Ryan Pleggenkuhle

Fifth-ranked Iowa City Regina defeated No. 12 Mediapolis in a 55-54 overtime thriller. The Class 2A girls’ basketball regional final win put the Regals in the state tournament for the second consecutive season and the seventh in the last 11 years.

Clear Creek Amana’s defensive adjustment paid off Tuesday night. In front of an energized crowd, the No. 7-ranked Clippers defeated No. 10 North Scott, 61-46, in a Class 4A girls’ basketball regional final.

A junior at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Kaylee Harris qualified for the state bowling tournament as an individual last year. She’s after more in 2023. And not just for herself.

Saturday, in front of a packed Johnson Hall filled with approximately 400 fans for Kirkwood’s first annual “Crowd the Court” event, NJCAA Division II’s third-ranked Kirwood women’s basketball team defeated Iowa Lakes Community College, 65-47, giving head coach Kim Muhl career win No. 996.

Waukon’s Cody Huinker rolled a 300 in a dual with Decorah, beating his dad’s top score by one pin.

Three years into bringing bowling to Monticello High School, Brian Meyer added an assistant coach. That individual just happened to be a professional bowler ... and his son, Jace.

University of Iowa signee Gabe Arnold moved 890 miles from Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in Kingston, Pa., to Iowa City for his senior year of high school. A visit to Iowa City and an interaction with City High senior and fellow future Hawkeye Ben Kueter had something to do with it.

Naomi Simon took her offseason preparation very seriously. Between June 4 and July 14, Simon traveled to wrestling camps and tournaments in Pagosa Springs, Colo., Tulsa, Iowa City, Indianola, Decorah and Fargo, N.D.

Here are some Gazette area teams and bowlers to watch entering the 2022-23 Iowa high school bowling season.

For defending Class 3A state bowling champion Aiden Mitts, as enjoyable as winning last year’s individual crown was, he’d like to share the experience with his Cedar Rapids Jefferson teammates this go-around.

It was an up-and-down opening day at the NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championships for Kirkwood Community College. The seventh-seeded Eagles began their day with a victory over 10th-seeded Moraine Valley in five sets, then were swept by No. 2-seed Parkland in the quarterfinals.

Trailing by four at intermission, Wartburg (10-0, 8-0 A-R-C) forced turnovers and capitalized on a few short fields in the second half to preserve its perfect season in a 19-14 win over Coe (7-3, 6-2).

A junior from Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Maria Trotta has qualified for multiple events in the state swim meet before. During Saturday’s regional swim meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center, Trotta turned it up a notch.

Fourth-ranked Carlisle ended No. 5 Iowa City Liberty’s season Friday night, rushing for 530 yards and defeating the Lightning 56-28 in a Class 4A state quarterfinal game at Liberty High School.

Thanks to a 28-0 third quarter run, third-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier (10-0) defeated Cedar Rapids Washington, 44-7, in a Class 4A opening-round playoff matchup Friday night at Saints Field.