State GBB '14: Area capsules

Capsules on area teams that have qualified for the girls state basketball tournament: 

CASCADE (Class 2A)

Coach -- Mike Sconsa (10th year, 196-43)

Top players -- Abbey Meyer (5-3, sr.) averages 12.4 points, 3.5 assists and 4.5 steals per game. Carolyn Trumm (5-8, jr.) adds 9.4 points and 5.6 rebounds and shoots 59 percent from the floor.

Record and ranking -- 25-0, No. 2

Tournament history -- 4th appearance. Cougars were 3A semifinalists last year.

First-round opponent -- Cougars face No. 15 Manson-NW Webster (20-4) at 5 p.m. Monday. 

CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (Class 5A)

Coach -- Tony Vis (2nd year at Kennedy, 31-15; 18th year overall, 288-130)

Top players -- Morgan Martin (6-1, sr.) leads a balanced lineup with 11.6 points and 8.7 rebounds. Paige Hendrickson (5-8, sr.) and Stephanie Botkin (6-0, jr.) add 11.3 and 11.0 points, respectively.

Record and ranking -- 16-7, unranked

Tournament history -- 9th appearance. Cougars were 4A semifinalists in their last two trips (2009 and 2010).

First-round opponent -- Cougars face No. 1 Iowa City High (23-0) at 5 p.m. Wednesday. 

CENTER POINT-URBANA (Class 3A)

Coach -- Philip Klett (6th year at CPU, 77-61; 8th year overall, 112-75)

Top players -- Arika Wooldridge (6-0, soph.) averages 18.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game; Kennedy Salow (6-0, sr.) adds 17.1 points and 7.1 boards per game.

Record and ranking -- 18-6, No. 12

Tournament history -- 3rd appearance. Won Class 2A state champion in last trip, in 1995.

First-round opponent -- Stormin' Pointers face No. 1 MOC-Floyd Valley (23-1) at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. 

IOWA CITY HIGH (Class 5A)

Coach -- Bill McTaggart (16th year at City High, 275-100; 21st year overall, 366-161)

Top players -- Haley Lorenzen (6-3, sr.), a University of Florida recruit, averages 21.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Courtney Joens (5-10, soph.) adds 15.0 points per game while Kiera Washpun (5-6, sr.) offers 13.7 points, 5.1 assists and 4.1 steals per contest.

Record and ranking -- 23-0, No. 1

Tournament history -- 7th appearance. Little Hawks were 4A state champions in 2008.

First-round opponent -- Little Hawks face Cedar Rapids Kennedy (16-7) at 5 p.m. Wednesday. 

NORTH LINN (Class 2A)

Coach -- Brian Wheatley (10th year, 165-67)

Top players -- Nicole Miller (5-9, jr.) averages a 2A-high 25.6 points per game, plus 6.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 4.2 steals per contest. Libby Falconer (6-1, sr.) adds 9.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game; Maddie Boer (5-7, jr.) registers 9.0 ppg.

Record and ranking -- 23-1, No. 5

Tournament history -- 2nd appearance; other was in 1997.

First-round opponent -- Lynx face No. 12 South Central Calhoun (21-3) at 8:30 p.m. Monday. 

WESTERN DUBUQUE (Class 4A)

Coach -- Amy Ostwinkle (6th year, 79-55)

Top players -- Rose Simon-Ressler (5-9, jr.) paces the Bobcats at 12.4 points per game. Megan Maahs (6-0, soph.) adds 12.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per contest.

Record and ranking -- 21-2, No. 8

Tournament history -- 3rd appearance. Last trip in 1987 ended in a five-player championship.

First-round opponent -- Bobcats face No. 2 Sioux City Heelan (20-3) at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. 

WILLIAMSBURG (Class 3A)

Coach -- Aaron Feddersen (9th year, 167-49)

Top players -- Drake recruit Paige Greiner (5-5, sr.) leads the way at 15.9 points and 4.4 assists per game. Claire Simmons (5-6, jr.) adds 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest.

Record and ranking -- 22-2, No. 5

Tournament history -- 3rd appearance. Last trip was in 2008.

First-round opponent -- Raiders face No. 4 Mediapolis (23-1) at 5 p.m. Tuesday.