Girls state basketball: Waukee Northwest overturns a halftime deficit and sidelines Cedar Rapids Prairie, clinching an all-CIML final four in Class 5A.
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Girls state basketball: Waukee Northwest overturns a halftime deficit and sidelines Cedar Rapids Prairie, clinching an all-CIML final four in Class 5A.
The eight boys’ state basketball tournament qualifiers in Class 4A will be determined Tuesday night around the state. The winners of the eight substate final games advance next week to Des Moines.
Capsules for Tuesday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Girls state basketball notes: Where will Johnston blue-chip recruit Jenica Lewis land? ‘It’s going to come down to style of play; where I can see myself playing.’
Girls state basketball: Top-ranked Johnston bounces Iowa City Liberty 73-45 for its 50th consecutive win. Bolts conclude their best season in school history at 17-7.
See photos as the Lightning took on the Dragons on day 1 of the state tournament.
North Linn deafeated Burlington Notre Dame to qualify for the state tournament
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Capsules for Monday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
The eight boys’ state basketball tournament qualifiers in Class 3A will be determined Monday night. The winners of the eight substate final games advance next week to Des Moines. Decorah and Cedar Rapids Xavier play each other, with Solon on the road to face top-ranked Clear Lake.
Girls’ state basketball: Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel ranks as the second-leading scorer in Metro history. The Saints face No. 1 Sioux City Heelan in the 4A quarterfinals Tuesday. “I know this,” Xavier Coach Lilly said: “She’s not afraid of the big moment.”
The North Linn boys’ basketball team rallied from 11 points down in the second half and five down after three quarters to beat Burlington Notre Dame, 56-52, in a Class 1A substate final Saturday night at Iowa City High. That’s 9 consecutive years as a state qualifier for the Lynx.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s boys’ basketball team had a great first quarter Friday night in a Class 4A substate semifinal at Prairie, but Bettendorf had an even better second quarter to take a halftime lead. The Hawks regrouped in the second half for a 72-60 victory. Prairie faces Dubuque Senior on the road in substate final Tuesday.
Photos from the Bettendorf vs. Prairie boys’ basketball Class 4A substate game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.
High school volleyball notes: Williamsburg is 10-1 in Year 3 of Brittni Powell’s administration as head coach.
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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