Jeff Linder

Led by interim coach Madi Meier, Cedar Rapids Kennedy enters the girls’ basketball postseason fray.

Iowa women’s basketball couldn’t deliver in front of a big crowd and national TV audience. Maryland stayed in Big Ten title contention with an 81-69 triumph.

Cascade girls’ basketball coach Mike Sconsa is back on the sideline, and the stingy Cougars are a threat for a deep Class 2A postseason run.

This trip home to Iowa is “kind of an empty feeling” for Maryland Coach Brenda Frese, a Cedar Rapids native who lost her father in January.

Unselfish Mount Vernon (15 baskets, 15 assists) topped Independence in a Class 3A girls’ basketball regional opener, 48-31.

All 16 girls’ basketball coaching staffs from the Mississippi Valley Conference come together in support of Frank Howell.

Behind Libby Fandel and Madi Steger, Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ basketball thwarted Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s comeback bid.

The future is bright for West Delaware girls’ basketball. The immediate present starts with a 3A regional quarterfinal Saturday at Waukon.

A rescheduled date with Indiana gets Iowa back to a full Big Ten women’s basketball slate.

After a 56-point rout in Minneapolis, Iowa women’s basketball was pushed to the final minutes this time against Minnesota. A fourth-quarter surge helped the Hawkeyes escape, 88-78.

Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder break down the postseason pairings for Class 3A and 4A boys, take a look back at Friday's Cedar Rapids Kennedy-Cedar Rapids Washington doubleheader and run down the area conference races on the Prep Basketball Huddle.

The Gazette’s girls’ basketball Super Ten rankings: Iowa City West takes over the top spot, again.

Recharged East Buchanan is poised for a girls’ basketball postseason run, but potential potholes come early.

Clear Creek Amana topped Benton Community to create a three-way tie for the Wamac Conference West Division girls’ basketball championship.

No. 25 Iowa women’s basketball hosts Minnesota in a rematch of Hawkeyes’ 105-49 rout Jan. 20.