Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball: IGHSAU releases its preseason state rankings. Johnston, Sioux City Heelan, Estherville ELC, Eddyville EBF and Algona Garrigan are No. 1.

Girls’ basketball: A five-time state-championship coach (four at Dike-New Hartford), Bruce Dall inherits a team at Cedar Rapids Prairie that was 16-5 last season and returns its top four scorers.

Girls’ basketball 2024-25: Preseason area Super Ten teams to watch. Mount Vernon, Clear Creek Amana, Cedar Rapids Prairie look like three of the area’s best.

Girls’ basketball 2024-25: 15 area players to watch for the upcoming season, including six first-team all-staters.

Women’s basketball: Iowa holds Kansas to four points in the first quarter, improves to 5-0 with a 71-58 victory at Sioux Falls.

What to know about Wednesday’s Iowa women’s basketball game vs. Kansas (at Sioux Falls).

Women’s basketball: Iowa faces Kansas in a battle of 4-0 teams at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

IGCA all-state volleyball: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester is the state volleyball player of the year.

Women’s basketball: Addison O’Grady keeps it rolling; Iowa tops Drake, 86-73. Hawkeyes roll to their 21st win in the last 22 games in this series, despite 40 points from Drake’s Katie Dinnebier.

What to know about Sunday’s Iowa women’s basketball game at Drake.

Women’s basketball: When Iowa visits Drake on Sunday, it also represents a McCabe family reunion.

Women’s basketball: Hawkeyes clamp down Toledo 94-57, move to 3-0.

Women’s basketball: Addie Deal, Layla Hays and Journey Houston sign with Iowa.

We discuss last week’s Iowa high school football state quarterfinal results, preview some noteworthy semifinal matchups and pick the champions in all seven classes on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle.

Prep football state semifinals: Iowa City Liberty faces Southeast Polk on Friday; Mount Vernon meets Humboldt on Saturday.