Jeff Linder

The top Gazette area teams and individuals for the 2022 Iowa high school boys’ track and field season.

A champion in four events last year, Kole Becker spearheads Lisbon’s 1A state track and field title bid this spring.

Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Tom Lilly and Cedar Rapids Washington’s Hannah Stuelke headline the 2021-22 Gazette area girls’ basketball team.

Four-year Iowa women’s basketball players Tomi Taiwo and Logan Cook have entered the transfer portal and will seek a graduate transfer for their super-senior seasons.

Girls track & field: Western Dubuque’s Audrey Biermann wants to duplicate the four state titles she achieved last year.

Girls’ track & field 2022: Top area teams and individuals

Much was accomplished by the Iowa women’s basketball team in 2021-22, but an early NCAA exit leaves a bad blemish. Next season will begin with high hopes and much hype.

Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder had plenty to say on officiating and Lauren Jensen after Sunday’s shocking NCAA second-round loss to Creighton.

Former Hawkeye Lauren Jensen returned to Carver-Hawkeye Arena and led Creighton to a 64-62 upset win over Iowa in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Creighton’s Lauren Jensen said she feels “no bad blood” toward Iowa after last year’s transfer.

Preseason scrimmage partners Iowa and Creighton meet Sunday in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament with a Sweet 16 berth on the line.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament notes: Monika Czinano is perfect from the field, perfect from the line in Iowa’s first-round win over Illinois State. Now she just needs the ball more.

Iowa did what a 2-seed should, routing Illinois State in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, 98-58.

NCAA women’s basketball notes: Iowa allowed 70.8 points per game this season — about 10 points per game better than last year — and was at its best in the Big Ten tournament.

Eighth-ranked Iowa is “champing at the bit” for a potentially lengthy run in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.