TAMA — South Tama football hopes to avoid the self-inflicted damage this fall. Head coach Nate Doran wants the Trojans moving in a positive direction coming off last year’s winless campaign. “There’s a few games where we’d have chances to drive and have a penalty here and there ...

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall football team ran its postseason streak to six years in a row last fall, but it didn’t feel like it for the Trojans. A 2-6 regular season was followed by a decisive first-round exit as West Marshall endured its worst season since 2015, but the Trojans ...

TRAER — North Tama football thinks it has the experience to tip the scales in its favor this fall. The Redhawks return several key components on both sides of the line of scrimmage and hope that experience can carry them back to their first playoff berth since 2021’s state quarterfinal ...

GARWIN — GMG football will experience trial by fire this fall. The majority of the approximately 15 players Wolverines head coach Devon Diederichs expects to play for the 8-man squad this season are underclassmen, as GMG seeks to fill in for six seniors that graduated from last year’s 4-5 ...

GRUNDY CENTER — A new starting quarterback and three returning all-state seniors will usher in the next chapter of Grundy Center football. After winning back-to-back state titles in Class A and 1A, the latest accolades in a string of five-consecutive trips to the UNI-Dome for the Spartans, ...

REINBECK — Toughness drives everything that Gladbrook-Reinbeck football does. The Rebels have shown steady improvement since moving to 8-man in 2018 and reached new heights last fall as state semifinalists, making their first appearance in the UNI-Dome as an 8-man squad. G-R returns three ...