Girls basketball: Eight games will determine area state-tournament representation in 5A and 4A.
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Girls basketball: Eight games will determine area state-tournament representation in 5A and 4A.
Cedar Rapids Prairie made plays down the stretch and knocked off Cedar Rapids Xavier, 74-69, in a fine late regular-season boys basketball game at Xavier.
Here is a breakdown, including top qualifiers, synopsis and predictions, of each class at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament Wednesday through Saturday at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.
Girls basketball: Iowa City West nails down its first MVC divisional championship since 2022 with a 64-56 win over Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Photos from the Iowa high school girls basketball game between Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Xavier Friday, February 13, 2026
District wrestling team assignments and host sites for all classes. Postseason begins Saturday, February 14, 2026
Girls basketball: Surging Cedar Rapids Kennedy downs Xavier, 49-40, for its ninth win in its last 11 games.
High school softball: Nikki Gahring steps down as coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier after 21 years, 14 as head coach.
Tevin Schultz is a 6-foot-7 senior forward for Dubuque Senior’s boys basketball team, a four-year starter. He scored 26 points Tuesday night as his Class 4A fifth-ranked Rams won at 3A No. 7 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 59-36. He broke Senior’s record for most career points in the process.
Not a lot of change in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association boys basketball rankings. That’s except in Class 1A, where Algona Garrigan is your new top-ranked club.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys basketball team got contributions from a lot of different guys, leading virtually the entire way in a 57-53 win Tuesday night over Dubuque Wahlert. Xavier came in ranked eighth in Class 3A, Wahlert seventh.
Photos from boys basketball game between Cedar Rapids Xavier and Dubuque Wahlert Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Cedar Falls, Huxley Ballard, Orange City Unity Christian and Fort Dodge St. Edmond remain the top-ranked boys basketball teams in their respective classes in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association boys basketball rankings.
Despite scoring just two points each in the second and third quarters, Monticello’s boys’ basketball team still found itself tied with rival Cascade with under a minute left in their Class 2A district final Tuesday night. But a late basket, defensive stop and two free throws gave Cascade a 41-37 victory.
Momcilovic matched, then passed the late former Cyclone great Dedric Willoughby for made 3s in a single season during his team's workmanlike 75-59 win over the Utes Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
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