Calling it both ways, Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder talk area high school basketball and current rankings for girls and boys basketball.
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Calling it both ways, Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder talk area high school basketball and current rankings for girls and boys basketball.
Decorah’s boys’ basketball team has high aspirations for this season. That’s seems warranted, as the Vikings return senior all-stater Ben Bockman, some other key senior pieces, the return of point guard Trey McCain, who didn’t play last season because of a torn ACL and the additions of transfer guard Zach Driscoll and 6-foot-11 sophomore Cael LaFrentz.
Girls’ basketball notes: After an uncharacteristic 6-16 season last year, Iowa City High appears to be on the rebound.
Clear Creek Amana is the new No. 1 in this week’s area girls basketball Super Ten. North Linn and Mount Vernon climb to No. 2 and No. 3.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ basketball team swept through last regular season, playing only one game decided by single digits. That came against Cedar Falls, which played the Cougars even tougher Tuesday night at Kennedy, this one a 51-47 game.
Girls’ basketball: Class 4A second-ranked Clear Creek Amana outscores 3A No. 1 Solon 30-3 in the final 10 1/2 minutes, earns a 58-37 Wamac cross-divisional win.
The Clear Creek Amana Clippers defeated the Solon Spartans at Solon High School in Solon, Iowa on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
The Regina Regals defeated the Tipton Tigers at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Dec, 11, 2023.
The Regina Regals defeated the Tipton Tigers at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Dec, 11, 2023.
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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.
And then, fittingly, there were two still standing in 2A: Alburnett’s top-seeded Eaghan Fleshman and Solon’s second-seeded Lucas Feuerbach — until Fleshman stuck a takedown in overtime to mine gold, 4-1, Saturday night at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling meet at the Casey’s Center.
Photos from the Class 1A, 2A and 3A championship matches during the 2026 IHSAA boys’ state wrestling tournament at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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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