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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 10

State football semifinals open Wednesday at the UNI-Dome

Plus, a judge appoints a receiver for Cedar Valley Medical Specialists and UNI adds two football series.

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State football semifinals start Wednesday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls

Semifinals fill four days at the UNI-Dome

DayClassesFirst game
Wed., Nov. 118-player1 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 12Class A and 4A10 a.m.
Fri., Nov. 13Class 1A and 5A10 a.m.
Sat., Nov. 14Class 2A and 3A10 a.m.

Source: KGAN

If you're heading to the this week, we suggest checking your class's day first. Semifinals run Wednesday through Saturday, and 28 teams are in the mix. The first kickoff is Wednesday at 1 p.m. with 8-player football.

Iowa Valley and Woodbine, both undefeated, play at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Iowa Valley's Nolan Kriegel became the all-time career touchdowns leader with 151, passing CAM-Anita's Lane Spieker, who had 150. In Class 4A, defending champion Cedar Rapids Xavier meets Western Dubuque at 7 p.m. Thursday. Xavier won their week-two meeting 21-13.

  • Regina vs. Treynor: Fri., Nov. 13, 10 a.m.
  • Algona vs. Solon: Sat., Nov. 14, 4 p.m.
  • Regina's Gabe Hegelheimer: no word yet on his status

Kriegel's 40 rushing touchdowns top the semifinal standouts' touchdown totals

Source: KGAN

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Value
Kriegel, Iowa Valley40
Kelley, Solon25
Heidt, Maquoketa Valley22
Caves, Alburnett22

Treynor is back at the Dome for the first time since 2003. Solon, undefeated, wants to avenge last season's semifinal loss, and Aplington-Parkersburg is chasing its first state title since 2001.

High School Football

Unbeaten Gladbrook-Reinbeck faces No. 1 Audubon in Wednesday's 8-player semifinal

If you like defense, the 1 p.m. Wednesday game is for you. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (11-0) plays No. 1 Audubon in the semifinal at the , and KMA-FM 99.1 will broadcast it. The IHSAA schedule has Woodbine and Iowa Valley right after, at 4 p.m.

The Rebels pair the state's No. 1 scoring defense with its No. 7 offense

6.5
points allowed per game, the state's No. 1 scoring defense
53.1
points scored per game, the state's No. 7 offense
29
turnovers forced, with none committed

Source: KMAland.com

Senior running back Treyvon Herron has rushed for 1,431 yards and 33 touchdowns, averaging 14.3 yards per carry. Junior quarterback Bennett Sieh has thrown for 1,069 yards and 20 touchdowns. Coach John Olson said: "We can run or pass the ball. We don't pass a ton, but we're really efficient."

  • Wins: at least 10 in each of the last four seasons
  • Herron: five punt-return touchdowns and one kickoff return
  • Quarterfinal: all seven passes completed, five for touchdowns

Gladbrook-Reinbeck scored 47 or more in each of three playoff wins

Source: KMAland.com

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Value
vs. Montezuma66
vs. Springville47
vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard56

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News Notes

Receiver

A Black Hawk County judge appointed a receiver for Cedar Valley Medical Specialists on Fri., Nov. 6, granting Farmers State Bank's application. Habbo Fokkena will take immediate possession and control of the group's assets, accounts and operations, District Judge David F. Staudt ruled. KWWL

UNI grant

UNI received a $294,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, matched by the university, to buy a "modern virtual machine teaching cluster." Computer science professor Sarah Diesburg is the principal investigator. Iowa Capital Dispatch

UNI football

UNI added home-and-home series with Weber State and Northern Arizona. Each has a game in 2027 and a return game in 2029. Times Republican

UNI's new series with Weber State and Northern Arizona start in 2027

  1. 2027Weber State will visit the for its fourth trip there.
  2. 2027UNI will meet Northern Arizona for the first time since 2005.
  3. 2029UNI will play at Weber State in Ogden, Utah.
  4. 2029UNI and Northern Arizona will play the return game.

Source: Times Republican

Swimming

The Cedar Falls and Waterloo United girls swim teams earned state spots in multiple individual and relay events at Saturday's regional meet in Cedar Falls. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Hall of Fame

The will honor one official and five former players at halftime of the Class 5A championship game on Fri., Nov. 20 at the . The ceremony will be part of the statewide Iowa PBS broadcast. Iowa High School Athletic Association

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On TV

Two teams in each of the seven classes will advance to the state championship games, scheduled for Nov. 19-20. KTIV will stream each day's games on its video player and its News 4 Now app, and on channel 4.7 over the antenna. KMAland says it will post interviews with all 28 teams through the week. KTIVKMAland.com

Go-Hawks

Waverly-Shell Rock's season ended one win short of the when Western Dubuque won 27-24 Friday night, after five lead changes and a 58-yard field goal the Go-Hawks missed as the horn sounded. They finished 8-3. Y99.3

Thanksgiving

Veridian Credit Union is pledging $70,000 to free Thanksgiving meal efforts in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. In Iowa, the money will support the Mike & Leona Adams Thanksgiving Dinner in Waterloo, plus events in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Veridian is also providing 300 hours of paid volunteer service from its employees. Waterloo-Cedar Falls CourierKGAN

$70,000pledged by Veridian Credit Union to Thanksgiving meal efforts

The pledge covers events in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota, plus 300 hours of paid employee volunteer service.

Sources: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, KGAN

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  1. Mon., Nov. 9UNI volleyball clinches its fifth straight MVC title
  2. Sun., Nov. 8State football semifinals hit the UNI-Dome starting Wednesday
  3. Sat., Nov. 7Cedar Falls falls 42-14 to Dowling Catholic in the playoffs
  4. Fri., Nov. 6BankIowa to buy three Community Bank & Trust branches, including Cedar Falls
  5. Thurs., Nov. 5UNI President Mark Nook plans to retire in July 2027
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State football semifinals open Wednesday at the UNI-Dome

Plus, a judge appoints a receiver for Cedar Valley Medical Specialists and UNI adds two football series.

The TLDR

  1. State football semifinals open Wednesday at the UNI-Dome
  2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck meets No. 1 Audubon at 1 p.m. Wednesday
  3. A judge appointed a receiver for Cedar Valley Medical Specialists
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