Gazette photographers pick their favorite sports photos of February 2019

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Megan Gustafson (10) reacts to drawing a Maryland Terrapins foul during the second half of a game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, February 17, 2019. (Cliff Jette /The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Megan Gustafson (10) drives to the basket past Maryland Terrapins forward Brianna Fraser (34) during the second half of a game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, February 17, 2019. (Cliff Jette /The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Megan Gustafson (10) watches as her deep shot just misses at the end of the first quarter of their Big Ten Conference basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Makenzie Meyer (3), forward Megan Gustafson (10), guard Kathleen Doyle (22), forward Hannah Stewart (21) and guard Tania Davis (11) cross the court together late in the second half of a game against the Maryland Terrapins at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, February 17, 2019. (Cliff Jette /The Gazette)

Illinois Fighting Illini guard Jaelyne Kirkpatrick (23) tries to steal the ball from Iowa Hawkeyes guard Tania Davis (11) during the first half of a game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Thursday, February 14, 2019. (Cliff Jette /The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes' Spencer Lee (right) is poked in the eye by Indiana Hoosiers' Elijah Oliver as he works on pinning him during the 125-pound bout of their Big Ten Conference dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Lee won with a fall. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

West Delaware's Jadyn Peyton, right, wrestles Crestwood's Clay Schemmel in a 138 pound match during the Class 2A semifinals of the Dual Team Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Peyton won by fall at 5:13. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)

West Delaware's Evan Woods (center, right) hugs Ryan Phillips (back to camera) after Phillips defeated Solon's Zeb Gnida during their class 2A 132 lbs. match at the Iowa High School Athletic Association's 2019 State Dual Team Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The Western Dubuque bench celebrates after Jared Cordes (bottom) pinned Iowa City High's Ryan Ceynar during the 138-pound bout of the high school wrestling 3A Dual Team Regional at Western Dubuque High School in Epworth on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Cordes won with a fall in 4:00. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Northern Iowa Panthers' Carter Isley (right) celebrates after defeating Iowa State Cyclones' Gannon Gremmel during the 285-pound bout of their Big Twelve Conference wrestling dual in the West Gymnasium on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Isley won in sudden victory 2-0. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Jason Riley rides through the amphitheater as the sun shines overhead during the Fat Sac & Fox Enduro Ride 2019 at Indian Creek Nature Center in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. The three-hour endurance ride was a joint effort between the nature center and the Linn Area Mountain Bike Association. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Clockwise from left: Kanye White, 14, Omarion Thomas, 14, Davion Smalls, 14, and Montrez McIntyre, 10, all from St. Louis, MO., warmup in the hallway before their bouts of the Los Primos Boxing Club Amateur Boxing Show in the armory at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. About 27 bouts featuring boxers from 30 clubs over six states competed in novice and elite competition. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ottumwa's Kevin Kretz swims the backstroke in the first leg of the 200 yard medley relay during the 2019 IHSSA State Swimming Championships at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation & Wellness Center in Iowa City on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Cooper Callahan competes in the 500 yard freestyle during a 2019 IHSAA District Swimming Meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center in Marion on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Callahan placed second with a time of 4:43.82. Swimming is on of the most challenging sports to photograph, the athletes faces are rarely visible and often obscured by splashing water. It is even harder to get multiple swimmers in on frame because they are spaced so far apart and even if you do have the right angle capturing both faces is pretty rare. I was pleased with this shot because it is one of those rare swimming images where you can see the swimmers competeing against each other rather than the usual isolated shot of an individual swimmer. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)

Marion's Jaffer Murphy (11) holds the State Qualifier banner aloft after defeating Maquoketa in a Class 3A boys' basketball substate final at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids on Monday, February 25, 2019. (Cliff Jette /The Gazette)

North Linn's Jake Hilmer flexes after drawing a foul from Cascade's Reid Rausch during the third quarter of their class 2A substate final game at West Delaware High School in Manchester, Iowa, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. North Linn won 59-47. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Urbandale's DeeDee Pryor (left) knocks the ball away from Cedar Rapids Prairie's Quinn Deahl during the third quarter of their class 5A girls' basketball regional final at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Urbandale won 64-59. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

North Scott's Reece Sommers celebrates a folk called against the Prairie Hawks during the first quarter of their class 4A substate final basketball game at Liberty High School in North Liberty, Iowa, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

North Scott's Carson Rollinger (left) goes to the hoop against Cedar Rapids Prairie's Garrett Pientok during the fourth quarter of their class 4A substate final basketball game at Liberty High School in North Liberty, Iowa, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. North Scott won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Luka Garza (left) celebrates with fans after their Big Ten Conference basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Luka Garza (55) chest bumps forward Nicholas Baer (51) during overtime of their NCAA basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Tyler Cook (25) dunks the ball during the second half of their Big Ten Conference basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Iowa City High's Aubrey Joens (23) makes a basket around the hand of West Des Moines Valley's Jasmine Spann (33) during the third quarter of their Class 5A quarterfinal game in the Girls' High School State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Waukon's Annika Headington (53) makes a basket around Crestwood's Sharon Goodman (40) as he hair flips in her face during the second quarter of their Class 3A quarterfinal game in the Girls' High School State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Marion's Riley Wright (right) looks to pass around pressure from Cedar Rapids Xavier's Libby Arnold (left) and Aubrey Jones (center) during the third quarter of their Class 4A quarterfinal game in the Girls' High School State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Marion's Kayba Laube (24) hugs head coach Corby Laube after winning their Class 4A quarterfinal game in the Girls' High School State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)