Alyssa Hertel is a College Sports Recruiting Reporter at the Des Moines Register. She specializes in high school sports and college recruiting, with a particular focus on basketball and football in Iowa, as well as covering Drake men's basketball. Alyssa has been featured in several prominent publications, including Hawk Central, USA TODAY, and Yahoo Sports.
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By: Alyssa Hertel, Gus Martin
Des Moines Register Injuries have not been kind to Iowa State football this season, especially on defense.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register Well, it's that time of year again. The final week of the Iowa high school football season is here, and by Friday night, seven state champions will be crowned.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Here is the Des Moines Register's preseason ranking of how we think the CIML squads will finish the 2024-25 season.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register Last season, Johnston put together an undefeated season en route to winning the Class 5A Iowa high school girls basketball state championship.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register This story is part of a series on the Des Moines Register's top 10 Iowa high school football seniors.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register The first games of the Iowa high school girls basketball season will be here before fans know it, and this has all the makings of a stellar year.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register It's time: The Iowa high school girls basketball season is officially here.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register CEDAR FALLS — Tate Hawf knows what it feels like to lose. The West Lyon senior experienced four-straight years of losses, after all.
By: Will Kennedy, Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register CEDAR FALLS — Just under three months ago, the Iowa high school football season kicked off.
By: Alyssa Hertel
Des Moines Register CEDAR FALLS — The shoes were big, and Holden Hansen needed to fill them.
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