Jeff Johnson

The the Prep Basketball Huddle podcast takes a look at Gazette area Iowa high school basketball storylines, including the MVC boys’ parity and Grinnell’s future move to the Wamac.

Minnesota Twins announce Brian Dinkelman will be manager for high-A affiliate Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2022

Iowa City West boys’ basketball stopped a two-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 49-47 win over Class 4A No. 4 Cedar Rapids Prairie.

Cedar Valley Christian’s boys’ basketball team started four freshmen and didn’t win a game in 2018-19, but they have a winning record this season.

Austin Hilmer scored 29 points as North Linn boys’ basketball rolled to an 85-49 win at Alburnett. It’s the team’s fourth-straight win after seeing a 107-game regular-season win streak snapped.

Fort Madison replaces Harlan as the top-ranked boys’ basketball team in 3A, with Ames, Central Lyon and Grand View Christian also No. 1.

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders alumni Andy Miele, Marc McLaughlin and Nathan Smith are on Team USA for the Beijing Olympics.

Corbin Kaczperski of the Iowa Heartlanders credits a two-colored helmet he started wearing as a kid for his career as a goaltender

There are no great boys’ basketball teams in the Mississippi Valley Conference this year, but no bad ones either.

The Prep Basketball Huddle podcast returns with a look at the top storylines in each of the Gazette area conferences.

Iowa State football signee Gabe Burkle scored 18 points in Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 55-49 boys’ basketball win over Linn-Mar.

Several teams got votes for the top spots in this week’s Iowa high school boys’ basketball rankings.

A report says former Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Nathan Smith and Andy Miele are among those with invitations to be part of Team USA in the Beijing Olympics next month.

Monticello’s boys’ basketball team moved to 11-0 with a win over Iowa City Regina at the Wells Fargo Advisors Shootout.

Saints get 25 points from Josef Lemker, 24 from Aidan Yamilkoski in 75-62 win