Jeff Linder

Benton Community’s triangle-and-two stymied Monticello, 42-35, and the Bobcats earned their third consecutive girls’ state basketball tournament appearance.

No. 6 Iowa City Regina got a 3-pointer, a steal and a basket — all in the final 8 seconds of regulation — and topped Maquoketa Valley in overtime, 61-53, in a Class 2A girls’ basketball regional semifinal Friday night at Regina High School.

Benton Community hosts Monticello in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional-final showdown Saturday. Solon, Mount Vernon and Center Point-Urbana also chase state-tournament berths.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Friday in Class 2A and 1A regional semifinals.

Caitlin Clark’s career-high 49 points in Iowa’s 106-89 win over Michigan boosted her career total to 3,569 and past Kelsey Plum’s 3,527.

Caitlin Clark became the leading scorer in NCAA Division-I women’s basketball history Thursday night during Iowa’s game against Michigan.

It’s set to be a historic basketball night in Iowa, so the Call It Both Ways podcast can only start this week’s episode by discussing Caitlin Clark on the verge of setting the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record. Then, it’s back to high school basketball and updates from the IHSAA and IGHSAU tournament trails.

Once 2-10, Center Point-Urbana now is one win from the girls’ state basketball tournament after upending West Delaware in a Class 3A regional semifinal

Caitlin Clark is a virtual slam-dunk to become the leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball history Thursday, when the fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes (22-3 overall, 11-2 Big Ten) host Michigan (16-9, 7-6).

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

All-conference girls’ basketball teams for 2023-24. Received so far: MVC Mississippi and Valley, Wamac East and West, River Valley North and South, Tri-Rivers East and West, Northeast Iowa, South Iowa Cedar, Upper Iowa.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Wednesday in Class 5A and 4A regional quarterfinals and 3A regional semifinals.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Tuesday in Class 2A regional quarterfinals.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needs 7 points to reach Kelsey Plum’s record as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark, after the Hawkeyes’ loss to Nebraska, said, “There’s no reason to freak out. We need to look in the mirror and find ways to get better. We still control our destiny, and that’s all that matters.”