Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and Class 3A regional semifinals.
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Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and Class 3A regional semifinals.
Class 4A No. 10 Cedar Rapids Prairie’s boys’ basketball team appeared it might have a cakewalk Tuesday when it was discovered Cedar Rapids Xavier would have three starting players out ill. But the short-handed Saints hung around most of the game, a fourth-quarter run giving the Hawks a 57-42 victory.
3A #10 Xavier Saints vs. 4A #10 Prairie Hawks
Girls’ basketball: East Buchanan battles past Ed-Co, 60-53, in a Class 1A regional quarterfinal. Buccaneers prevail despite 24 points, 17 rebounds from the Vikings’ Lilee Boriskey.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Tuesday in Class 2A and 1A regional quarterfinals.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association dropped its weekly boys’ basketball rankings Monday, as well as all postseason brackets for Class 3A and 4A. Top substate seeds belong to Decorah in 3A and Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Kennedy in 4A. Linn-Mar moved up to No. 2 in this week’s 4A poll.
Cascade basketball historically has been successful, with a nasty 2-3 zone defense taught by legendary head coach Al Marshall a huge reason why. But this season’s Cougars have gone 18-3 by playing man to man, of all things.
The Class 4A third-ranked Linn-Mar boys’ basketball team suffered an unexpected loss in early January to Ankeny at the Crossover Shootout in downtown Cedar Rapids. But it has been nothing but victories since, the Lions’ 11th straight coming Friday night at Dubuque Senior, 61-56, virtually wrapping up the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division championship.
Girls’ basketball: Libby Fandel nets 34, and Cedar Rapids Xavier wraps up the MVC Mississippi Division title with a 57-41 win over Iowa City West. The Saints take a nine-game win streak into the postseason.
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Photos from the Iowa City West vs. Xavier girls’ basketball game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, February 14, 2025.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Saturday in Class 3A regional quarterfinals and 2A regional first-round games.
Center Point-Urbana’s boys’ basketball team lost its first 10 games last season, but a return of several key players and offseason work turned the Stormin’ Pointers into a team this season that has virtually doubled its win total and won the Wamac Conference East Division championship.
The postseason for boys’ basketball begins Friday night with 17 “pig-tail” district games in Class 1A.
Call It Both Ways: High school basketball podcast with Gazette sportswriters Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson talking area high school basketball.
Girls’ basketball: A quick analysis of area regional pairings in Class 5A and Class 4A.
High school volleyball notes: Williamsburg is 10-1 in Year 3 of Brittni Powell’s administration as head coach.
Nelson Brands is an accomplished wrestler, winning three state titles and All-American honors in high school and college. He also trained under Hall of Fame coaches. Brands will bring those experiences to his new role as Iowa City Regina boys’ head wrestling coach.
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.
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