Jeff Linder

Pleasant Valley beat Iowa City High for its first win at the state tournament level in girls basketball.

Iowa routed Michigan, 104-80, in front of a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena to earn a share of the Big Ten women’s basketball regular-season championship.

Springville and North Linn take their Tri-Rivers rivalry to Des Moines. Their tie-breaking game is a Class 1A girls’ state basketball quarterfinal Wednesday.

A look at Monday’s Iowa high school girls’ state basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Iowa pursues its first Big Ten women’s basketball championship since 2008 Sunday against Michigan, and it’s a sellout.

Women’s basketball: Iowa’s Big Ten title hopes are down to one game, Sunday against Michigan. It will be a sellout.

The Gazette’s 2022 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament smorgasbord, including schedules, top players and Jeff Linder’s predictions.

The latest Prep Basketball Huddle podcast breaks down the Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament that starts next week and discusses the regional finals from Tuesday and Wednesday.

Macy Boge scored 26 points, and North Linn hit 60 percent from the floor in a 62-41 Class 1A girls’ basketball regional-final win over East Buchanan.

With Indiana behind and a showdown with Michigan on the horizon, this is no time for a letdown by the Iowa women’s basketball team, which travels for a game at Rutgers on Thursday.

The trio of Emmy McComas, Georgia Kimm and Andie Westlake made the big plays late as Iowa City High rallied past Linn-Mar 59-51 in a Class 5A girls’ basketball regional final.

This time, East Buchanan-North Linn is more than just a border battle. It’s for a Class 1A girls’ state basketball tournament berth.

Monika Czinano scored 31 points and spearheaded a pivotal fourth-quarter run to lead Iowa past Indiana, 88-82. The Hawkeyes control their own destiny for at least a share of the Big Ten women’s basketball title.

Class 4A and 5A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball berths are on the line Tuesday, highlighted locally by Linn-Mar’s battle with Iowa City High.

All-Big Ten women’s basketball post Monika Czinano confirmed that she will play a fifth season at Iowa in 2022-23.