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Libby Fandel scored a school-record 34 points and played a brilliant all-around floor game, and Cedar Rapids Xavier defeated Iowa City Liberty, 53-45, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ basketball game Friday night at Ron Thillen Gymnasium.
Girls’ basketball notes: Three years after a 1-20 campaign, Mount Vernon has climbed to a No. 1 ranking in Class 3A, thanks to a come-from-behind win over archrival Solon on Tuesday.
The seven-game MVC-CIML Shootout boys’ basketball event went down Saturday at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids. In one of the marquee games of the inaugural event, defending Class 4A defending champion West Des Moines Valley used a fourth-quarter spurt to down Linn-Mar in a matchup of the second and fourth-ranked teams. Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy also beat No. 7 Waukee.
Here is The Gazette’s first 2023-24 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
The Iowa Flyers club attracts top Cedar Rapids and Iowa City swimmers and works in harmony with high school programs, helping them reach new national and regional heights.
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is likely to announce its girls’ basketball regional pairings in mid- to late January. Here is The Gazette’s first version of mock pairings ... all five classes, all 346 teams.
The MVC-CIML Crossover Shootout event is January 6 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. It features seven games, most of them pitting a school from the Central Iowa Metro League against one from either the Mississippi Valley Conference or Mississippi Athletic Conference
Scenes from the Liberty girls’ wrestling tournament at Liberty High School in North Liberty, Iowa on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.
In addition to overall co-players of the year Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg and Preston Ries of Monticello, The Gazette’s 2023 all-area football team is led by offensive player of the year Grant Glausser of Western Dubuque and defensive player of the year Rayce Heitman of Williamsburg. Curt Ritchie of Williamsburg is the area coach of the year.
Williamsburg High School hosted the Williamsburg girls’ wrestling invitational at Williamsburg High School in Williamsburg, Iowa on Dec. 4, 2023.
Meet the 2023 Gazette all-area volleybal team. Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester and Clear Creek Amana’s Jackie Clubb are selected as player and coach of the year.
Iowa City High School hosted the Little Hawks Girls Wrestling Tournament in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
All-state volleyball: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester is an Elite selection and the Class 3A player of the year.
Crooks has fully emerged as a leader, combining her rare on-court gifts with keen communication skills that can positively impact the team beyond the stat sheet.
High school softball: Nikki Gahring steps down as coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier after 21 years, 14 as head coach.
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