Keaton Gates

West Branch

West Branch Comeback Comes Up Short in 12-7 Opening Round Playoff Loss to No. 10 Osage

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Dillan Schenkel, football, Gabe Depoorter, Keaton Gates, Teddy Bucknell, West Branch October 23, 2026

Photo by Chris Miller

Liberty High

Week 8 Rewind: Clear Creek Amana, Liberty High Remain in Postseason Race

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Ashten Holmes, Brooks Seydel, City High, football, Keaton Gates, Liberty High, Maddox Kelley, Pryor Reiners, solon, West Branch, West High October 20, 2026

Photo by Darren Miller

West Branch

West Branch Secures Home Playoff Game With Wild Win Over Bellevue

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Dillan Schenkel, football, Keaton Gates, Motley Johnston, Teddy Bucknell, West Branch October 17, 2026

Photo by Chris Miller

Liberty High

Week 7 Rewind: Area Teams Set Up For Important Games In Week 8

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Aiden Gaffey, City High, football, Keaton Gates, Liberty High, Maddox Kelley, Pryor Reiners, Shepherd Stanton, solon October 12, 2026

Photo by Darren Miller

West Branch

West Branch Gets Important District Road Win at Anamosa

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken football, Gabe Depoorter, Keaton Gates, Motley Johnston, Shay Kinsinger, Teddy Bucknell, West Branch October 9, 2026

Photo by Darren Miller

West Branch

West Branch Uses Strong Second Half to Down Tipton

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken football, Gabe Depoorter, Keaton Gates, Motley Johnston, Teddy Bucknell, West Branch October 2, 2026

Photo by Chris Miller

Liberty High

Week 6 Football Capsules: Breaking Down the Your Prep Sports Area Games

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken City High, football, Keaton Gates, Liberty High, Regina, solon, Tate Wallace, West Branch, West High September 30, 2026

Photo by Jeff Yoder

Liberty High

Week 5 Rewind: Versatile Clerry Helps Liberty High Get Back on Track

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken City High, football, Holt Hinkel, Keaton Gates, Liberty High, Regina, solon, West Branch September 28, 2026

West Branch

West Branch Can’t Keep Pace With Alburnett in District 5 Loss

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Dillan Schenkel, football, Keaton Gates, Motley Johnston, Thomas Pedersen, West Branch September 26, 2026

Regina

Regina Improves to 2-0 With 49-6 Win Over West Branch

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken football, Gabe Hegelheimer, Gabe Schuessler, Holt Hinkel, Keaton Gates, Regina, Sawyer Jeffries, Zach Poe September 5, 2026

West Branch

Late Touchdown Sinks West Branch In Road Loss at West Liberty

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Dillan Schenkel, football, Keaton Gates, Motley Johnston, Teddy Bucknell, West Branch August 29, 2026

West Branch

Hughes Wants to Build ‘West Branch Mentality’ As Bears Aim to Continue Rushing Success

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken football, Keaton Gates, Matt Hughes, Shay Kinsinger, West Branch August 28, 2026

West Branch

Senior Gates a Leader On Both Sides of the Ball for West Branch

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken football, Keaton Gates, Matt Hughes, West Branch August 28, 2026

West Branch 43, Tipton 16 in Class 2A-5 football on Oct. 3, 2025, in Tipton, Iowa. (Photo by Darren Miller)

West Branch

Football Capsule: Taking a Quick Look at West Branch

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Arik Marsh, Connor Sexton, football, Garrett Tisinger, Keaton Gates, Motley Johnston, Seth Hosier, Shay Kinsinger, West Branch August 27, 2026

Photo by Darren Miller

West Branch

YPS Top 50: Top Returning Running Backs in the Your Prep Sports Area for 2026

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Brody Beaver, City High, Clear Creek Amana, football, Ian Kelley, Keaton Gates, Liberty High, Savion Miller, West Branch August 10, 2026

West Branch

West Branch Combines Athletes to Win State Title in 4×200 Relay

Ryan Murken Follow @rmmurken Boys Track and Field, Brandon Pedersen, Julian Weckmann, Keaton Gates, Lincoln Naber, West Branch May 22, 2026