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Jeff Johnson
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High School Basketball Mar. 11, 2022 9:48 am
Johnston beat Cedar Rapids Prairie in overtime, 61-57, in Thursday night’s Class 4A boys’ state basketball semifinals.
High School Basketball Mar. 10, 2022 10:36 pm
Top-ranked, top-seeded Ames ended the dream of an all-Cedar Rapids Class 4A boys’ basketball championship game when it beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 62-43, in Thursday’s semifinals.
Prep Football Mar. 11, 2022 12:19 pm
Cedar Rapids Jefferson announced Thursday the hiring of former Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker and NFL player Ed Miles as its new head varsity football coach.
High School Basketball Mar. 10, 2022 3:51 pm
Monticello’s boys’ basketball program has checked off two boxes with a state tournament appearance and a state tournament win. Now it’s about getting to the finals and winning it all.
High School Basketball Mar. 10, 2022 11:57 am
North Linn’s boys’ basketball team beat Remsen St. Mary’s in a Class 1A semifinal Wednesday night, 56-46, to make it to a state championship game for a record fifth straight year.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2022 8:32 pm
A look at Thursday’s Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament games.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2022 6:35 pm
The possibility of an all-Cedar Rapids boys’ state basketball championship game in Class 4A crept closer after Cedar Rapids Prairie beat Cedar Falls, 62-52, in a quarterfinal Wednesday afternoon.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2022 2:18 pm
Kenzie Reed and Colby Dolphin combined for 48 points as Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Waukee Northwest, 61-55, in a Class 4A boys’ state basketball quarterfinal game.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2022 7:46 pm
Decorah’s boys’ basketball team set a school record for wins, made it to state tournament for first time since 1977 but lost its Class 3A quarterfinal to DeWitt Central.
High School Basketball Mar. 8, 2022 8:38 pm
After a Saturday tornado devastated its community, Winterset’s boys’ basketball team was able to win its Class 3A state tournament game Tuesday over Marion.
High School Basketball Mar. 8, 2022 3:34 pm
A school with a lot of state basketball tradition, Rock Valley pulled away to beat Jesup, 75-61, in a Class 2A boys’ state basketball quarterfinal.
High School Basketball Mar. 8, 2022 1:46 pm
Despite going scoreless in the third quarter, Monticello’s boys’ basketball team rallied in the fourth to beat Mid-Prairie, 46-43, in a Class 2A state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday morning.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2022 8:32 am
A look at Wednesday’s Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament games.
High School Basketball Mar. 7, 2022 5:51 pm
Opponents sometimes ask if North Linn’s boys’ basketball team could slow down, yet it never happens, especially in an 89-43 Class 1A state tournament quarterfinal win Monday over North Mahaska.
High School Basketball Mar. 7, 2022 4:04 pm
The Gazette’s 2022 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament smorgasbord, including schedules, top players and Jeff Johnson’s predictions.