Capsules for Monday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Capsules for Monday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
The eight boys’ state basketball tournament qualifiers in Class 3A will be determined Monday night. The winners of the eight substate final games advance next week to Des Moines. Decorah and Cedar Rapids Xavier play each other, with Solon on the road to face top-ranked Clear Lake.
Meet The Gazette’s 2025 all-area high school boys’ wrestling team: Union Community’s three-time state champion and four-time finalist Jace Hedeman is the Wrestler of the Year, while Alburnett’s Clayton Rush repeats as Coach of the Year.
Girls’ state basketball: Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel ranks as the second-leading scorer in Metro history. The Saints face No. 1 Sioux City Heelan in the 4A quarterfinals Tuesday. “I know this,” Xavier Coach Lilly said: “She’s not afraid of the big moment.”
East Buchanan’s Dan Stiefel and Kendra Burchett are coaches of the year after leading Bucs to state title
The North Linn boys’ basketball team rallied from 11 points down in the second half and five down after three quarters to beat Burlington Notre Dame, 56-52, in a Class 1A substate final Saturday night at Iowa City High. That’s 9 consecutive years as a state qualifier for the Lynx.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s boys’ basketball team had a great first quarter Friday night in a Class 4A substate semifinal at Prairie, but Bettendorf had an even better second quarter to take a halftime lead. The Hawks regrouped in the second half for a 72-60 victory. Prairie faces Dubuque Senior on the road in substate final Tuesday.
Davis Kern became both Linn-Mar's and the Metro's career scoring leader, passing the legendary Marcus Paige during the third quarter of the Lions' 83-48 win over Marshalltown in a Class 4A substate semifinal Friday in Marion.
Photos from the Bettendorf vs. Prairie boys’ basketball Class 4A substate game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.
The first 16 boys’ state basketball tournament qualifiers will be determined Saturday. Class 1A and 2A substate finals will be played around the state. That includes Gazette-area schools Union Community, North Fayette valley and Jesup playing in 2A and North Linn in 1A.
Call It Both Ways: High school basketball podcast with Gazette sportswriters Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson talking area high school basketball.
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