The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association has announced its all-state boys’ basketball teams. First-teamers include two players from North Linn and one each from Linn-Mar, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Williamsburg, Decorah, West Branch, Monticello and Maquoketa Valley.
Meet The Gazette’s 2024 all-area high school girls’ wrestling team: Linn-Mar’s Kane Naaktgeboren is the Wrestler of the Year and Alburnett’s Clayton Rush is the Coach of the Year.
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.
Full results from Friday’s Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling semifinals, where Cascade’s Brock Morris put the disappointment of missing out on last year’s state tournament behind him and advanced to Saturday night’s state finals.
Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Friday in Class 2A and 1A regional semifinals.
Here is a class-by-class breakdown of the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Here is The Gazette’s first 2023-24 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
The Iowa high school boys’ wrestling is paused until 2024. The season resumes with 6 1/2 weeks of competition until champions are crowned in Des Moines. Here are some notable events for the second half of the season.
Cedar Rapids Xavier junior Jack Foster was so unsatisfied with how his first season of varsity went that he devoted more time to clubs and competing in the offseason. He’s reaping the rewards now. Foster won the 126-pound title Saturday at the North Linn Lynx Invitational.
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.
Maquoketa Valley’s boys’ basketball team lost its best player to graduation and is still trying to find its identitiy as a team. But the Wildcats picked up a monster early season win Tuesday night when it knocked off Alburnett.
For the first time, states had the opportunity to choose the number of weight classes for competition. Iowa remained with 14 weights that include new division in the middle to upper weights.
Here are 18 Gazette-area individuals to keep an eye on during the 2023-24 Iowa high school boys’ wrestling season.
Rivalry Saturday: Double-double by Jayden Kuper helps Monticello rally past Maquoketa Valley.
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.
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