Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball notes: Chasing its first Upper Iowa Conference title since 1976, Elkader Central is 7-0 (with three postponements).

Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Dec. 21): North Linn takes over the top spot; Benton Community makes a big jump.

Women’s basketball: Iowa routs Dartmouth 92-54, and Caitlin Clark reaches the 2,000-point mark in 75 games, matching Elena Delle Donne’s NCAA record.

Girls’ basketball: Jenna Twedt leads Benton Community’s 3-point barrage in a 51-36 win over Clear Creek Amana.

Women’s basketball: No. 13 Iowa concludes its non-conference schedule Wednesday against Dartmouth, and it should be an opportunity for the Hawkeyes’ role players to shine.

Women’s basketball: No. 12 Iowa shoots 28 of 31 from the free-throw line, completes an in-state sweep with an 88-74 victory over UNI.

Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Kennedy is super sharp early, tops Cedar Rapids Prairie, 44-34.

Women’s basketball: Kate Martin is available for Iowa’s game Sunday vs. UNI; Caitlin Clark and Monika Czinano are closing in on 2,000 career points.

Girls’ basketball: Iowa City Regina tops Mount Vernon in a 2A/3A top-10 encounter, 48-44.

Prep football: How free and reduced lunch would have altered classification in 2021 and 2022.

Girls’ basketball notes: Clear Creek Amana shares the ball, and shoots the ball, remarkably well on its way to a 5-1 start.

Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Dec. 14): This week’s climbers are North Linn, Iowa City Liberty, Linn-Mar and Cascade.

Girls’ basketball: Cascade shifts into old, reliable 2-3 zone, tops Monticello 45-41 for sole possession of River Valley Conference North Division lead.

Women’s basketball: After Saturday’s injury to a shin, Kate Martin is “day-to-day,” and could be active in time for Sunday’s game vs. UNI.

Women’s basketball: An injury to Kate Martin’s shin casts a large shadow over No. 16 Iowa’s 87-64 rout of Minnesota.