Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ basketball team went through last season undefeated, only to be upset by Pleasant Valley in a Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal. This season’s Cougars also are undefeated, top-ranked and top-seeded, playing Dallas Center-Grimes in a Wednesday quarterfinal. Kennedy seems intent on not letting history repeat itself.
The 2024 Iowa boys’ state basketball tournament begins Monday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Class 1A kicks things off with four games, including No. 1 North Linn taking on Woodbine in a 10:30 a.m. quarterfinal. Then it’s a pair of 2A quarters, including Iowa City Regina and top-ranked Western Christian.
Girls’ basketball, Super Ten: State champions Clear Creek Amana, North Linn and Solon are 1-2-3 in the final area rankings.
North Linn hit 64 percent of its shots (71 percent in the first half) and outgunned Newell-Fonda in the Class 1A girls’ state basketball championship game, 67-51.
Top-ranked North Linn beat No. 2 Newell-Fonda 67-51 in the Class 1A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball championship game Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Clear Creek Amana held Waverly-Shell Rock to 14-percent shooting and rolled to the Class 4A girls’ state basketball championship, 43-25.
Top-ranked Clear Creek Amana beat No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 43-25 to win the Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball championship Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Three games remain in the Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament. Champions will be decided in Class 4A, 2A and 1A Saturday. Find the schedule, live stream links and updated scores and stats here throughout the day.
Solon toppled Estherville-Lincoln Central for the Class 3A girls’ state basketball championship, 54-47. The title is Solon’s fourth, its first since 1998.
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Solon beat top-ranked Estherville-Lincoln Central 54-47 in the Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball championship game Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Capsules for Saturday’s championship games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Davis Kern of Linn-Mar and Jacob Williams of Dubuque Senior have been named boys’ basketball players of the year in their respective divisions of the Mississippi Valley Conference.
Top-ranked North Linn beat No. 4 Council Bluffs St. Albert 60-37 in a Class 1A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball semifinal game Friday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Sisters Macy and Molly Boge combined for 28 points, nine assists and nine steals to spur top-ranked North Linn to a 60-37 victory over No. 4 Council Bluffs St. Albert in a Class 1A semifinal at the girls’ state basketball tournament Friday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.
It’s a mix of semifinal games and championship games Friday at the Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament. Find the schedule, live stream links and updated scores and stats here throughout the day.
High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette’s poll play in Week 3. No. 1 Mount Vernon visits No. 4 Solon in a Class 3A showdown.
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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