Updated Jan. 26: The Gazette’s final 2023 Iowa high school girls’ basketball mock regional brackets.
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Updated Jan. 26: The Gazette’s final 2023 Iowa high school girls’ basketball mock regional brackets.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Alex Bumba dedicated more time to the offseason. He qualified for the Junior Nationals in freestyle at Fargo, N.D., last summer. The improvements are a direct result of his spring and summer wrestling.
Erika Brokovich followed her mom’s suggestion to attend a wrestling practice and became hooked. She posted a big victory Thursday night, beating Cedar Falls’ fifth-ranked Lauren Nicholas.
Sophomore starter Dylan Penning died unexpectedly last week, but his Iowa Valley boys’ basketball team is playing on in honor of him. The Tigers won their first game since his death Tuesday night against Sigourney with a huge fourth-quarter rally.
Cedar Rapids Prairie won a boys’ wrestling dual, 40-26, while Cedar Falls won the girls’ dual, 40-39.
Watch or listen to the January 19, 2023, Prep Basketball Podcast as Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder discuss the latest talking points in Iowa high school basketball.
Cedar Rapids Prairie graduate, former Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University player Corbin Day will serve as a hitting coach for the 2023 Cedar Rapids Kernels, it was announced Thursday. Day has been an assistant coach at Kirkwood. Brian Dinkelman will return as Kernels manager.
Decisions by some Linn-Mar swimmers to compete for club teams instead provided openings for others and they have taken advantage. Entering Saturday’s Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet, the Lions are ranked fifth in the state power rankings.
Girls’ basketball notebook: With 1,554 points, Jenna Twedt is the new career scoring leader at Benton Community.
This week’s Pinning Combination podcast starts with some reminiscing — our favorite wrestling memories in 40 years of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Plus, we look back at the week in college and high school wrestling in Iowa.
Iowa high school wrestling notebook: Williamsburg’s season started with some uncertainty. Strong work ethic and a business-like approach has propelled the Raiders to No. 7 in the latest Class 2A dual rankings.
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Jan. 18): The top nine remain the same, led by North Linn; Cascade rejoins the list at No. 10.
Photos from Solon’s 78-58 win over Mount Vernon in boys’ basketball on Tuesday night.
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