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.
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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.
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.
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Feb. 1): Benton Community, Decorah and Solon leapfrog MVC schools, move into 2-3-4 slots.
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There’s a reason Cedar Rapids Kennedy is the top-ranked boys’ basketball team in Class 4A. The Cougars have a pair of all-state guards, some size, some athleticism, a deep bench ... and Jace Scott on Tuesday night. He scored 10 big points in an 89-46 win over No. 7 Waterloo West.
Girls’ basketball: The IGHSAU released regional pairings for Class 3A, Class 2A and Class 1A.
Linn-Mar beat Cedar Rapids Washington 59-43 in a girls’ basketball game on Monday night.
Girls’ basketball: Mike Sconsa will step back as Cascade coach; he will receive a kidney transplant on Valentine’s Day.
There was a bit of an upheaval at the top in Class 2A this week in the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s official boys’ basketball rankings. Western Christian moved up from to the top spot after losses by previous No. 1 Central Lyon and No. 2 Aplington-Parkersburg. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Bondurant-Farrar and Grand View Christian remained atop their respective classes.
Girls’ basketball: Jenna Twedt scores 30 points, and Benton Community downs Clear Creek Amana, 59-42, to take a giant step toward the Wamac Conference West Division championship.
University of Northern Iowa dumped Missouri, proving that the McLeod Center is becoming a tough place for visitors to win. Upper Iowa’s Ethan Doty placed at the Midwest Classic. Seven Kohawks place at the North Central Invitational and high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
K.J. Pilcher talks with Dick Briggs about the Iowa wrestling from High School to college
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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