Linn-Mar’s boys’ basketball team has won its first three games this season, all on the road and by four points or less. That includes Friday night’s come-from-behind 62-59 win at Cedar Rapids Xavier.
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Linn-Mar’s boys’ basketball team has won its first three games this season, all on the road and by four points or less. That includes Friday night’s come-from-behind 62-59 win at Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Linn-Mar beat Cedar Rapids Xavier 25-22 in an Iowa high school girls’ basketball game at Xavier High School.
Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Prairie sprints away with a 23-2 third quarter, handles Cedar Rapids Washington, 59-31.
Girls’ basketball notes: Wamac teams have fashioned a 7-1 record against the MVC.
Maquoketa Valley’s boys’ basketball team lost its best player to graduation and is still trying to find its identitiy as a team. But the Wildcats picked up a monster early season win Tuesday night when it knocked off Alburnett.
Solon, Clear Creek Amana and North Linn maintain the top three spots in this week’s girls basketball Super Ten. Mount Vernon climbs a spot to No. 4, and Western Dubuque and Marion are newcomers for this season.
Backup post Brynley Rasmussen was more than capable in her minutes in the paint, registering 12 points to help lead Class 3A fifth-ranked Mount Vernon past No. 2 Benton Community, 53-45, in a Wamac Conference cross-divisional game Tuesday night at Mount Vernon High School.
The Mount Vernon Mustangs beat the Benton Community Bobcats 53-45 in a girls’ basketball game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.
Marion’s boys’ basketball team lost its season opener earlier this week by 49 points, but the Wolves rebounded Saturday by beating Cedar Rapids Washington, 70-61. Both teams came into the season inexperienced.
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Class 4A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 56-43 in a girls’ basketball game Friday night at Xavier.
Class 4A 11th-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier built an 11-1 lead before Libby Fandel dented the scoring column and went on to defeat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 56-43, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ basketball game Friday night at Ron Thillen Gymnasium.
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Williamsburg girls’ basketball coach Stephanie Dacey considered Center Point-Urbana one of the programs she wanted to model after, and the Raiders ended an 18-game losing streak to the Stormin’ Pointers on Tuesday.
One-point wins at Rivalry Saturday keep Solon, Clear Creek Amana at the top after the first big week in The Gazette’s area high school girls’ basketball Super Ten rankings.
Keegan Murray’s debut season in the NBA was impressive. However, the young ex-Hawkeye was far from content because he knew if he was to continue progressing in the NBA, he was going to have to work even harder. And that’s exactly what this talented 23-year-old did in his first full offseason as a professional.
Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 3 games to watch. Battles of unbeatens include CCA-Xavier, Alburnett-Regina, Decorah-Wahlert, Mount Vernon-Solon and Iowa Valley-Montezuma.
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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