The Mount Vernon-Solon rivalry takes center stage as the Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ basketball postseason reaches its win-and-make-it-to-state crescendo.
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The Mount Vernon-Solon rivalry takes center stage as the Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ basketball postseason reaches its win-and-make-it-to-state crescendo.
With a lot of postponements Thursday, Iowa high school basketball fans can spend their night with the latest episode of The Gazette’s Prep Basketball Podcast, where we discuss the postseason paths for favorites and dark horses.
Girls’ basketball: Despite heavy graduation losses, Springville remains a force. Orioles play at Montezuma in a Class 1A regional-semifinal showdown Friday.
Girls’ basketball: All conference teams for 2022-23. Mississippi Valley, Wamac, River Valley, Tri-Rivers, Northeast Iowa, Upper Iowa.
Girls’ basketball: No. 10 Vinton-Shellsburg tops Mid-Prairie, 55-40, in a Class 3A regional semifinal, will face No. 6 Grinnell for a state berth.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 3A regional semifinals and 5A/4A quarterfinals.
Never before had Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ basketball program swept through the Mississippi Valley Conference in a season, until that was accomplished with a 70-43 win Tuesday night over Cedar Rapids Xavier. The Cougars play Thursday night against Waterloo East, with the school’s first unbeaten regular season on the line
4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat 3A No. 4 Cedar Rapids Xavier 70-43 in a boys’ basketball game Tuesday night.
Girls’ basketball: Laney Pilcher scores, and much more (24 points, 18 rebounds, eight steals), in Jesup’s 2A regional-quarterfinal victory over Alburnett.
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Central City’s boys’ basketball team overcame a spirited challenge from Elkader Central Monday night in a Class 1A district opener, winning 71-65. That was the 14th win this season for the Wildcats, who won just five games last season and one the season before that.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released postseason brackets for Class 3A and 4A boys’ basketball Monday afternoon. Top substate seeds include Cedar Rapids Kennedy in 4A and Marion and Cedar Rapids Xavier in 3A.
Three Metro boys’ basketball teams are ranked in the top five of their respective classes in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association poll.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Tuesday in Class 2A and 1A regional quarterfinals.
Cedar Rapids Prairie beat Iowa City Liberty 68-42 in a girls’ basketball game Friday night at Prairie.
Cedar Rapids Washington’s boys’ basketball team has only a so-so 11-8 record, but it has won 8 of 9 games, including a come-from-behind 65-56 win Friday night at Iowa City West. Warriors are making a case to get a higher seed in whatever Class 4A substate they are placed.
Paustian’s effort has paid dividends in his first two weeks of high school competition. Paustian remained unbeaten, pinning Marion’s Lucas Stearns for the 150-pound title Saturday at the Mount Vernon Invitational.
Independence crowned three champions, receiving titles from Braylen Bieber and Carter Eddy to along with Carey’s 126-pound championship and the Mustangs finished third in the team race with 307 points Saturday at home.
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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