Girls’ basketball: Metro/Iowa City is guaranteed two 5A/4A state berths, could get as many as three more. West-Prairie and City-Liberty matchups highlight Tuesday’s big-school regional finals.
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Girls’ basketball: Metro/Iowa City is guaranteed two 5A/4A state berths, could get as many as three more. West-Prairie and City-Liberty matchups highlight Tuesday’s big-school regional finals.
The Tri-Rivers Conference has released its all-conference teams for boys’ basketball. Mason Bechen of North Linn is the West Division Player of the Year, Hakeal Powell of Clinton Prince of Peace the East Division Player of the Year.
The Clear Creek Amana boys’ basketball team takes an 11-game win streak into its Class 3A substate opener Monday night. The Clippers have won 17 of 18 and have an 18-4 record, with three of those losses coming to good Class 4A teams. Yet they are a ‘2’ seed in their substate.
Girls’ basketball: No. 1 Mount Vernon handles Benton Community, 68-22, in a 3A regional final, returns to the state tournament as the team to beat.
University of Kansas signee Libby Fandel surpassed her own school record with 41 points Saturday night as Cedar Rapids Xavier’s girls’ basketball team beat Decorah, 86-35, in a Class 4A regional semifinal.
Girls’ basketball: Benton Community has one big upset under its belt; now No. 1 Mount Vernon awaits in a Class 3A regional final.
Girls’ basketball: Second-ranked Iowa City Regina pulls away late from Cascade in a Class 2A regional semifinal, avenge last year’s postseason loss. ‘We wanted this matchup a lot; everybody knows why.’
Cascade’s Jackson Lieurance and Iowa City Regina’s Will Litton are Players of the Year in their respective divisions of the River Valley Conference, it has been announed. Cascade’s Nate McMullen and Regina’s Paul Rundquist are division Coaches of the Year.
No Gazette-area schools are involved in boys’ basketball games this weekend, giving the perfect opportunity do a quick reset. Class 1A and 2A schools are at the district final stage, while 3A and 4A schools wrapped up their regular seasons Thursday night, with the postseason beginning Monday.
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The Union Community boys’ basketball team scored the first 10 points of the game and never led by less than six the rest of Thursday night’s 63-48 Class 2A district semifinal win over Alburnett.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Friday in Class 2A and 1A regional semifinals.
Stormin' Pointers top Tipton 56-38 in Regional Semifinals
Girls’ basketball: Center Point-Urbana forces Tipton into 30 turnovers in a Class 3A regional-semifinal win, 56-38. Stormin’ Pointers will face No. 2 Dubuque Wahlert on Saturday with a state trip on the line.
Call It Both Ways: High school basketball podcast with Gazette sportswriters Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson talking area high school basketball.
Girls’ basketball: The 2024-25 area all-conference portal. Received so far: MVC Mississippi & Valley, Wamac East & West, River Valley North & South divisions, Tri-Rivers East & West, Northeast Iowa, South Iowa Cedar, Upper Iowa.
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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