Jeff Linder

Women’s basketball: From slumping to surging, Iowa seeks to continue its climb Thursday at Minnesota. The Hawkeyes have won won three straight games, and a fourth would get them to .500 in the Big Ten.

What to know about Thursday’s women’s basketball game between Iowa and Minnesota. Game time, TV schedule, game notes.

Area girls’ basketball Super Ten: Cedar Rapids Prairie stays at No. 1; the shuffle among the Iowa City teams continues.

Girls’ basketball: Two toughies in two nights, and Cedar Rapids Prairie wins the first one 75-59 over Iowa City High behind 28 points from Emily Larsen.

Women’s basketball: Iowa’s Lucy Olsen shares Big Ten player-of-the-week honors.

Women’s basketball: Lucy Olsen, Addison O’Grady carry Iowa home in a 76-69 stunner over No. 4 USC.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark becomes the third Iowa player to have her jersey retired, joining Megan Gustafson and Michelle Edwards.

Women’s basketball: Carver-Hawkeye Arena returns to maximum energy Sunday. Iowa hosts JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen and No. 4 USC, then Caitlin Clark’s jersey-retirement ceremony follows.

What to know about Sunday’s women’s basketball game between Iowa and USC. Game time, TV schedule, game notes.

Girls’ basketball: Down 16 in the second quarter, North Linn rallies past Maquoketa Valley 44-37, creating a likely Tri-Rivers West title share.

Girls’ basketball: The Gazette’s final draft of mock brackets for 1A, 2A and 3A.

Prep volleyball: Jessica Hauptmann hired as volleyball coach at Iowa City Liberty. As Jessica Gehrke, she was the 2010 Gazette Female Athlete of the Year at Iowa City West and is an Iowa High School Hall of Famer in volleyball and track.

WNBA: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever will play a preseason game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on May 4 against the Brazilian National Team.

Girls’ basketball notes: With the aunt-niece duo of Coach Stephanie Dacey and senior Carly Rich leading the way, Williamsburg is on the brink of the Wamac Conference West Division championship.

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