Girls basketball: Rowan Jacobi posts 44 points, 16 rebounds in her home-court finale, a 63-37 Class 1A regional-semifinal win over Lone Tree.
Girls basketball: Rowan Jacobi posts 44 points, 16 rebounds in her home-court finale, a 63-37 Class 1A regional-semifinal win over Lone Tree.
Photos from the Iowa girls basketball game between Lone Tree and Springville Friday, February 20, 2026
Saturday’s 3A regional-final matchups include Mid-Prairie at Mount Vernon, Tipton at Williamsburg, CPU at Wahlert and Assumption at Maquoketa.
The Dyersville Beckman boys basketball team has had more than its first share of injuries and illness this season. The illness belonged to head coach Michael Molony this time, though he toughed out the flu and led his Blazers past Alburnett in a Class 2A district semifinal, 59-33.
Photos from the basketball game between Dyersville Beckman and Alburnett Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Five area Iowa high school girls basketball games to watch Friday in Class 2A and 1A regional semifinals.
Marion surrenders only 11 points in the first three quarters, then holds off Grinnell 34-26 in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal.
Photos from the Iowa girls basketball regional game between Marion and Grinnell Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
District semifinals are being played around the state Thursday night. Each game tips off at 7 p.m.
Five area Iowa high school girls basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and 3A regional semifinals.
Cedar Rapids Prairie made plays down the stretch and knocked off Cedar Rapids Xavier, 74-69, in a fine late regular-season boys basketball game at Xavier.
Girls basketball: Keota forces Highland into 31 turnovers, wins a Class 1A regional quarterfinal, 49-43.
The 2025-26 area girls basketball all-conference portal. Received so far: River Valley North and South divisions.
MV won the Tri-Rivers Conference West Division, its first boys basketball conference title since 2010. Wildcats beat Central City, 61-39, Monday in Class 1A district quarterfinal.
Top seeds include Solon in Class 3A and Cedar Rapids Prairie in 4A.
These wounds matter. These nicks, cuts and abrasions are fully earned. And all Mount Vernon’s top-ranked and unbeaten 157-pound senior needed to do to reveal their deeper meaning was calmly raise his forefinger to indicate there’s merely one more match to win to finally join two of his older brothers as a state champion.
Iowa City West Diego Robertty and Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Louden Bloxham were victorious in semifinal bouts at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament Friday night at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.
Seventh-ranked Linn-Mar fell to No. 1 Waukee Northwest , 3-2, in the Class 3A girls’ state soccer championship at the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames, Iowa Saturday, June 7, 2025.