Jeff Linder

Women’s basketball: Rutgers visits No. 5 Iowa on Sunday, and without C. Vivian Stringer on the visiting bench, it just won’t be the same.

Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Prairie pounds Iowa City Liberty on the glass in a 68-42 rout, which forces the Lightning to share the MVC Mississippi Division title with Cedar Falls.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Saturday in Class 3A regional quarterfinals and 2A first-round games.

Women’s basketball: Mackenzie Holmes outduels Monika Czinano in a pivotal post battle; No. 2 Indiana tops No. 5 Iowa, 87-78.

Iowa high school girls’ basketball 2023 regional pairings are here for all five classes.

Girls’ basketball notes: In Year 6, Iowa City Liberty has an MVC title share locked up, and can win it outright with a win Friday.

Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Feb. 8): With 11 straight wins and an NEIC showdown with Waverly-Shell Rock looming, Decorah claims the No. 1 spot.

Women’s basketball: Thursday’s Iowa-Indiana clash is the Big Ten’s first top-5 battle in 30 years. Keep an eye on the paint, where UI’s Monika Czinano and IU’s Mackenzie Holmes will battle.

Girls’ basketball: Stars Kelsey Joens and Jenna Twedt battle to a virtual draw; West Liberty’s supporting cast has the edge in the Comets’ 64-57 win over 3A No. 3 Benton Community.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark records her 9th career triple-double, and No. 6 Iowa toasts Penn State again, 95-51. Up next: No. 4 Indiana.

Women’s basketball: With Maryland behind and Indiana ahead, No. 6 Iowa tries to avoid the trap door Sunday at Penn State.

Girls’ basketball: After a four-game losing streak and a postgame airing of grievances Tuesday, Cedar Rapids Xavier snaps out of it, 62-46, over Linn-Mar.

Women’s basketball: Feb. 26 showdown at Carver-Hawkeye Arena between Indiana and Iowa is sold out.

Caitlin Clark and Monika Czinano combined for 70 points, and No. 6 Iowa women’s basketball topped Maryland, 96-82, matching its most decisive win ever over the Terrapins.

This week’s episode of the Prep Basketball Podcast begins with a look at the Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional brackets in 3A, 2A and 1A. Who are the favorites to advance to state?