Girls’ basketball: A downhill slope remains slippery in terms of participation in Iowa. Six schools, including Central City, aren’t playing a varsity schedule, and last year’s statewide number of 6,179 is a 38-percent decrease from 2007-08.
Benton Community’s Class 2A second-ranked Brenden Heying defeated Anamosa’s No. 3 Austin Scranton and West Delaware’s No. 4 Brent Yonkovic to claim the 190-pound title at the Bobcat Jerry Eckenrod Invitational on Saturday.
Ben Kueter and Gabe Arnold were standout high school wrestlers, finishing their final seasons together at Iowa City High. They saw limited action during their redshirt seasons with University of Iowa. Now, they are redshirt freshman wrestling for the Hawkeyes.
Senior guard Trey McKowen nailed a pull-up jump shot with 3 seconds to go to give Class 4A No. 4 Cedar Rapids Kennedy a 52-50 win over No. 10 Dubuque Senior on Friday night at Kennedy.
Tim Lambert has led the Monticello boys’ basketball program for 26 years. His brother Todd, has been by his side most of the way. They have three children each (two boys and a girl) who all are the same ages. This season is the eighth consecutive and final season that the brothers get to coach a son and nephew.
J-Hawk is gaining confident on the mat and will miss her school and wrestling when the season is over
Evan Pulis wrestled behind a state qualifier, a state medalist and a state champion during his first three years at Linn-Mar. As a senior, he is making the most of his first and final season as a full-time starter. He had one of six pins for the Lions in a 49-25 dual win over Western Dubuque.
Photos from the Western Dubuque at Linn-Mar girls’ and boys’ wrestling meet at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2024.
The North Linn boys’ basketball team has been a state tournament qualifier eight years in a row. It has played in a state championship game seven years in a row, including winning the Class 1A title last season. It has six seniors, including one of the best players in 1A in Mason Bechen. Yet a 20-point loss this past Saturday at Dunkerton meant the Lynx weren’t even included in the first IHSAA top-10 rankings of the season.
Girls’ basketball notes: Jaime Brandt is back on the sideline, and Iowa City Liberty is better than ever. Natalie Ramsey is among the top scorers in Class 5A, and the Bolts are 7-2.
Call It Both Ways: High school basketball podcast with Gazette sportswriters Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson talking area high school basketball.
Here are The Gazette’s second 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
The Pinning Combination podcast with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and hall of fame coach Dick Briggs welcomes the “Voice of College Wrestling” Tim Johnson
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