Cedar Rapids Prairie got shooters like Jace McDermott open looks against the Cedar Rapids Jefferson zone, and the junior wing nailed them. He finished with a team-high 22 points, including draining five 3-pointers in the Hawks’ 83-65 win in a Class 4A boys’ basketball substate quarterfinal.
Cedar Rapids Prairie advanced in the postseason with an 83-65 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ basketball substate quarterfinal game Monday night at Prairie High School.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Decorah were ranked No. 1 in the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s first boys’ basketball poll of the season back in late December. They have ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in their respective classes.
Seven area girls’ basketball teams are involved in Class 5A and Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional finals Tuesday. Six of them are making lengthy road trips.
Benton Community’s triangle-and-two stymied Monticello, 42-35, and the Bobcats earned their third consecutive girls’ state basketball tournament appearance.
The 2024 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament has its first eight qualifiers following Saturday’s Class 3A regional finals. Here’s a look at Saturday’s games, plus the 3A bracket and schedule released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
No. 8 Benton Community beat No. 9 Monticello 42-35 in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional final Saturday in Van Horne.
No. 6 Iowa City Regina got a 3-pointer, a steal and a basket — all in the final 8 seconds of regulation — and topped Maquoketa Valley in overtime, 61-53, in a Class 2A girls’ basketball regional semifinal Friday night at Regina High School.
Benton Community hosts Monticello in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional-final showdown Saturday. Solon, Mount Vernon and Center Point-Urbana also chase state-tournament berths.
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Here are the upcoming Iowa high school boys’ basketball postseason games in all classes. Class 3A and 4A begins Monday, with district finals upcoming in Class 1A and 2A.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Friday in Class 2A and 1A regional semifinals.
It’s set to be a historic basketball night in Iowa, so the Call It Both Ways podcast can only start this week’s episode by discussing Caitlin Clark on the verge of setting the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record. Then, it’s back to high school basketball and updates from the IHSAA and IGHSAU tournament trails.
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.
Once 2-10, Center Point-Urbana now is one win from the girls’ state basketball tournament after upending West Delaware in a Class 3A regional semifinal
Preston Ries of Monticello and Holden Arnaman of West Branch are the boys’ basketball players of the year in their respective divisions of the River Valley Conference.
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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