Jeff Linder

Women’s basketball: As Western Illinois looms, Iowa Coach Jan Jensen talks about Chit-Chit Wright’s condition, Addie Deal’s progress and recruiting hits and (narrow) misses

Women’s basketball: No. 19 Iowa builds 13-point lead, holds off Miami 64-61 for their sixth straight win. Chit-Chat Wright doesn’t play, and is considered day-to-day upon Iowa’s return home.

Girls’ basketball: Short-handed Cedar Rapids Washington drops its season opener to West Des Moines Valley, 59-46.

What to know about Saturday’s Iowa women’s basketball game against Miami (Fla.).

Women’s basketball: No. 19 Iowa tops No. 7 Baylor, 57-52, despite an injury to Hannah Stuelke (who returns), another to Chit-Chat Wright (who doesn’t), thanks to big games from Ava Heiden and Taylor Stremlow.

High school football: Iowa City Liberty chases a 5A state championship Friday, and ‘Dowling’s just another monster in our way.’

Girls’ basketball 2025-26: Senior-laden Maquoketa is a championship contender in Class 3A, and faces a schedule that can be labeled as ambitious, to put it mildly.

Fresh off its first state-tournament appearance in school history, Maquoketa is No. 1

Four first-team all-staters return: Rowan Jacobi of Springville, Averie Lower of Clear Creek Amana, Addie McLaughlin of Iowa City Regina and Natalie Ramsey of Iowa City Liberty

Gazette sports writers Jeff Johnson Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Iowa High School Football championship games on the Triple Option Podcast November 19, 2025

Girls’ basketball: IGHSAU releases 2025-26 preseason rankings. Johnston, Dallas Center-Grimes, Maquoketa, Hinton and Council Bluffs St. Albert are No. 1.

What to know about Thursday’s Iowa women’s basketball game against Baylor.

Women’s basketball: No. 19 Iowa gets its first major test Thursday at Orlando, against No. 7 Baylor. All of Iowa’s five newcomers have made an impact in a 4-0 start.

All-state volleyball: Iowa City Regina’s Reese Naeve is a member of the eight-player Elite team, and Springville’s Rowan Jacobi is the Class 1A player of the year

Women’s basketball: No. 21 Iowa rolls to 4-0 with a 74-41 victory over UNI in its first road game of the season.