Jeff Linder

Women’s basketball: Washington Mystics draft Iowa’s Lucy Olsen with the 23rd pick in the WNBA Draft

Girls’ track & field: At 20 feet, 8 1/4 inches, Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg is No. 1 all-time in the girls’ long jump.

Prep track and field: Drake Relays 2025 form chart, as of April 14.

Women’s basketball: Iowa’s Lucy Olsen figures to go in the second or third round of the WNBA Draft on Monday.

Boys’ track and field: Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s distance duo of Slader Buckheister and Adam Gray goes 1-2, twice, and the Cougars roll to the team title of the Cedar Rapids Invitational.

Women’s basketball: Former Hawkeye Aaliyah Guyton signs with Illinois. She will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.

Prep track and field: Drake Relays 2025 form chart, as of April 11.

Track & field notes: Another state championship in the 110-meter hurdles is on Quinton Alexander’s radar. So is the all-time Iowa best.

Girls’ track and field: Area Super Ten for April 9, 2025. Iowa City High, Marion and Mount Vernon are the top three.

Boys’ track and field: Area Super Ten for April 8, 2025. Iowa City West is on top as the outdoor season hits full gear.

Track & field: Mount Vernon’s Evelyn Moeller focuses in, sets a school record in the 800 meters. Her 2:15.39 effort puts her at No. 2 statewide this season.

Girls’ basketball: A month after leading Mount Vernon to the Class 3A state championship, Nate Sanderson vacates his post as head coach.

Prep football 2025: Nine big area games in nine weeks, starting with the Battle for the Boot in Week 1.

Women’s basketball: Iowa assistant Raina Harmon is hired as head coach at Florida Gulf Coast.

Track and field: Mount Vernon girls, Clear Creek Amana boys are champions at the Mount Vernon Relays. Meanwhile, Marion’s girls opened some eyes with some chart-topping performances.