All-conference girls’ basketball teams for 2023-24. Received so far: MVC Mississippi and Valley, Wamac East and West, River Valley North and South, Tri-Rivers East and West, Northeast Iowa, South Iowa Cedar, Upper Iowa.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and 3A regional semifinals.
Lisbon and Central City played a Class 1A district boys’ basketball game Monday night at Lisbon in which both teams took turns going on offensive runs. In the end, a strong fourth quarter lifted the Lions to a 64-47 victory.
Lisbon beat Central City 64-47 in a Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ basketball first-round district tournament game Monday night.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Tuesday in Class 2A regional quarterfinals.
North Linn and Western Christian finish atop their respective classes, as the Iowa High School Athletic Association released its final boys’ basketball rankings of the season in Class 1A and 2A. Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Clear Lake remain top-ranked in Class 4A and 3A, which has one more set of rankings next week.
There were a few preliminary round Class 1A games Friday night, but the Iowa high school boys’ basketball postseason really gets cranking Monday night in 1A and Class 2A. Alburnett finished regular season on 14-game win streak and is a top seed in its 2A district.
Ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, Clear Creek Amana got some big moments from Lena Evans down the stretch, some big boards by both of it big girls, and held off No. 11 Marion, 66-58, in a Wamac Conference cross-division girls’ basketball game Friday night at Clear Creek Amana High School.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Saturday in Class 3A quarterfinals and Class 2A regional first-round games.
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Conference realignment continues to be a topic on Call It Both Ways, The Gazette’s Iowa high school basketball podcast. This week’s episode begins with the latest updates as the Northeast Iowa Conference appears on the brink of collapse. Then, we take a look at more postseason brackets released by the IGHSAU (5A and 4A) and IHSAA (2A and 1A) and the big games involving top teams last week.
The postseason in boys’ basketball is upon us. Opening-round district games in Class 1A begin Friday. Here’s a closer look at the districts and substates involving schools from The Gazette area.
Girls’ basketball: Examining the regional brackets in 5A and 4A.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Thursday in Class 1A regional first-round games.
Girls’ basketball Super Ten: Status quo from last week to this week; Clear Creek Amana remains a firm No. 1.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ basketball team shot 70 percent from the field in the first half and went on to beat Iowa City West, 71-58, in a matchup of the first and second-ranked teams in Class 4A.
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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