Jeff Linder

DES MOINES — She couldn’t wait. As Lauren Zacharias shot free throws with a half-minute left, Rachael Saunders wrapped Cailyn …

DES MOINES — Capsules for Saturday’s games involving area teams at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena: …

DES MOINES — Win or lose, through joyous tears or bitter tears, it ends Saturday night. Springville’s legacy could be …

DES MOINES — They were short a player. A major player. Guts, determination, heart, though … no deficit there for …

DES MOINES — It wasn’t necessarily the way they wanted it to end. But it was the place. The ninth-ranked …

DES MOINES — Capsules for Friday’s games involving area teams at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena: …

DES MOINES — Here they are again, at Day 117. The Marion Indians have been thinking about this for more …

DES MOINES — Up eight. Down nine. Up 12. Then dead even. Iowa City High’s herky-jerky Class 5A semifinal with …

DES MOINES — None of Central Decatur’s previous 24 wins had resembled anything like this. ‘We hadn’t been in a …

DES MOINES — There’s more than one way to beat a zone. Simply shooting over it isn’t the only option. …

DES MOINES — Capsules for Thursday’s games involving area teams at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. …

DES MOINES — A memorable senior class from Springville High School added another brick to its legacy, and took another …

DES MOINES — Maybe they don’t meet your eye test. Whatever. ‘We probably don’t look like a basketball team when …

DES MOINES — Iowa City Regina’s season ended the same way it began. Without a stacked deck. Seventh-ranked Regina missed …

DES MOINES — The Monticello Panthers stung another top-five team, and carry an air of invincibilty. ‘We’re definitely at our …