High School Basketball

Muscatine pulled away in the third quarter and went on to beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 65-58, in a Class 4A boys basketball substate semifinal. The Cougars finished 15-8 despite being very young and very undersized, though the future looks very good.

See photos as the Cougars traveled to Muscatine to take on the Muskies.

There are 16 boys basketball substate final games on tap in the state of Iowa on Saturday. That would be eight each in Class 1A and 2A. Those 16 winners qualify for the state tournament.

The 2026 Iowa girls high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Pairings, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.

Keokuk’s Jaxon Clark is a 6-foot-10 senior center who is a large factor offensively and defensively for his boys basketball team. He had 22 points and 24 rebounds as the Chiefs beat Center Point-Urbana, 64-58, Thursday night in a Class 3A substate semifinal.

Photos from Iowa high school boys basketball Center Point-Urbana vs. Keokuk Thursday, February 26, 2026

There are five Class 4A substate semifinal basketball games on tap Friday night involving schools from Cedar Rapids (Marion) and Iowa City.

Girls basketball: Addie McLaughlin scores 24 points, Adalee Klein blocks seven shots and Iowa City Regina stymies Grundy Center, 47-36.

From the beginning of the girls basketball season, the seventh-year Lansing Kee coach was adamant that he had the type of group to take another step beyond last year’s loss in a regional final.

Regals defeated the Spartans 47-36 for another trip to the state tournament

Here is the full schedule and four games we have picked out that you’d be wise to attend. There also are schedules for Friday night’s Class 4A substate semifinals and substate final pairings for Saturday in Class 1A and 2A.

Girls basketball: 2A and 1A regional finals are Wednesday, and Iowa City Regina has