Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball: Mike Sconsa will step back as Cascade coach; he will receive a kidney transplant on Valentine’s Day.

Women’s basketball: A cold start and a sluggish ending, but No. 10 Iowa is golden in the middle quarters of an 80-76 win over Nebraska.

Girls’ basketball: Jenna Twedt scores 30 points, and Benton Community downs Clear Creek Amana, 59-42, to take a giant step toward the Wamac Conference West Division championship.

This week’s episode of the Prep Basketball Podcast begins with a discussion about the controversy surrounding Monday night’s Iowa City High-Fairfield game.

Girls’ basketball notes: Benton-Clear Creek Amana, Monticello-Cascade and English Valleys-Iowa Valley showdowns have league-title implications

Women’s basketball: The conveyor belt continues. With the post-Ohio State celebration brief, No. 10 readies for a home date with Nebraska.

Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Jan. 25): Linn-Mar climbs to No. 2 after a second win over Iowa City West.

Girls’ basketball: Anna Quillin comes off the bench and makes a huge impact (15 points, 14 rebounds) in Solon’s 58-49 win over Marion.

Boys’ basketball: Solon hounds Brayson Laube early, but Calen Claypool’s big effort boosts 3A No. 4 Marion in a 68-58 win.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark posts a triple-double (28 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists), and 10th-ranked Iowa hands No. 2 Ohio State its first loss, 83-72.

The Linn-Mar girls’ basketball team completed a season sweep of Iowa City West, 58-48, its fifth top-10 win of the season.

Women’s basketball: Lisa Bluder talks about McKenna Warnock’s injury, Caitlin Clark’s incident at Michigan State and Iowa’s Monday showdown at Ohio State.

Updated Jan. 26: The Gazette’s final 2023 Iowa high school girls’ basketball mock regional brackets.

Watch or listen to the January 19, 2023, Prep Basketball Podcast as Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder discuss the latest talking points in Iowa high school basketball.

Girls’ basketball notebook: With 1,554 points, Jenna Twedt is the new career scoring leader at Benton Community.