It’s a well-rounded roster, loaded with experience and skill — one that reminds Coach Matt Fowler of a group he still holds in high regard.
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It’s a well-rounded roster, loaded with experience and skill — one that reminds Coach Matt Fowler of a group he still holds in high regard.
Girls basketball: Mount Vernon is back to full strength and extremely dangerous, and the Mustangs have a convincing win over 4A No. 1 Clear Creek Amana to prove it.
See photos as the Mustangs hosted the Clippers for an Iowa girls high school basketball game.
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson talk basketball across Iowa over the past week including boys and girls high school basketball and Iowa Hawkeyes men's and women's basketball.
Photos from the boys basketball game between Decorah and Marion Monday, February 9, 2026
Christian Stacy had a huge first half offensive for the Marion boys basketball team Monday night in its game against Decorah. Tait Rahe had a huge second half. And don’t forget 10-year-old Taylor Messerli. The daughter of head coach Pete Messerli sat on the end of the bench as a good-luck charm in a 67-50 win over Decorah.
Takeaways from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state wrestling tournament, including its announcement about the inaugural girls’ State Duals next season. Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals was everything it promised. University of Northern Iowa beats South Dakota State again and Iowa earns split during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released all postseason pairings for Class 1A and 2A Monday.
The Gazette photo staff’s top photos for the second half of January 2026
In the latest Iowa High School Athletic Association’s boys basketball rankings, Fort Dodge St. Edmond (Class 1A) and Huxley Ballard (Class 3A) climbed to No. 1 spots this week in their respective classes. It’s the same 10 teams that are ranked in the lower three classes, with two newbies climbing into the 4A poll.
Boys state swimming will take place Friday and Saturday (Feb. 13-14) at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation & Wellness Center
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont reached its first State Duals final since 2013. The Rockets won a hard-fought battle against No. 1 Decorah, 37-33, for the Class 2A title Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
The victory gave Don Bosco (21-3) its state-best 16th championship at State Duals. No other school in Iowa has even reached double digits. The Dons have now won the 1A crown six years in a row and eight of the last nine.
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