Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Iowa City West 55-48 in a boys’ basketball game Tuesday night.
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Iowa City West 55-48 in a boys’ basketball game Tuesday night.
West Liberty beat Benton Community 56-53 in a boys’ basketball game Monday night.
West Liberty beat 3A No. 3 Benton Community 64-57 in a girls’ basketball game Monday night.
Girls’ basketball: Stars Kelsey Joens and Jenna Twedt battle to a virtual draw; West Liberty’s supporting cast has the edge in the Comets’ 64-57 win over 3A No. 3 Benton Community.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association revealed district and substate brackets Monday for Class 1A and 2A.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy remains No. 1 in Class 4A in the latest boys’ basketball rankings, released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The Cougars have a huge three-game week: Tuesday night against Iowa City West, Thursday night against Iowa City High and Saturday at No. 4 West Des Moines Valley.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Xavier’s 77-47 win over Linn-Mar in a boys’ basketball game at Xavier on Friday.
Girls’ basketball: After a four-game losing streak and a postgame airing of grievances Tuesday, Cedar Rapids Xavier snaps out of it, 62-46, over Linn-Mar.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Xavier’s 62-46 win over Linn-Mar in a girls’ basketball game at Xavier on Friday.
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North Linn outscored Dunkerton in the fourth quarter to rally past Dunkerton, 60-46, in a battle of top-10 teams in Class 1A. North Linn is second, Dunkerton sixth.
This week’s episode of the Prep Basketball Podcast begins with a look at the Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional brackets in 3A, 2A and 1A. Who are the favorites to advance to state?
Six-foot-8 sophomore forward Davis Kern is third in the Mississippi Valley Conference in scoring at 19 points per game. He already has scholarship offers from Northern Iowa and South Dakota State, the latest in a long line of kids from Linn-Mar who will play Division I college basketball.
Girls’ basketball: Before the postseason beckons, these seven February matchups are worth your attention.
Mount Vernon High School grad Austin Ash walked on to the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team his freshman year. He didn’t play much in his five-year Iowa career, but had the desire to see if he could be an important player somewhere. That somewhere turned out to be The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray had friendly fans in the stands in two games against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former Iowa All-American produced his third double-double of his rookie NBA season in Monday night’s win.
High school cross country: Maquoketa’s Izzy Hardin beats the big-school competition at the Cedar Rapids Invitational. Kennedy duo runs second and fourth in the boys’ race.
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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