Lance Pedersen, who posted a 79-29 mark in 10 years at Mount Vernon, will take the head coaching job at Clear Creek Amana, pending board approval Wednesday.
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Lance Pedersen, who posted a 79-29 mark in 10 years at Mount Vernon, will take the head coaching job at Clear Creek Amana, pending board approval Wednesday.
As we close the book on the Iowa high school girls’ basketball season and transition into spring, here is The Gazette’s first draft of 2024-25 preseason rankings.
Girls’ basketball: Callie Levin of Solon is Miss Iowa Basketball 2024, headlining a list of 13 area first-team all-staters selected by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association.
Girls’ basketball, Super Ten: State champions Clear Creek Amana, North Linn and Solon are 1-2-3 in the final area rankings.
Clear Creek Amana held Waverly-Shell Rock to 14-percent shooting and rolled to the Class 4A girls’ state basketball championship, 43-25.
Top-ranked Clear Creek Amana beat No. 2 Waverly-Shell Rock 43-25 to win the Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball championship Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Three games remain in the Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament. Champions will be decided in Class 4A, 2A and 1A Saturday. Find the schedule, live stream links and updated scores and stats here throughout the day.
Capsules for Saturday’s championship games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Top-ranked Clear Creek Amana came out a-blazing to start the second half, built an 11-point lead, then hung on for dear life at the end. The Clippers held off No. 5 North Polk, 50-48, in a 4A semifinal Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
Clear Creek Amana beat North Polk, 50-48, in a Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball semifinal game Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
It’s time for the semifinals of the Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament. Six games Thursday will determine the championship matchups in the larger three classes. Find the schedule, live stream links and updated scores and stats here throughout the day.
Capsules for Thursday’s games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Girls’ state basketball notes: For the second straight year, the semifinal field features three teams from the Wamac Conference.
The Hawkeyes’ freshman Harlee Hiller capped off a perfect debut with two wins on her birthday, while Nyla Valencia, Reese Larramendy and the rest of the team didn’t concede a point in the first-ever All-Iowa Dual.
The Hawkeyes beat both Central College and Cornell.
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