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7 area teams reach football semifinals; Iowa women visit UConn

Plus, the Sabre jet gets rededicated at Iowa City Municipal Airport at 2 p.m. today.

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Seven area football teams are headed to the UNI-Dome for the state semifinals

Seven area teams play semifinals Nov. 11 to Nov. 14

TeamOpponentWhen
Iowa ValleyWoodbineWed., Nov. 11, 4 p.m.
Maquoketa ValleyWoodbury CentralThu., Nov. 12, 10 a.m.
North LinnWest SiouxThu., Nov. 12, 1 p.m.
XavierWestern DubuqueThu., Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
ReginaTreynorFri., Nov. 13, 10 a.m.
AlburnettSpirit LakeSat., Nov. 14, 10 a.m.
SolonAlgonaSat., Nov. 14, 4 p.m.

Sources: The Gazette, The Des Moines Register

If you follow area football, clear your week. Seven area teams are still alive, and the IHSAA released the full semifinal schedule with games Nov. 11 through Nov. 14 at the in Cedar Falls.

Iowa City Regina is 11-0 after a 42-14 win over Grundy Center and has outscored opponents by an average of 38 points per game. Solon's Maddox Kelley was the whole offense in a 23-14 win over West Delaware: all three touchdowns and all 392 yards.

  • North Linn: 41-0 over Saint Ansgar, first trip to the semis
  • Alburnett: Laken Caves' 20-yard run beat Wilton, 28-21
  • Maquoketa Valley: 22-12 at Lynnville-Sully, third straight road playoff win
  • Xavier: 48-9 over Newton, then a rematch with Western Dubuque

Numbers behind the area's semifinal teams

7
area teams in the state semifinals
38 points
Regina's average margin of victory per game
392
yards for Solon's offense, all by Maddox Kelley
41-0
North Linn's quarterfinal win over Saint Ansgar

Source: The Gazette

Hawkeyes

Iowa women visit No. 2 UConn at 1 p.m. CT today while the men sit at 2-⁠0

If you're watching the Hawkeyes today, the 10th-ranked Iowa women (2-0) play No. 2 UConn at in Storrs, Conn. The Huskies (1-1) are coming off a 77-66 loss at No. 5 Michigan, so Iowa coach Jan Jensen isn't expecting a gentle welcome.

“We're going to be an underdog, and now probably a really heavy underdog and should be going in.”

Iowa coach Jan Jensen

Both Iowa teams beat Eastern Illinois this week. The women won 80-39 Thursday, and the men's second win in as many games was a 91-47 drubbing Friday.

Iowa won twice this week while UConn lost at Michigan

  • Eastern Illinois39
    Iowa80
    FinalWomen, Thursday
  • Eastern Illinois47
    Iowa91
    FinalMen, Friday
  • UConn66
    Michigan77
    FinalWomen, Thursday

Sources: The Gazette, Globe Gazette, Sioux City Journal

  • Tip-off: 1 p.m. CT today, televised nationally on FS1
  • Where: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
  • Return game: UConn visits Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2027-28
  • UConn's first 10 games: eight ranked opponents, Iowa among them

25Final Four trips for UConn

Twelve national-championship banners hang at .

Source: The Gazette

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Hawkeye football

The No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes beat Northwestern 24-10 at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, on Saturday. Both teams came in at 6-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play. It was Iowa's first trip to Evanston since 2021. notThe Gazette

Iowa beat Northwestern on the road Saturday

  • Iowa24
    Northwestern10
    FinalRyan Field, Evanston, Illinois

Source: not

School board

Iowa City school board members vote Tuesday, Nov. 10 on 2026-2027 committee assignments. The proposal lists Jennifer Horn-Frasier and Lisa Williams on the in place of Mitch Lingo and Ruthina Malone, and it's on the consent agenda. KCRG

Coralville

Every Bloomin' Thing, a Coralville flower shop that has served the area for more than 50 years, is preparing to close. Rising property taxes and operating costs are taking a toll. KCRG

Sabre jet

The F-86 gets its rededication today at 2 p.m. at the Ockenfels Hangar at Iowa City Municipal Airport. The Community Foundation of Johnson County holds the endowment for the jet's ongoing maintenance and care. KCJJ

UI center

The Iowa Board of Regents named two candidates for director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at a special meeting Nov. 6. They'll be interviewed at the board's Nov. 11-12 meeting at Iowa State University, after Carson Holloway declined the job Nov. 3. not

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Around Iowa

Volleyball

Hinton's Ellie Friessen and Addy Ortegren and Riverside's Sydney Somers were named to the Class 2A All-Tournament Team at the state tournament in Coralville. Friessen and Ortegren each had 40 kills, and Riverside finished 40-1, its best season in school history. Beckman Catholic won the 2A title. The N'West Iowa REVIEWKSOM

40-1Riverside's record in its best season in school history

Senior Sydney Somers was named to the Class 2A All-Tournament Team.

Source: KSOM

Ankeny

Ankeny assistant coach Greg Schoon is recovering in the hospital after collapsing during Friday's quarterfinal game against Iowa City Liberty. He's expected to remain hospitalized until Monday. WHO13.com

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7 area teams reach football semifinals; Iowa women visit UConn

Plus, the Sabre jet gets rededicated at Iowa City Municipal Airport at 2 p.m. today.

The TLDR

  1. Seven area football teams are in the state semifinals
  2. Iowa women visit No. 2 UConn at 1 p.m. CT today
  3. Iowa football beat Northwestern 24-10 on Saturday
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