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.
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.
NXTPRO, founded in 2021, is one of the nation’s largest basketball grassroots platforms and shoe circuits, operating more than 35 tournaments throughout the year. It’s a circuit the Iowa Barnstormers, a Corridor-based AAU basketball program, will compete in again this spring, this time under Puma’s administration.
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.
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North Linn boys’ basketball coach Mike Hilmer notched his 500th career varsity coaching victory Tuesday night when his Lynx beat Easton Valley, 103-21, at home. Hilmer’s father, Bob, is the state’s all-time leader in wins with 917.
The North Linn Lynx defeated the Easton Valley River Hawks for coach Mike Hilmer’s 500th career win at North Linn High School in Troy Mills, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.
Clear Creek Amana controlled two crucial facets of the game, and a late run enabled the Class 4A second-ranked Clippers to pull away from Iowa City West, 57-45, in a non-conference girls’ basketball game Tuesday night at West High School.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy won its first 22 games last boys’ basketball season, the first team in school history to sweep the regular season. It was top ranked and top seeded going into the Class 4A state tournament but was upset by Pleasant Valley in the first round. This season’s Cougars should be mighty good, too, with tons of talent and motivation from coming up short a season ago.
These aren’t the only quality Iowa high school boys’ basketball teams in the area this season. But it’s a pretty good start to the list.
Here are 12 of the area’s players heading into the 2023-24 Iowa high school boys’ basketball 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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