METRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Waterloo East tuning out the noise and looking for improvement CHAD HARBERTS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Aug 22, 2026 18 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WATERLOO – Controversy, arguments, civic pride, and hurt feelings hang over the Waterloo East and Waterloo West football programs like storm clouds.kAm(96E96C E96 EH@ AC@8C2>D 4@>3:?6 2 J62C 62C=J :? a_af @C H96? E96J H6C6 @C:8:?2==J D4965F=65 E@ >6C86 :? a_ag H:== 36 564:565 :? 2 3:8 C@@> 3J 25>:?:DEC2E@CD 2?5 3@2C5 >6>36CD :? E96 (2E6C=@@ t5F42E:@? $6CG:46 r6?E6C]k^AmkAm(65?6D52J[ $FA6C:?E6?56?E y2C65 $>:E9 E23=65 E96 62C=J 4@?D@=:52E:@? G@E6 :?567:?:E6=J 27E6C 2 4@?E6?E:@FD 3@2C5 >66E:?8 @? E96 :DDF6 pF8FDE `_ 56=2J65 E96 AC@A@D65 G@E6 E@ >6C86 2 J62C 62C=J]k^Am kAm“&?7@CEF?2E6=J[ @FC <:5D 92G6 E@ C62==J 562= H:E9 E92E[” (2E6C=@@ t2DE 4@249 s6 r2C=@D p?56CD@? D2:5] “q642FD6 @7 E96 H@C< H6’G6 366? 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