Jeff Linder

Girls state basketball: Iowa City Regina’s run ends in the Class 2A semifinals, 51-45 to Hinton. The Blackhawks will face Central Lyon in an all-Northwest Iowa championship game.

Girls state basketball notes: Sifting through the top contenders for Miss Iowa Basketball 2025. Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Libby Fandel has elevated her resume at the state tournament this week.

Capsules for Friday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Girls state basketball: Down five at halftime, Cedar Rapids Xavier motors past Norwalk 70-60. The Saints will face North Polk for the Class 4A championship at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Girls state basketball: Best season in Williamsburg history ends in the 3A semifinals. 52-34 victory sends Dubuque Wahlert into title-game matchup with Mount Vernon.

Girls state basketball: Mount Vernon holds Estherville-Lincoln Central to 29-percent shooting, reaches the Class 3A title game with a 35-34 win.

Girls state basketball notes: Hall of Fame basketball class includes Elle Ruffridge and Kelly Krei

Capsules for Thursday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Girls state basketball: Newell-Fonda forces Springville into 36 turnovers in a 60-32 Class 1A quarterfinal.

Girls state basketball: North Linn posts its lowest point total in a game since 2016, but the Lynx out-grind Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 33-29. The defending 1A champions move into Friday’s semifinals.

Girls state basketball: Algona Garrigan silences Montezuma’s perimeter game in a Class 1A quarterfinal. Golden Bears roll 69-31 to set up a rematch with Council Bluffs St. Albert.

Girls state basketball: One-and-done in 2022 and 2023, Iowa City Regina will make this stay an extended one. Regals battle past Maquoketa Valley, 53-47, in a Class 2A quarterfinal.

Capsules for Wednesday’s games involving area teams at the 2025 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Girls state basketball: Maquoketa rallies from a 16-point deficit, but Dallas Center-Grimes gets it done at the end, 49-44.

Girls state basketball: Libby Fandel’s record performance (37 points, 25 rebounds) carries Cedar Rapids Xavier past No. 1 Sioux City Heelan, 71-57, in a Class 4A quarterfinal.