Eight Class 5A teams earned bids to the 2024 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament with wins Tuesday night. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s regional finals and the state bracket and schedule released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
Iowa City High’s Polyak capped off a brilliant prep career by defending his title in the 200-yard individual medley, winning in 1:46.35, five seconds ahead of runner-up Dylan Nelson of West Des Moines Valley. He backed that up by taking the 100 breaststroke title in 53.42 seconds. In most years, that performance would have likely been worthy of the swimmer of the meet honor, but that went to his I-Fly club teammate Owen Chiles of Pleasant Valley, who set state records in winning the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
Girls’ basketball: Examining the regional brackets in 5A and 4A.
The seven-game MVC-CIML Shootout boys’ basketball event went down Saturday at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids. In one of the marquee games of the inaugural event, defending Class 4A defending champion West Des Moines Valley used a fourth-quarter spurt to down Linn-Mar in a matchup of the second and fourth-ranked teams. Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy also beat No. 7 Waukee.
The Iowa Flyers club attracts top Cedar Rapids and Iowa City swimmers and works in harmony with high school programs, helping them reach new national and regional heights.
The MVC-CIML Crossover Shootout event is January 6 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. It features seven games, most of them pitting a school from the Central Iowa Metro League against one from either the Mississippi Valley Conference or Mississippi Athletic Conference
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.
No. 1 West Des Moines Dowling swept No. 4 Pleasant Valley in a Class 5A Iowa high school state volleyball semifinal match Wednesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Mackenzie Dean’s consecutive offspeed kills give West Des Moines Dowling the second set, and the Maroons go on to sweep Pleasant Valley in a Class 5A semifinal.
The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament continues Wednesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville with semifinal matches in all five classes. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates throughout the day.
Fortunately for Pleasant Valley, talent ruled the day as the fourth-ranked Spartans outlasted No. 5 Johnston, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-20, in a Class 5A state volleyball quarterfinal on Monday at Xtream Arena.
No. 4 Pleasant Valley beat No. 5 Johnston in a Class 5A Iowa high school state volleyball tournament match Monday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament begins Monday at Xtream Arena in Coralville with quarterfinal matches in Class 5A and 4A. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates throughout the day.
Capsules for the 2023 Iowa high school state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.
The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament has 24 of its 40 spots filled after Tuesday’s regional finals in Class 5A, 4A and 3A. Here’s a look at the regional finals, plus the state tournament brackets in those three classes.
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