The boys’ basketball game between Iowa City High and Fairfield on Monday night at Fairfield was ended with two minutes remaining after an on-court incident involving a Little Hawks player and Fairfield player. Tuesday, City High alleged a “racially charged” comment had been made by an official toward City High head coach Brennan Swayzer, who is Black and who had been ejected.
The Metro’s two Class 3A boys’ basketball teams are pretty good, good enough to come in second and fourth, respectively, in the class this week, as the Iowa High School Athletic Association released its latest rankings Monday. Cedar Rapids Kennedy remains first in 4A, with North Linn second in 1A.
Former Hawkeye Keegan Murray posted 29 points and 14 rebounds in the Sacramento Kings’ sixth-straight win Friday.
The belief is North Linn’s boys’ basketball team hasn’t lost a home game since 2015. That’s a streak that kept stretching Friday night as the Class 1A second-ranked Lynx beat Class 2A No. 6 Alburnett, 64-47.
Photos from North Linn’s win over Alburnett in boys’ basketball on Friday.
North Linn beat Alburnett 63-24 in a girls’ basketball game on Friday.
The Linn-Mar girls’ basketball team completed a season sweep of Iowa City West, 58-48, its fifth top-10 win of the season.
Updated Jan. 26: The Gazette’s final 2023 Iowa high school girls’ basketball mock regional brackets.
Sophomore starter Dylan Penning died unexpectedly last week, but his Iowa Valley boys’ basketball team is playing on in honor of him. The Tigers won their first game since his death Tuesday night against Sigourney with a huge fourth-quarter rally.
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Watch or listen to the January 19, 2023, Prep Basketball Podcast as Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder discuss the latest talking points in Iowa high school basketball.
Girls’ basketball notebook: With 1,554 points, Jenna Twedt is the new career scoring leader at Benton Community.
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Jan. 18): The top nine remain the same, led by North Linn; Cascade rejoins the list at No. 10.
Photos from Solon’s 78-58 win over Mount Vernon in boys’ basketball on Tuesday night.
Photos from Solon’s 56-50 win over Mount Vernon in girls’ basketball on Tuesday night.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy moved to the No. 1 spot in Class 4A in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association rankings and looked the part Tuesday night by going up to Dubuque and disposing of eighth-ranked Dubuque Senior, 66-44.
See photos as the Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors hosted the Clinton River Kings for an Iowa high school football game at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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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