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Class 2A’s second-ranked Mustangs were strong in a 46-15 regional duals victory over No. 14 Solon Tuesday night. The Mustangs head to the state duals tournament Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville for the second straight year.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy notched an impressive 60-43 win Saturday afternoon over fourth-ranked West Des Moines Valley to put a stranglehold on the top spot in Class 4A in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association boys’ basketball rankings. The other No. 1s remain the same: Bellevue Marquette in 1A, West Lyon in 2A and Clear Lake in 3A.
See photos from the 2024 Wamac Conference boys’ wrestling tournament at Williamsburg High School. Mount Vernon claimed its first team title.
Alburnett has climbed to the top of the Class 1A boys’ wrestling dual rankings. The Pirates were fourth at the 2023 state duals and will host regional duals again this season. The Wamac Conference has seven teams in the field with No. 2 Mount Vernon, West Delaware and Indpendence hosting 2A regional duals. Linn-Mar is the lone Gazette-area host in 3A.
Solon’s Class 3A fourth-ranked boys’ basketball team stayed unbeaten Tuesday night with a 70-54 win at No. 8 Marion.
Class 3A No. 4 Solon beat No. 8 Marion 70-54 in a Wamac Conference East Division boys’ basketball game Tuesday night at Marion High School.
Class 4A No. 10 Marion beat 3A No. 2 Solon 48-45 in a Wamac Conference East Division girls’ basketball game Tuesday at Marion High School.
Mila Van Weelden knocked home a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds to go, and Class 4A 10th-ranked Marion toppled 3A No. 2 Solon, 48-45, in a Wamac Conference East Division girls’ basketball game at Marion High School. Thirty-nine days had passed since Solon’s 28-point win over the Wolves.
Girls’ basketball notes: Three years after a 1-20 campaign, Mount Vernon has climbed to a No. 1 ranking in Class 3A, thanks to a come-from-behind win over archrival Solon on Tuesday.
Girls’ basketball Super Ten: Snow, wind and cold limit the schedule. Cedar Rapids Prairie climbs to No. 4.
Led by seniors but driven by a stacked sophomore class, the Class 4A 11th-ranked Maquoketa girls’ basketball team is in pursuit of its first conference championship in 20 years.
The first weekend of wrestling tournaments in 2024 gave the Pinning Combination podcast plenty to discuss this week, from the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls to high school action returning around the state.
Girls’ basketball Super Ten: The first one after the holidays has the same top six as previously, led by Clear Creek Amana.
Very young, inexperienced, undersized, all that combined to make Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys basketball team less than stellar in the early going this season. But the Cougars have figured things out despite three freshmen who are playing big roles and are on a five-game win streak after Monday night’s 72-68 win at Linn-Mar.
West Delaware has applied a team philosophy to an individual sport. The Hawks have thrived in duals and look to continue that success, hosting a Class 2A regional Tuesday in Manchester.
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