Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball notes: After an uncharacteristic 6-16 season last year, Iowa City High appears to be on the rebound.

Clear Creek Amana is the new No. 1 in this week’s area girls basketball Super Ten. North Linn and Mount Vernon climb to No. 2 and No. 3.

Girls’ basketball: Class 4A second-ranked Clear Creek Amana outscores 3A No. 1 Solon 30-3 in the final 10 1/2 minutes, earns a 58-37 Wamac cross-divisional win.

Women’s basketball: Gatorade announces a partnership with Iowa’s Caitlin Clark.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark moves into the top 10 on the all-time Division-I women’s basketball scoring leaderboard, Sydney Affolter is plus-38 in her 23 minutes and No. 4 Iowa makes it 28 straight wins against Wisconsin.

Future Iowa women’s basketball players Teagan Mallegni and Taylor Stremlow go head to head on the eve of Iowa-Wisconsin.

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

In addition to overall co-players of the year Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg and Preston Ries of Monticello, The Gazette’s 2023 all-area football team is led by offensive player of the year Grant Glausser of Western Dubuque and defensive player of the year Rayce Heitman of Williamsburg. Curt Ritchie of Williamsburg is the area coach of the year.

Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Prairie sprints away with a 23-2 third quarter, handles Cedar Rapids Washington, 59-31.

Women’s basketball: No. 4 Iowa visits Wisconsin on Sunday in front of a rare sold-out Kohl Center. Hawkeyes pursue their 28th consecutive win over the Badgers.

Girls’ basketball notes: Wamac teams have fashioned a 7-1 record against the MVC.

A late surge allowed the No. 4-ranked Iowa women’ basketball team to escape Iowa State’s upset bid, 67-58. Caitlin Clark surpassed the 3,000-point mark for her career.

Solon, Clear Creek Amana and North Linn maintain the top three spots in this week’s girls basketball Super Ten. Mount Vernon climbs a spot to No. 4, and Western Dubuque and Marion are newcomers for this season.

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

Backup post Brynley Rasmussen was more than capable in her minutes in the paint, registering 12 points to help lead Class 3A fifth-ranked Mount Vernon past No. 2 Benton Community, 53-45, in a Wamac Conference cross-divisional game Tuesday night at Mount Vernon High School.