Clear Lake took over the top spot in Class 3A in the latest Iowa High School Athletic Association boys’ basketball rankings, released Monday. The other No. 1s remain the same: Cedar Falls in 4A, Western Christian in 2A and Bellevue Marquette in 1A.
This Hillcrest Academy boys’ basketball team has a 15-1 record after a big 48-45 win Friday night over WACO at Wayland, avenging the Ravens’ only loss this season. That was head coach Dwight Gingerich’s 753rd career victory in 43 years, which places him fourth all time in the state of Iowa.
Photos from the girls’ wrestling MVC Tournament at Liberty High School in North Liberty, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
Mississippi Valley Conference wrestlers put on a show Saturday during the conference’s second girls’ wrestling tournament. Check out five storylines from the day at Liberty High School
Linn-Mar’s Parker Macho set a pair of conference records in winning the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly, helping the Lions to a fourth-place team finish at the MVC boys’ swimming championships Saturday
Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ swim meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatics Center
Photos from the CR Washington vs. Xavier girls’ and boys’ basketball games at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday Jan. 24, 2025.
Girls’ basketball: Tom Lilly Appreciation Night is another winning night for Cedar Rapids Xavier. Saints get a stern test from Cedar Rapids Washington before prevailing, 73-62.
Duane Orr was announced Friday as the new head varsity football coach at Linn-Mar High School, pending school board approval. He has three decades of experience at schools like Columbus Junction, Council Bluffs Lewis Central, Mount Vernon and Cornell College.
But balanced and top-ranked Cedar Falls is the team to beat on Saturday at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center, with the host Lions and I.C. West not far behind
The dual came down to the final match. Class 2A sixth-ranked Independence needed a pin to win but had to settle for a major decision, allowing No. 5 West Delaware to hold on for a 30-29 victory in the Highway 20 Clash Thursday night in Manchester.
This is the first of a two-year sharing agreement between HLV High School and Tri-County High Schols for their athletics programs. There are 24 kids out for boys’ basketball, with the varsity team owning a 7-6 record, more than the schools had combined on their own last season. In this case, sharing has meant winning.
Girls’ basketball notes: At 15-0, Maquoketa Valley is the area’s last area unbeaten. Wildcats are allowing only 32.2 points per game.
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