Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball, Super Ten: State champions Clear Creek Amana, North Linn and Solon are 1-2-3 in the final area rankings.

North Linn hit 64 percent of its shots (71 percent in the first half) and outgunned Newell-Fonda in the Class 1A girls’ state basketball championship game, 67-51.

Clear Creek Amana held Waverly-Shell Rock to 14-percent shooting and rolled to the Class 4A girls’ state basketball championship, 43-25.

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Solon toppled Estherville-Lincoln Central for the Class 3A girls’ state basketball championship, 54-47. The title is Solon’s fourth, its first since 1998.

Capsules for Saturday’s championship games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Sisters Macy and Molly Boge combined for 28 points, nine assists and nine steals to spur top-ranked North Linn to a 60-37 victory over No. 4 Council Bluffs St. Albert in a Class 1A semifinal at the girls’ state basketball tournament Friday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.

Capsules for Friday’s games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Top-ranked Clear Creek Amana came out a-blazing to start the second half, built an 11-point lead, then hung on for dear life at the end. The Clippers held off No. 5 North Polk, 50-48, in a 4A semifinal Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena.

Third-ranked Solon held No. 2 Des Moines Christian to seven field goals (in 36 attempts), forced the Lions into 26 turnovers, and rolled to a Class 3A semifinal win, 49-25, at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Top-ranked Estherville-Lincoln Central held No. 4 Mount Vernon to a season-low scoring output and won Thursday’s Class 3A semifinal, 45-37, at the girls’ state basketball tournament Thursday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.

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Capsules for Thursday’s games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Top-ranked North Linn spun No. 9 Montezuma around in the first half and coasted to a 68-38 Class 1A quarterfinal victory at the girls’ state basketball tournament Wednesday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.

Girls’ state basketball notes: For the second straight year, the semifinal field features three teams from the Wamac Conference.