The last eight spots in the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament were earned Tuesday night in Class 4A substate finals. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s scores, plus the 4A state tournament bracket and schedule released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released brackets this week for the boys’ basketball postseason in Class 3A and 4A. Here’s an in-depth look at the substates containing schools from the Gazette area.
The seven-game MVC-CIML Shootout boys’ basketball event went down Saturday at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids. In one of the marquee games of the inaugural event, defending Class 4A defending champion West Des Moines Valley used a fourth-quarter spurt to down Linn-Mar in a matchup of the second and fourth-ranked teams. Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy also beat No. 7 Waukee.
At a time that was put up or shut up, Iowa’s Caleb Rathjen made some noise, going 5-0 and winning the 149-pound title at the second annual Soldier Salute Saturday at Xtream Arena.
The MVC-CIML Crossover Shootout event is January 6 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. It features seven games, most of them pitting a school from the Central Iowa Metro League against one from either the Mississippi Valley Conference or Mississippi Athletic Conference
No. 2 Ankeny Centennial beat No. 7 Ankeny in a Class 5A Iowa high school state volleyball tournament match Monday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Anna Sash and Jaeden Pratt formed a fifth-set wall, and second-ranked Centennial held off No. 7 Ankeny, 25-16, 25-12, 22-25, 14-25, 15-12, in a Class 5A quarterfinal at the state volleyball tournament Monday afternoon at Xtream Arena.
The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament begins Monday at Xtream Arena in Coralville with quarterfinal matches in Class 5A and 4A. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates throughout the day.
Capsules for the 2023 Iowa high school state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.
The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament has 24 of its 40 spots filled after Tuesday’s regional finals in Class 5A, 4A and 3A. Here’s a look at the regional finals, plus the state tournament brackets in those three classes.
Reigning state champion Iowa City Liberty is one of three Metro/Iowa City “big-school” teams — and one of five overall — playing in regional-final volleyball matches Tuesday night.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 7.
Ankeny had its back against the wall but Cedar Rapids Prairie's quarterback sneak attempt fourth-and-1 at the goal line was unsuccessful and Ankeny held on for a 17-14 win.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 6.
The Gazette’s post-Week 5 Iowa high school football poll: No changes at the top of any class, which still features co-leaders in 4A.
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