 p.m.
AHSTW vs. Kuemper Catholic, 7 p.m.
Akron-Westfield vs. Hinton, 7 p.m.
Albia vs. Chariton, 7 p.m.
Algona vs. Estherville-Lincoln Central, 7 p.m.
Springville vs. Easton Valley, 7 p.m.
Alta-Aurelia vs. Gehlen Catholic, 7 p.m.
Ankeny vs. Dowling Catholic, 7 p.m.
Atlantic vs. Greene County, 7 p.m.
Audubon vs. Exira-EHK, 7 p.m.
Ballard vs. Creston, 7 p.m.
Baxter vs. St. Edmond, 7 p.m.
Bellevue vs. North Cedar, 7 p.m.
Bettendorf vs. Urbandale, 7 p.m.
West Branch vs. Columbus Catholic, 7 p.m.
CAM vs. East Mills, 7 p.m.
Cardinal vs. Davis County, 7 p.m.
Carlisle vs. Winterset, 7 p.m.
Carroll vs. Denison-Schleswig, 7 p.m.
Cascade vs. Monticello, 7 p.m.
Pella vs. Indianola, 7 p.m.
Central Decatur vs. North Mahaska, 7 p.m.
Central Lee vs. Durant, 7 p.m.
Central Springs vs. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, 7 p.m.
Cherokee Washington vs. Ridge View, 7 p.m.
Clarinda vs. Treynor, 7 p.m.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows vs. Southeast Valley, 7 p.m.
Clear Lake vs. Iowa Falls-Alden, 7 p.m.
Collins-Maxwell vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, 7 p.m.
Colo-NESCO vs. Glidden-Ralston, 7 p.m.
Edgewood-Colesburg vs. Central City, 7 p.m.
Danville vs. Pekin, 7 p.m.
Unity Christian vs. Sioux Center, 7 p.m.
Denver vs. North Fayette Valley, 7 p.m.
Des Moines Christian vs. Clarke, 7 p.m.
Fort Dodge vs. Dallas Center-Grimes, 7 p.m.
Dunkerton vs. GMG, 7 p.m.
Eagle Grove vs. Forest City, 7 p.m.
Earlham vs. IKM-Manning, 7 p.m.
East Marshall vs. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 7 p.m.
Easton Union vs. Southeast Warren, 7 p.m.
Sioux City West vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7 p.m.
Stanton vs. Fremont-Mills, 7 p.m.
Council Bluffs-Lincoln vs. Des Moines East, 7 p.m.
Glenwood vs. Harlan, 7 p.m.
Wayne vs. Martensdale St. Marys 7 p.m.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. Meskwaki, 7 p.m.
Harris-Lake Park vs. Northwood-Kensett, 7 p.m.
Woodward-Granger vs. Interstate 35, 7 p.m.
HLV vs. Calamus-Wheatland, 7 p.m.
Hudson vs. Jesup, 7 p.m.
Iowa City High vs. Ames, 7 p.m.
Regina Catholic vs. Mediapolis, 7 p.m.
Janesville vs. Clarksville, 7 p.m.
Waterloo Christian vs. Kee, 7 p.m.
Kingsley-Pierson vs. Westwood, 7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs. Linn-Mar, 7 p.m.
Lake Mills vs. Newman Catholic, 7 p.m.
Lenox vs. Bedford, 7 p.m.
Lewis Central vs. Adel-Desoto-Minburn, 7 p.m.
Lisbon vs. Columbus, 7 p.m.
Lynnville-Sully vs. Pleasantville, 7 p.m.
Madrid vs. Mount Ayr, 7 p.m.
Maquoketa Valley vs. East Buchanan, 7 p.m.
MMCRU vs. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 7 p.m.
Montezuma vs. Melcher-Dallas, 7 p.m.
Moravia vs. Belle Plaine, 7 p.m.
Mormon Trail vs. Lamoni, 7 p.m.
Mount Pleasant vs. Tipton, 7 p.m.
Muscatine vs. Iowa City West, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah vs. Nodaway Valley, 7 p.m.
MVAOCOU vs. Manson-Northwest Webster, 7 p.m.
Nashua-Plainfield vs. BCLUW, 7 p.m.
New Hampton vs. MFL MarMac, 7 p.m.
New London vs. Iowa Valley, 7 p.m.
North Butler vs. West Fork, 7 p.m.
North Iowa vs. Bishop Garrigan, 7 p.m.
North Union vs. Belmond-Klemme, 7 p.m.
OABCIG vs. West Lyon, 7 p.m.
Ogden vs. Perry, 7 p.m.
Okoboji vs. MOC-Floyd Valley, 7 p.m.
Panorama vs. ACGCG, 7 p.m.
Pella Christian vs. Grundy Center, 7 p.m.
Postville vs. Clayton Ridge, 7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Southeast Polk, 7 p.m.
Siouxland Christian vs. Ar-We-Va, 7 p.m.
Riverside vs. South Central Calhoun, 7 p.m.
GTRA vs. Rockford, 7 p.m.
Saydel vs. Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.
Sheldon vs. Emmetsburg, 7 p.m.
Sidney vs. Griswold, 7 p.m.
Sioux Central vs. Lawton-Bronson, 7 p.m.
South Hamilton vs. Roland-Story, 7 p.m.
South Hardin vs. Aplington-Parkersburg, 7 p.m.
South O’Brien vs. Sibley-Ocheyedan, 7 p.m.
South Winneshiek vs. Wapsie Valley, 7 p.m.
Southwest Valley vs. Grand View Christian, 7 p.m.
Spencer vs. Spirit Lake, 7 p.m.
St. Albert vs. Underwood, 7 p.m.
Starmont vs. North Linn, 7 p.m.
Storm Lake vs. Council Bluffs Jefferson, 7 p.m.
Sumner-Fredericksburg vs. Oelwein, 7 p.m.
Remsen-St. Mary’s vs. West Bend-Mallard, 7 p.m.
Waukee vs. Sioux City North, 7 p.m.
Tri-Center vs. West Monona, 7 p.m.
Tripoli vs. Central Elkader, 7 p.m.
Turkey Valley vs. West Central, 7 p.m.
Twin Cedars vs. Murray, 7 p.m.
Valley vs. Johnston, 7 p.m.
Van Buren County vs. Highland, 7 p.m.
Van Meter vs. Humboldt, 7 p.m.
WACO vs. Winfield-Mt. Union, 7 p.m.
East Sac County vs. Missouri Valley, 7 p.m.
Wapello vs. Louisa Muscatine, 7 p.m.
West Central Valley vs. Red Oak, 7 p.m.
West Hancock vs. Saint Ansgar, 7 p.m.
West Harrison/Whiting vs. Boyer Valley, 7 p.m.
West Sioux vs. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, 7 p.m.
Western Christian vs. Pocahontas Area, 7 p.m.
Wilton vs. Camanche, 7 p.m.
Woodbine vs. Newell-Fonda, 7 p.m.
Woodbury Central vs. Logan-Magnolia, 7 p.m.
Midland vs. Lone Tree, 7 p.m.
Benton vs. Mount Vernon, 7:15 p.m.
Dubuque Senior vs. Dubuque Hempstead, 7:15 p.m.
Des Moines North vs. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 7:15 p.m.
North Scott vs. Assumption, 7:15 p.m.
Alburnett vs. Beckman Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Bondurant-Farrar vs. Waverly-Shell Rock, 7:30 p.m.
Washington vs. Fairfield, 7:30 p.m.
Center Point-Urbana vs. Marion, 7:30 p.m.
Central DeWitt vs. Solon, 7:30 p.m.
Charles City vs. Waterloo East, 7:30 p.m.
Clear Creek-Amana vs. Williamsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Decorah vs. Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Madison vs. Centerville, 7:30 p.m.
Gilbert vs. Mason City, 7:30 p.m.
Boone vs. Des Moines Hoover, 7:30 p.m.
Grinnell vs. Oskaloosa, 7:30 p.m.
Keokuk vs. Burlington, 7:30 p.m.
Knoxville vs. South Tama, 7:30 p.m.
Wahlert Catholic vs. Clinton, 7:30 p.m.
Independence vs. Waukon, 7:30 p.m.
Waterloo West vs. Davenport Central, 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Prairie vs. Sigourney-Keota, 7:30 p.m.
Davenport North vs. Marshalltown, 7:30 p.m.
North Polk vs. Webster City, 7:30 p.m.
Northeast vs. Maquoketa, 7:30 p.m.
Norwalk vs. Newton, 7:30 p.m.
Osage vs. Dike-New Hartford, 7:30 p.m.
PCM vs. Nevada, 7:30 p.m.
Pleasant Valley vs. Iowa City Liberty, 7:30 p.m.
Knoxville vs. South Tama, 7:30 p.m.
Ottumwa vs. Des Moines Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.
Vinton-Shellsburg vs. Anamosa, 7:30 p.m.
West Burlington vs. West Liberty, 7:30 p.m.
West Delaware vs. Union Community, 7:30 p.m.
West Marshall vs. Hampton-Dumont-CAL, 7:30 p.m.
Western Dubuque vs. Xavier, 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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Iowa High School Baseball Stats: Leaders On The Diamond This Summer
As we work through the month of June, things are starting to heat up on the diamond around Iowa high school baseball.
With the start of postseason play just around the corner in July, teams are working to get prepared for the stretch run.
High School On SI Iowa has a Top 25 state power ranking while the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association releases weekly class-by-class rankings.
Here are leaders as of June 17, 2026 for several major hitting and pitching categories. Stats are from those uploaded to the Bound website.
Iowa High School Baseball Leaders
Home Runs
- Tru McBride, Fort Dodge, 9
- Colton Roemmich, West Des Moines Valley, 9
- Brandon Bea, Davenport North, 8
- Kamden Jorgensen, Saydel, 8
- Gabe Blanshan, Urbandale, 7
Running Batted In
- Callan Koch, Sioux City East, 38
- West Cole, Mason City Newman Catholic, 37
- Tru McBride, Fort Dodge, 36
- Chance Georgius, Roland-Story, 34
- Ty Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 34
Stolen Bases
- Aiden Ferry, Roland-Story, 38
- Tate Garman, Algona, 33
- Titan Foster, Nodaway Valley, 32
- Tate Moulton, Grand View Christian, 30
- Cael Wishman, Baxter, 29
Runs Scored
- Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 45
- Aiden Frey, Roland-Story, 43
- Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 41
- Kolton Schiltz, Fort Dodge, 40
- Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 39
Hits
- Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 39
- Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 38
- Callan Koch, Sioux City East, 36
- Ty Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 35
- Lucas Kelley, Des Moines Roosevelt, 34
Doubles
- Joe Nilles, Sioux City North, 13
- Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 13
- Lucas Kelley, Des Moines Roosevelt, 12
- Brett Harris, Western Dubuque, 12
- Brooks Bond, Lewis Central, 11
Triples
- Callan Koch, Sioux City East, 7
- Will Nesler, Ankeny Centennial, 5
- Jacob Pierro, Dubuque Wahlert Catholic, 5
- Lucas Kelley, Des Moines Roosevelt, 5
- Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 4
Total Bases
- Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 68
- Tru McBride, Fort Dodge, 68
- Bryce Pauly, Davenport North, 67
- Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 65
- Ty Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 62
Pitching Wins
- Tyler Etten, Urbandale, 9
- Chase White, Dyersville Beckman Catholic, 7
- Colton Moffit, Baxter, 7
- Connor Mullenbach, Saint Ansgar, 6
- Aidan Nielsen, Don Bosco, 6
Earned Run Average (min. 18 innings pitched)
- Connor Mullenbach, Saint Ansgar, 0.00
- Luke Vestal, Pleasantville, 0.00
- Ryan Stedman, West Des Moines Valley, 0.24
- Will Litton, Iowa City Regina Catholic, 0.25
- Judd Jirovsky, Grundy Center, 0.26
Strikeouts
- Colton Moffit, Baxter, 85
- Brody Wangsness, North Butler, 75
- Lincoln Roethler, Denver, 71
- Owen Klocksiem, Louisa-Muscatine, 67
- Cooper Chizek, Emmetsburg, 65
Opponents Batting Average Against (min. 18 innings pitched)
- Macklin Loftus, Logan-Magnolia, .017
- Jack Wedemeier, Waverly-Shell Rock, .065
- Teagan Brunk, Shenandoah, .069
- Ryan Stedman, West Des Moines Valley, .072
- Bronx Siebersma, MVAOCOU, .075
Saves
- Beckham Simon, West Liberty, 4
- Deacon Kucera, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 4
- Graham Rima, Pleasant Valley, 4
- Gavin de Jesus, Waukee, 4
- Easton Goodwin, Waterloo Columbus Catholic, 3
Innings Pitched
- Colton Moffit, Baxter, 43
- Tyler Etten, Urbandale, 38.2
- Owen Galvin, Denison-Schleswig, 38
- Tallon Crandall, Carroll, 37.1
- Austin Remster, Melcher-Dallas, 37.1
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Rain brings second week of relief in Iowa drought monitor map
How much rain does Des Moines get? See the 5 wettest days on record
Wondering how the rainfall total compares? Here are the five wettest days on record for Des Moines, Iowa.
Drought conditions in Iowa improved for a second consecutive week, though areas of moderate drought expanded in parts of the state.
The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions nationwide. New maps and forecasts are released each Thursday. What are the current drought conditions in Iowa?
U.S. Drought Monitor map: How much of Iowa is in a drought?
The latest Drought Monitor report, released on Thursday, June 18, showed about 46% of Iowa experiencing some form of drought. This continues the streak of conditions improving week to week in Iowa. The previous report, released on June 11, showed that 63% of the state was experiencing some form of drought.
The most recent report reflects conditions as of 8 a.m. June 16, right as storms were sweeping through Iowa, with parts of eastern Iowa seeing more than 2 inches of rainfall. Light rainfall on June 17 led to areas like Iowa City and Burlington reporting around an inch of rain.
Here is the breakdown of current drought conditions in Iowa:
- 61% of the state of Iowa is experiencing no drought conditions
- 39% of Iowa is experiencing abnormally dry conditions
- 7% of Iowa is experiencing moderate drought conditions
- 0% of Iowa is experiencing severe drought conditions
Even though drought conditions have improved overall in Iowa, the area experiencing moderate drought increased from the week of June 11, particularly in northern Iowa. Much of Cerro Gordo, Hancock and Kossuth counties are under D1 conditions, with nearby Palo Alto, Winnebago, Floyd and Mitchell also in moderate drought.
Pockets of moderate drought also persist along the northwest edge of Iowa in Lyon, Sioux and Plymouth counties. In eastern Iowa, Jackson, Clinton and Scott counties saw their moderate drought status ease week to week.
Most of the U.S. is facing drought conditions
About 73% of the U.S. is experiencing some level of drought, a 2-percentage-point improvement from the prior week. Some of the most intense drought conditions are in the southeast and the mountain west.
Iowa Drought Monitor tracks conditions weekly
The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions nationwide. New maps and forecasts are released each Thursday.
The intensity levels range from abnormally dry, or D0, to exceptional drought, or D4.
Typically with D0 conditions, corn can show drought stress. Pond levels start to decline under moderate drought conditions and soybeans abort pods, according to the Drought Monitor. The Drought Monitor also has a look-back chart that compares drought conditions from 3 months ago up to 1 year ago.
Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.
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Tornadoes reported in Illinois, Iowa as severe weather roils Midwest
Confirmed tornadoes were reported in Illinois and Iowa Wednesday night as severe weather descended on a large swath of the Midwest.
According to the National Weather Service, a confirmed tornado was reported near the small northeast Iowa community of Harpers Ferry at 5:10 p.m., while a second confirmed tornado rolled through Charleston in central Illinois at about 6:40 p.m. local time.
Both tornadoes were flagged by the weather service as a “particularly dangerous situation,” a rare designation used by the weather service for environments in which “strong and violent tornadoes” are possible.
Photos and videos obtained by CBS News showed extensive damage in Charleston, with downed trees and power lines. Hail that measured 2.75 inches was also reported in the Charleston area, according to the weather service.
“There are a large number of trees blocking roadways throughout Charleston at this time,” Charleston police said in a Facebook post. “Unless it is an absolute emergency, do not drive or attempt to go anywhere.”
The city of Charleston later declared a local state of emergency.
One cell phone video captured the terrifying moments what appeared to be a large tornado tore through Effingham, Illinois, located about 40 miles southwest of Charleston.
Larry Thies, coordinator for the Effingham Emergency Management Agency, told CBS News that initial information indicated damaged buildings, trailers, and downed power lines and trees. He said officials were working to set up an emergency operations center, but were facing challenges because internet was down in the area.
The extent of the damage to region was still unclear. There was no immediate word of injuries or fatalities. CBS News senior meteorologist Rob Marciano said there were at least seven reported tornadoes during the weather event.
According to utility tracker PowerOutage.us, at least 55,000 customers were without power in Illinois.
Earlier Wednesday, Marciano reported that more than 125 million Americans were facing severe weather advisories, including the Gulf Coast states, which were under flood alerts due to Tropical Storm Arthur. Speaking on “CBS Evening News,” Marciano said such ripe tornado conditions were rare for June.
“This is unique for June, this is unusual to have such a strong jet stream just screaming across the country, then you’ve got the summertime tropical moisture coming in…and then some cold air coming in,” Marciano said. “And winds coming at different direction, at different levels, creating that spin. So what that equates to is really the high probability of seeing, not just tornadoes, but intense tornadoes of EF2 strength or higher on the ground for a long time. And also damaging winds at 75 mph or higher, and of course big time hail.”
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