Articles Tagged: West Des Moines Valley High School

The Iowa high school state track and field meet begins at 9 a.m. Thursday. Here are the top individuals and teams in the girls’ field, along with The Gazette’s championship picks.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s dreams of an undefeated championship season ended Friday night, as West Des Moines Valley won its second straight Class 4A boys’ basketball title with a 63-59 win.

Here is a look at Friday’s schedule at the Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. And an in-depth look at the games involving Gazette-area schools. Four champions will be crowned.

West Des Moines Valley, Ankeny, Bettendorf advance to Class 4A semifinals of the 2024 Iowa boys’ state basketball tournament.

The 2024 Iowa boys’ high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Brackets, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Wells Fargo Arena.

The last eight spots in the 2024 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament were earned Tuesday night in Class 4A substate finals. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s scores, plus the 4A state tournament bracket and schedule released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

It’s the first day of the 2024 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, featuring quarterfinal games in Class 5A and Class 3A. Find the schedule, live stream links and updated scores and stats here throughout the day.

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 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

Playing in a state tournament always is a challenge. Playing another school in your town makes it a little tougher. That was the case for top-ranked West Des Moines Dowling in a four-set win over West Des Moines Valley in a Class 5A state volleyball quarterfinal match.

No. 1 West Des Moines Dowling beat No. 8 West Des Moines Valley 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.