The 2025 Iowa girls’ high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Brackets, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Wells Fargo Arena.
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The 2025 Iowa girls’ high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Brackets, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Wells Fargo Arena.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys’ basketball team did enough offensively and defensively in the final couple minutes to beat Dubuque Wahlert, 56-51, in a Class 3A substate semifinal Thursday night. Zander Murray had a game-high 20 points, 16 in the second half.
Photos from the Wahlert vs. Xavier boys’ substate basketball game at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.
Masanosuke Ono edged Spencer Lee, 3-2, in the main event of FloWrestling Night In America on Wednesday night at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Former Iowa State two-time NCAA champion David Carr defeats Japan’s Olympic silver medalist Daichi Takani.
Girls’ basketball: Rowan Jacobi posts 26 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, and Springville owns the glass in a 65-44 win over Sigourney in a Class 1A regional final.
Photos from the Springville vs. Sigourney girls’ basketball class 1A regional game at Iowa City West High School in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday Feb. 26, 2025.
FloWrestling Night In America consists of 13 matches with high schoool, men and women competitors. The main event is Spencer Lee vs. Masanosuke Ono in a freestyle bout. Check in here for live updates from every match.
North Fayette Valley’s boys’ basketball team ran the table in the regular season but has never been included in the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s rankings this season and was given a ‘2’ seed in its district. The TigerHawks beat top-seeded Aplington-Parkersburg in a Class 2A district final Tuesday night and are a win away from their first state tournament appearance.
The Pinning Combination with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs breaks down Iowa men's wrestling team's win over Oklahoma State, Iowa women's wrestling team's dominance at the national qualifier and looks ahead at NCAA Division II and III regionals. They close with a recap of last week's IHSAA state tournament.
Saints avenge an earlier loss to Go-Hawks with 67-50 regional final win at home Tuesday in Tom Lilly’s final game at school
Lightning topple rival City High in Class 5A regional final in North Liberty on Tuesday night
The eighth-ranked North Linn boys’ basketball team got 24 points from Mason Bechen and 14 from Cole Griffith as it beat Hillcrest Academy, 65-43, in a Class 1A district final Tuesday night. The Lynx play Burlington Notre Dame in a Friday night substate final in search of a 9th straight trip to the state tournament.
Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Prairie holds Iowa City West’s prolific shooters to two 3-pointers and advance to state, 61-40. It’s the Hawks’ first state appearance since 2020, and the 13th for first-year coach Bruce Dall.
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