Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball: Jacob Misener is promoted to head coach at reigning Class 3A state champion Mount Vernon.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark dazzles in her return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and the Indiana Fever roll past the Brazil National Team, 108-44, in Sunday’s exhibition.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark’s much-anticipated return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena is Sunday (maybe), when the Indiana Fever face the Brazil National Team. She missed Saturday’s preseason opener vs. Washington due to a leg injury.

Track & field: Tipton’s Noelle Steines makes a full return and wins four events at the Pacha Relays, including 10:12.35 in the 3,000.

Women’s basketball: Iowa will face Nebraska twice again next season, everybody else once in a schedule that is flipped from 2024-25.

“It’s monumental:” Center Point-Urbana girls zip to the top of Class 3A in the distance medley relay. They run 4:19.11 at the Xavier Invitational.

Prep track and field: A midseason update on which teams are beginning to look like contenders, in each class.

Drake Relays, Saturday boys: Western Dubuque star Quentin Nauman completes a historic distance triple crown with an all-time Iowa best in the 1,600 meters.

Drake Relays, Saturday girls: After barely making into the 4x100 relay finals, Linn-Mar roars in the afternoon to a second-place finish.

Drake Relays, Friday boys: Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman, CCA’s add to their title haul.

Drake Relays, Friday girls: HLV’s Ema Roberts delivers a clutch clearance, goes on to earn runner-up honors in the high jump.

Drake Relays: Western Dubuque junior Quentin Nauman jets through the final lap in 55.7 seconds, sets a Drake record in the boys’ 3,200 meters in 8:52.45.

Drake Relays, Thursday boys: Clear Creek Amana’s Landon Prince goes from non-qualifier to champion in the matter of one year.

Drake Relays, Thursday girls: Clear Lake’s Reese Brownlee retains the long jump title, edging Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg by a quarter-inch.

Drake Relays: Iowa City West middle-distance star Moustafa Tiea has fulfilled a promise to his mother (a college scholarship), and realized his potential. He, and others, will take aim at the 1:50 barrier in the 800 meters Friday.