Girls’ basketball: A committed senior class, and a committed coach who has been with them every step since third grade, sparked a revival at Vinton-Shellsburg.
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Girls’ basketball: A committed senior class, and a committed coach who has been with them every step since third grade, sparked a revival at Vinton-Shellsburg.
Iowa high school girls’ state basketball 2023: Brackets, predictions, top players and more.
Scores and more from Saturday’s Class 2A and 1A Iowa high school boys’ basketball substate finals.
The North Linn boys’ basketball team beat Wapsie Valley, 72-51, Saturday night in a Class 1A substate final game to advance to the state tournament for a seventh consecutive year.
Jeff Hrubes has been an assistant coach at Cedar Rapids Kennedy for 25 seasons. He was a starter for the last Cougars team that won a state championship, coached his son at the school, as well as some fathers and their sons. This undefeated Cougars team went to 21-0 with a blowout win over Davenport West in a 4A substate semifinal Friday.
No. 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Davenport West 97-46 in a Class 4A boys’ basketball substate semifinal game Friday.
A pair of Cedar Rapids Jefferson bowlers found themselves in quite a conundrum in the individual state tournament this week. Savannah Edmonds faced Kayla Staub in a first-round matchup.
There are eight substate final games Saturday night in Class 1A and 2A, including games involving Gazette-area schools North Linn, MFL MarMac and Monticello.
The Decorah boys’ and girls’ bowling teams still had historic seasons, qualifying for state for the first time. The boys finished second in Class 2A
Justis column: Athletes are being recruited at younger ages, but it’s time to slow down and enjoy the game and competition
WIth Decorah having the ball and threatening to take a lead in the final minute, Marion guard Payton Hodges stole a pass and turned it into a layup that gave his Wolves a 71-68 edge with 1:07 left. That ended up being the final score of this Class 3A substate semifinal boys’ basketball game.
Fifth-ranked Iowa City Regina defeated No. 12 Mediapolis in a 55-54 overtime thriller. The Class 2A girls’ basketball regional final win put the Regals in the state tournament for the second consecutive season and the seventh in the last 11 years.
Girls’ basketball: North Linn makes it eight state trips in 10 years with a 69-40 romp over Montezuma.
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