Jeff Linder

Girls’ track and field: 2024 watch list of top area teams and individuals. Solon returns 55.5 points from its Class 3A title team of 2023.

Lance Pedersen, who posted a 79-29 mark in 10 years at Mount Vernon, will take the head coaching job at Clear Creek Amana, pending board approval Wednesday.

At first glance, Iowa’s road to a second straight NCAA women’s basketball Final Four is littered with familiarity. Here’s look at this week’s Carver combatants in the First Four and first- and second-round NCAA tournament games, plus a list of potential foes in Albany.

For only the third time — and the first in 31 years — the Iowa Hawkeyes are an NCAA women’s basketball tournament 1-seed. Iowa is the top seed in the Albany-2 Region, termed “Murderers’ Row” by ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck.

Meet The Gazette’s 2023-24 all-area high school girls’ basketball team. Clear Creek Amana’s P.J. Sweeney is the Coach of the Year. Solon’s Callie Levin is the Player of the Year.

In the University of Iowa’s rich women’s basketball annals, No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament have been uncommon. The Hawkeyes are expected to earn a rare 1-seed Sunday, when the NCAA bracket is released (7 p.m., ESPN).

As we close the book on the Iowa high school girls’ basketball season and transition into spring, here is The Gazette’s first draft of 2024-25 preseason rankings.

Addie Deal, the 12th-ranked prospect in the 2025 class according to ESPN, committed to the University of Iowa on Tuesday.

Women’s basketball: With just four points at halftime, Caitlin Clark finishes with 34 and Iowa rallies past Nebraska for the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament title.

Caitlin Clark scored 30 of her game-high 34 points after intermission, and No. 3 Iowa outlasted Nebraska in overtime, 94-89, in the Big Ten women’s basketball championship game Sunday afternoon at Target Center.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, highlights and analysis as No. 3-ranked Iowa (28-4) takes on Nebraska (22-10) in the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament championship game Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Time, TV and notes for Saturday’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament championship game between No. 3 Iowa and Nebraska.

A healthy margin allowed Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder to rest her core rotation late in the semifinal win over Michigan.

Women’s basketball: No. 3 Iowa runs away from Michigan, 95-68, in a Big Ten tournament semifinal. Hawkeyes will face Nebraska for the title Sunday.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog as third-ranked Iowa (27-4) takes on Michigan (19-12) in a Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinal game Saturday at Target Center in Minneapolis.