Jeff Linder

CASCADE – Lauren Osterhaus was the clutch performer in Dyersville Beckman’s late-season surge. Postseason, too. Osterhaus delivered the go-ahead 3-pointer …

Plain and simple, it’s a tossup. ‘You couldn’t get two more evenly matched teams,” Cedar Rapids Prairie girls’ basketball coach …

IOWA CITY – Jantel Lavender. And Kelsey Mitchell. That’s the complete list of freshmen who have earned Big Ten player-of-the-year …

DES MOINES — It won’t be a full house. But it won’t be crickets, either. Jean Berger, executive director of …

Dyersville Beckman is a girls’ basketball paradox. The Blazers don’t enjoy much depth; Coach Chad Thomason generally employs a rotation …

An all-conference girls’ basketball portal for 2020-21. Received so far are the River Valley Conference and South Iowa Cedar League. …

MARION – This was a no-frills sabbatical. ‘I just did things at home,” Kelsey Joens said. ‘Some lifting, jumped rope, …

MARION — They’re down to three finalists. A final ballot has been sent throughout the Marion Independent School District for …

The area is full of quality Class 3A girls’ basketball teams. At this time, Monticello is playing as well as …

TIFFIN – Certainly not a fluke. Absolutely not a one-year wonder. Clear Creek Amana is a girls’ basketball force. Deal …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Xavier High School baseball and softball teams will be displaced this summer. When they return in …

IOWA CITY — Close doesn’t cut it. ‘All of our losses have been close,’ Kate Martin said. ‘We’re tired of …

It’s been a while. It’s been nine years since Lisbon won more girls’ basketball games than it lost. The Lions …

This week’s area Gazette area girls’ basketball Super 10, including games played Tuesday, Feb. 9: 1. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – As Sophia Barrett paused outside the locker room for a quick interview Tuesday night, a teammate passed …