Jeff Linder

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

Girls’ state basketball: Cascade’s ‘very meaningful’ season ends at the hands of three-time defending champion Dike-New Hartford, 58-28, in a Class 2A quarterfinal.

Time, TV and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 6 Iowa and Minnesota.

Ava Locklear finished one assist short of a triple-double — 14 points, 17 rebounds, nine assists — and No. 1 Clear Creek Amana whipped Gilbert, 68-30, in a Class 4A girls’ state basketball quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena.

Anna Quillin supplied eight points to go with her 16 rebounds Tuesday morning, and No. 3 Solon pulled away late to beat No. 7 Dubuque Wahlert, 58-47, in a Class 3A girls’ state basketball quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena.

Girls’ state basketball: No. 2 Des Moines Christian used a second-half surge to topple Benton Community, 49-46, in a Class 3A quarterfinal.

No. 4 Mount Vernon put a 41-5 mid-game ambush on No. 6 Harlan and hit 14 of 24 from long distance in a 67-25 Class 3A girls’ state basketball quarterfinal rout.

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

Girls’ state basketball notes: In their third year at Waukee, Dani Franklin-Printy and husband Jared Printy have the fourth-ranked Warriors in the Class 5A girls’ basketball state semifinals after a 46-44 win over No. 5 Ankeny Centennial on Monday.

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

Clear Creek Amana takes a 23-0 record and a Class 4A No. 1 ranking to the state tournament, its third in the past five years. And they’re taking a different mindset than their 2020 and 2023 predecessors. Happy-to-be-there no longer flies.

Women’s basketball: Good vibes return for No. 4 Iowa in a 101-85 Sunday stroll against Illinois.

Women’s basketball: College GameDay returns to Carver next Sunday.

Time, TV and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 4 Iowa and Illinois.

Women’s basketball: With its Big Ten regular-season title hopes greatly diminished, No. 4 Iowa tries to rebuild momentum Sunday vs. Illinois. “You can’t sulk about one game; that’s not how this works,” Caitlin Clark said.