Jeff Linder

Hannah Stuelke scored a career-high 47 points — the most ever by a player, male or female, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and one short of the Iowa women’s basketball record — to lead the second-ranked Hawkeyes past Penn State, 111-93, in a Big Ten game Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Conference realignment continues to be a topic on Call It Both Ways, The Gazette’s Iowa high school basketball podcast. This week’s episode begins with the latest updates as the Northeast Iowa Conference appears on the brink of collapse. Then, we take a look at more postseason brackets released by the IGHSAU (5A and 4A) and IHSAA (2A and 1A) and the big games involving top teams last week.

A stable high school athletics conference for more than a century, the Northeast Iowa Conference is now on the brink of collapse. Crestwood has been accepted by the Upper Iowa Conference, Waukon and New Hampton have been invited, and Decorah is in no-man’s land in terms of geography and enrollment.

College Community Schools has announced the promotion of Andrew Davis to the role of athletics director, effective July 1, pending board approval.

Girls’ basketball: Examining the regional brackets in 5A and 4A.

Time, TV and notes for Thursday’s women’s basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and Penn State.

Upon approach to the NCAA women’s basketball career scoring record, Caitlin Clark hasn’t turned timid. With 30-plus points in each of the last six games, the University of Iowa dynamo has continued to push her record-breaking moment forward. Now, it’s a matter of when.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Thursday in Class 1A regional first-round games.

Girls’ basketball Super Ten: Status quo from last week to this week; Clear Creek Amana remains a firm No. 1.

Using its trademark balance — nine kids played, nine kids scored — Class 5A 10th-ranked Prairie set up a monster showdown by defeating Xavier, 58-47, in a girls’ basketball Tuesday night. The Hawks welcome No. 7 Cedar Falls on Thursday. The winner is guaranteed a share of the Mississippi Division championship.

Women’s basketball: Kelsey Plum spoke Friday about Caitlin Clark’s pursuit of her NCAA women’s basketball scoring record. “I'm actually very grateful to pass that baton. I'm very happy for her.”

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needs 65 points to reach Kelsey Plum’s record as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark scores 38, and No. 3 Iowa weathers a giant third-quarter storm to earn its first win at Maryland in the Terrapins’ Big Ten era, 93-85.

Girls’ basketball: Kobi Lietz’s 3-pointer at the buzzer sends Solon past Mount Vernon, 55-54, in a Wamac Conference East Division thriller.

Time, TV and notes for Saturday’s women’s basketball game between No. 3 Iowa and Maryland.