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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 12

Woodbine and Gladbrook-Reinbeck set an 8-Player title game at the UNI-Dome

Plus, a $750,000 grant is backing a Cedar Valley microtransit pilot.

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UNI-Dome FootballTop story

Woodbine pulls away from Iowa Valley 53-⁠34 and reaches the 8-Player title game

Woodbine ran off 27 unanswered points to beat Iowa Valley 53-⁠34

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Source: KGAN

If you missed Wednesday's late semifinal at the , here's the short version: No. 3 Woodbine outpowered No. 2 Iowa Valley 53-34 and is back in the 8-Player title game for a second straight year. Iowa Valley scored on its first three drives, and Gladbrook-Reinbeck will be the opponent. Trailing 26-20, Layne Peska's 42-yard interception return put the Tigers up 28-26, then Woodbine ran off 27 unanswered points.

Quarterback Cal Pryor completed 21 of 22 passes for 317 yards and five touchdowns. Penn State commit Landon Blum, the state's top-ranked prospect, caught three scores, and Woodbine went 5-for-5 on third down.

Woodbine's Pryor and Blum carried the offense

21-of-22
passes completed by Cal Pryor
317
passing yards for Pryor
169
receiving yards for Landon Blum

Source: The Gazette

  • Title game: Thu., Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m., UNI-Dome
  • Opponent: Gladbrook-Reinbeck (12-0)
  • Woodbine's total offense: 367 yards
  • Iowa Valley's final record: 11-1

UNI-Dome Football

Gladbrook-Reinbeck holds off Audubon 44-⁠39 for a title-game rematch with Woodbine

Gladbrook-Reinbeck is headed back to the 8-Player state title game after beating top-ranked Audubon 44-39 in a semifinal at the . The Rebels (12-0) led 44-32 in the fourth quarter, and the Wheelers (11-1) pulled within 44-39 but couldn't finish the comeback.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck held off Audubon 44-⁠39

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    FinalClass 8-Player state semifinal at the UNI-Dome

Sources: KWWL, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, kmaland.com

Senior Treyvon Herron ran for 144 yards and four touchdowns and caught another score. Audubon's Aiden Kjergaard carried 35 times for 324 yards. Next up is a rematch: Woodbine ended the Rebels' season in last year's semifinals.

Audubon's Kjergaard outran Herron, but the Rebels won

Sources: High School On SI, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

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Aiden Kjergaard, Audubon324 yards
Treyvon Herron, G-R144 yards
  • Halftime score: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 34, Audubon 26
  • Rebels' second-quarter points: 27
  • Bennett Sieh's passing: 11-for-11, 221 yards, two touchdowns
  • Title game: Thu., Nov. 19, vs. Woodbine

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News Notes

Microtransit

The Black Hawk County Gaming Association awarded $750,000 to a three-year pilot from Cedar Falls, Waterloo and . The partners are working to assemble $4.6 million to launch on-demand shared rides in smaller vans, in areas fixed bus routes don't easily reach. Fares are still being evaluated. Waterloo-Cedar Falls CourierKGAN

The $750,000 grant covers part of the $4.6 million goal

$0.75 millionGaming Association grant for the microtransit pilot

Sources: KGAN, KYOU-TV, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

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Gaming Association grant for the microtransit pilot$0.75 million
Funding coalition goal$4.60 million

Rec Recharge

Cedar Falls will present its recommendations for the future of the Recreation and Fitness Center at the City Council's Committee of the Whole meeting Monday. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Junior highs

The Board of Education on Monday approved plans and specifications for significant improvements to Cedar Falls Community Schools' two junior high buildings. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Gold Star

A Gold Star Families Memorial was dedicated in Cedar Falls. The three-part black granite monument has a 7-foot-tall silhouette of a soldier cut into the center. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

UNI hoops

Northern Iowa had five players score in double figures as the Panthers beat Green Bay 89-76 Tuesday at the McLeod Center. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

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Semifinals

The state football semifinals run Wednesday through Saturday at the . In all, 28 teams reached the dome across the state's seven classes, and the championship games are Nov. 19 and 20. Iowa City Press-Citizen

Thu. and Fri.

Thursday brings Class A and Class 4A semifinals, starting with Maquoketa Valley and Woodbury Central at 10 a.m. Friday at 10 a.m., fourth-ranked Treynor (10-1) faces top-ranked Regina Catholic (11-0) in Class 1A, in its first UNI-Dome trip in 23 years. KIWA RadioKMAland.com

Four more semifinals are set for Thursday and Friday

WhenClassMatchup
Thu., Nov. 12, 10 a.m.Class AMaquoketa Valley vs. Woodbury Central
Thu., Nov. 12, 1 p.m.Class ANorth Linn vs. West Lyon
Thu., Nov. 12, 4 p.m.Class 4ACarlisle vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Fri., Nov. 13, 10 a.m.Class 1ATreynor vs. Regina Catholic

Sources: KMAland.com, KIWA Radio

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Past issues

  1. Wed., Nov. 11Cedar Valley Medical Specialists closes; clinics go independent
  2. Tues., Nov. 10State football semifinals open Wednesday at the UNI-Dome
  3. Mon., Nov. 9UNI volleyball clinches its fifth straight MVC title
  4. Sun., Nov. 8State football semifinals hit the UNI-Dome starting Wednesday
  5. Sat., Nov. 7Cedar Falls falls 42-14 to Dowling Catholic in the playoffs
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Woodbine and Gladbrook-Reinbeck set an 8-Player title game at the UNI-Dome

Plus, a $750,000 grant is backing a Cedar Valley microtransit pilot.

The TLDR

  1. Woodbine beats Iowa Valley 53-34 to reach the title game
  2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck tops Audubon 44-39 in the other semifinal
  3. A $750,000 grant backs a Cedar Valley microtransit pilot
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