Here are 12 of the area’s players heading into the 2023-24 Iowa high school boys’ basketball season.
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Here are 12 of the area’s players heading into the 2023-24 Iowa high school boys’ basketball season.
Rivalry Saturday: Solon edges three-time defending 2A champion Dike-New Hartford, 49-48.
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.
Derek Weisskopf of Class 3A state champion Williamsburg and Preston Ries of 2A semifinalist Monticello have been named class captains by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. The honors were in conjunction with the IPSWA all-state teams, which were voted upon Sunday and released Tuesday.
A former Solon and Clear Creek Amana softball coach pleads guilty to sex abuse of 14- or 15-year-old student in 2006-07. James Anthony White, 59, faces a suspended sentence and will serve probation. Sentencing judge will determine length of probation.
Iowa high school girls’ basketball 2023-24 rankings: Johnston, Dallas Center-Grimes, Estherville ELC, Dike-New Hartford and North Linn are the IGHSAU’s preseason No. 1 teams.
Girls’ basketball 2023-24: All five starters return for speedy and experienced Solon, which reached the Class 3A state semifinals last year.
Girls’ basketball 2023-24: The Gazette’s preseason area Super Ten (Solon is No. 1) and area conference predictions.
Girls’ basketball 2023-24: A dozen of the top area players to watch, including returning first-team all-staters Libby Fandel of Cedar Rapids Xavier, Kamryn Kurt of North Linn and Callie Levin of Solon.
There’s one week left in the Iowa high school football season. We talk about what to expect in the seven state championship games and what happened in last week’s semifinals on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast.
All-state volleyball: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester is an Elite selection and the Class 3A player of the year.
Williamsburg beat Solon 45-14 in a Class 3A Iowa high school football state semifinal game Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Second-ranked Solon beat Williamsburg in the regular season. The two teams faced off again with a berth to the Class 3A state football final on the line Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. This time, it was all Williamsburg, 45-14.
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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