Jeff Linder

Rivalry Saturday: Molly Roling’s 20 points push Cascade past Springville, 61-32.

Time, live stream and notes for Saturday’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 Iowa and Florida Gulf Coast in the Gulf Coast Classic semifinals.

Caitlin Clark posted 29 points and eight assists, and fifth-ranked Iowa handled Purdue Fort Wayne, 98-59, in a first-round game of the Gulf Coast Classic women’s basketball tournament Friday night at Estero, Fla.

The 19th rendition of Rivalry Saturday is, well, Saturday at Johnson Hall on the campus of Kirkwood Community College. Here are thumbnails on the eight games.

Time, live stream and notes for Friday’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 Iowa and Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Gulf Coast Classic.

Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Xavier allows nine second-half points and pulls away from Davenport Assumption in Tuesday’s season opener, 55-31.

Iowa women’s basketball guard will make her first State Farm commercial appearance Saturday during Big Ten Rival weekend.

Derek Weisskopf of Class 3A state champion Williamsburg and Preston Ries of 2A semifinalist Monticello have been named class captains by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. The honors were in conjunction with the IPSWA all-state teams, which were voted upon Sunday and released Tuesday.

Women’s basketball: For No. 5 Iowa, the upcoming weekend could feature a Lisa Bluder milestone and a Kansas State rematch.

Three days after a flat loss to Kansas State, Kate Martin’s career-high 25 points ignited No. 2 Iowa in 113-90 women’s basketball win over Drake.

Time, television and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and Drake.

Women’s basketball: After suffering its first loss Thursday against Kansas State, No. 2 Iowa looks to bounce back Sunday against Drake.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson shot 20 percent from the floor and committed 21 first-half turnovers, but took a fourth-quarter lead before bowing to Ames in girls’ basketball, 30-26.

Iowa high school girls’ basketball 2023-24 rankings: Johnston, Dallas Center-Grimes, Estherville ELC, Dike-New Hartford and North Linn are the IGHSAU’s preseason No. 1 teams.

Kansas State knocked off No. 2 Iowa, 65-58, tripping the Hawkeyes for the second straight year. Lisa Bluder said “it was a rough night for the Hawks.”