DUBUQUE, Iowa — High school football teams across the tri-state area played Week 8 games in Iowa and Week 9 games in Wisconsin and Illinois on Oct. 16, 2026, with several Dubuque-area programs picking up wins.

In Iowa, Wahlert defeated Mount Vernon 34-20. Western Dubuque shut out Clinton 41-0. Cascade beat Camanche 49-8, and Beckman Catholic defeated Lisbon 49-14.

Not every Dubuque-area team came out ahead. Senior fell to Pleasant Valley 57-6. Bellevue lost a close game to West Branch, 34-33. Clayton Ridge was shut out by Nashua-Plainfield, 33-0.

In Wisconsin, Platteville lost to Darlington 49-20, a 29-point margin in a Week 9 matchup. Cuba City defeated Mineral Point 27-20. The Southwestern/East Dubuque co-op, which draws players from both sides of the Mississippi River, beat Fennimore 34-7. Lancaster defeated Prairie du Chien 28-21.

Other Wisconsin finals included Potosi/Cassville over Riverdale 62-6, River Ridge over Black Hawk/Warren 26-12, Pecatonica/Argyle over Boscobel 41-7, and Iowa-Grant over Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca 44-0. New Glarus defeated the Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg co-op 35-7.

In Illinois, Galena lost to Fulton 34-14 in Week 9 play.

In eight-player football, Belmont was scheduled to host Wild Rose on Oct. 17, 2026, in the first level of the playoffs.

Fighting Saints Hockey: Off the football field, the Dubuque Fighting Saints lost to the USA NTDP U18 team 6-4 in USHL hockey. The two teams were scheduled to play again on Oct. 17, 2026, in Plymouth, Michigan, giving Dubuque a quick chance to answer the home loss.

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