Jeff Linder

Girls’ basketball: Clear Creek Amana doesn’t commit a first-half turnover, and an early defensive switch sends the Clippers to a 67-42 win over Benton Community.

Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark’s final (?) return to Central Iowa in a triumphant one. She scores 38 points in the No. 4 Hawkeyes’ 104-75 rout of Cleveland State in Des Moines.

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

Girls’ basketball: Bench accounts for 32 points in Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 75-36 romp over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Women’s basketball: Lisa Bluder talks about her role in Caitlin Clark’s decision whether to stay at Iowa for a fifth year, or to move on to the WNBA.

Calling it both ways, Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder talk area high school basketball and current rankings for girls and boys basketball.

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.