One of the first moves Kirkwood women's basketball coach Kim Muhl made for this season was signing former Benton Community all-stater Jenna Twedt. The 5-foot-8 guard has been a standout, helping lift the Eagles to the national tournament for a record 22nd time.
Girls’ basketball, Super Ten: State champions Clear Creek Amana, North Linn and Solon are 1-2-3 in the final area rankings.
Girls’ state basketball: No. 2 Des Moines Christian used a second-half surge to topple Benton Community, 49-46, in a Class 3A quarterfinal.
Des Moines Christian beat Benton Community, 49-46, in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball quarterfinal game Monday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
It’s the first day of the 2024 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, featuring quarterfinal games in Class 5A and Class 3A. Find the schedule, live stream links and updated scores and stats here throughout the day.
Capsules for Monday’s games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Meet The Gazette’s 2024 all-area high school girls’ wrestling team: Linn-Mar’s Kane Naaktgeboren is the Wrestler of the Year and Alburnett’s Clayton Rush is the Coach of the Year.
The 2024 Iowa girls’ high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Brackets, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Wells Fargo Arena.
Benton Community’s triangle-and-two stymied Monticello, 42-35, and the Bobcats earned their third consecutive girls’ state basketball tournament appearance.
The 2024 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament has its first eight qualifiers following Saturday’s Class 3A regional finals. Here’s a look at Saturday’s games, plus the 3A bracket and schedule released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
No. 8 Benton Community beat No. 9 Monticello 42-35 in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional final Saturday in Van Horne.
Benton Community hosts Monticello in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional-final showdown Saturday. Solon, Mount Vernon and Center Point-Urbana also chase state-tournament berths.
Iowa City High’s Kendall Kurtz, Western Dubuque’s Kellen McKenna and Benton Community’s Brendan Heying are The Gazette’s 3 stars from Day 1 of the Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and 3A regional semifinals.
Girls’ basketball Super Ten: Status quo from last week to this week; Clear Creek Amana remains a firm No. 1.
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