Monday’s Class 1A, 2A boys’ hoops district postponement list
Hot off the Internet from the Iowa High School Athletic Association, with makeup dates. Pretty fitting that first night of boys’ basketball postseason is interrupted by bad weather.Class 1A, District 5...
View ArticleStrong start, stronger finish for Jefferson in blowout of Prairie
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Jefferson J-Hawks haven’t won big this boys’ basketball season. But when they have won, they’ve won big.Look at Tuesday night. They limited Cedar Rapids Prairie to one first-quarter...
View ArticleThursday’s boys’ basketball postseason schedule
CLASS 1A DISTRICTS SECOND ROUND Area Belle Plaine at Montezuma, 8 p.m. BGM vs. Iowa Valley at Meskwaki Settlement School, 6:30 p.m. Central City at Springville, 8 p.m. Easton Valley vs. Bellevue...
View ArticleIt’s not just football at Springville
SPRINGVILLE – You are familiar with their work in football. You should get familiar with them in basketball, too.The Springville Orioles might already have forced you to know them. They enter the Class...
View ArticleThursday’s boys’ basketball district postponements, Friday’s schedule
Mother Nature has been unrelenting this winter and unrelenting on area boys’ basketball teams. Most of the Class 1A and 2A district games in the area scheduled Thursday night have been postponed.Below...
View ArticleSaturday’s boys’ basketball playoff scheduled
CLASS 1A: Grundy Center @ AGWSR, Ackley (at AGWSR, Ackley) Northeast Hamilton, Blairsburg @ North Butler, Greene (at AGWSR, Ackley) Harris-Lake Park @ Boyden-Hull (at Boyden-Hull) George-Little Rock @...
View ArticleWashington survives Hempstead run, moves on to 5A regional final
CEDAR RAPIDS – You weren’t really certain what happened because it was off the ball. You just heard a loud thud, then looked up and saw Dani Franklin writhing on the ground in pain.She stayed there for...
View ArticleMonday’s boys’ basketball postseason schedule
CLASS 3A DISTRICT FINALS Metro-Area Anamosa (8-12) at DeWitt Central (18-3), 8 p.m. Clear Creek-Amana (6-14) at Benton Community (17-4), 8 p.m. Decorah (10-11) vs. Waukon (8-13) at Cresco, 6:30 p.m....
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Jefferson’s Olson caps senior season with MVC scoring title
Jacob Olson takes a shot in a game earlier this season at Cedar Rapids Washington. (The Gazette-KCRG photo) CEDAR RAPIDS – The Mississippi Valley Conference’s scoring champ isn’t part of one of the...
View ArticleTuesday’s boys’ basketball postseason schedule
CLASS 1A DISTRICT SEMIFINALS Area Iowa Mennonite (18-4) vs. Lone Tree (15-7) at Fairfield, 6:30 p.m. Jesup (19-3) vs. Wapsie Valley (6-16) at Elkader, 6:30 p.m. Keota (21-1) vs. Montezuma (17-5) at...
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The final Gazette/Iowa Prep Sports boys’ basketball poll of the season
It’s same teams in a little different order in the final Gazette/Iowa Prep Sports boys’ basketball poll of the 2013-14 season.Class 3A and 4A teams began district/substate play Monday night. The only...
View ArticleMarion blasts Center Point-Urbana, 64-47
CEDAR RAPIDS – They had almost as many points at halftime Monday night as they had the entire game back in January.That meant a much, much easier time of it for the Marion Indians.“It was our defensive...
View ArticleXavier does the expected, puts away Vinton-Shellsburg early
CEDAR RAPIDS – Ten seconds, and this one was over.That’s not an exaggeration. Adam McDermott hit a shot, stole the inbounds pass and made a layup.Ten seconds in, and Cedar Rapids Xavier led, 4-0. Any...
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Mount Vernon’s young guns brush past Regina
SOLON – They still haven’t lost to a Class 2A team.The Mount Vernon Mustangs didn’t come that close to losing to one Tuesday night, playing as fine a first half as you’ll see and riding it to a 73-63...
View ArticleBoys’ basketball postseason schedule (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
ThursdayCLASS 3A DISTRICT FINALS Metro-Area Benton Community (18-4) vs. Solon (15-7) at Cedar Rapids Prairie, 7 p.m. DeWitt Central (19-3) vs. Maquoketa (9-13) at Clinton, 7 p.m. Marion (10-12) vs....
View ArticlePrep football folks not happy about possibility of Big Ten football on Fridays
Let’s just say the possibility of Friday Night Lights, Big Ten style is not appealing to the prep football community.“Disappointing for me to hear,” said Linn-Mar Coach Bob Forsyth.“That bites,” said...
View ArticleReport: Regina’s Cook commits to Iowa Hawkeyes
Not only does Drew Cook look like his father, he has decided to follow in his football footsteps.The 6-foot-6 junior quarterback from Iowa City Regina announced to the Iowa City Press-Citizen on...
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McKowen a good fit as Kennedy coach
Kennedy Coach Jon McKowen (foreground) looks on with his assistant coaches during a game this season. (The Gazette/KCRG photo by Justin Wan) CEDAR RAPIDS – Marty McKowen has had a hall of fame career...
View ArticleUpdated boys’ basketball postseason schedule
FRIDAYCLASS 4A SUBSTATE SEMIFINALS Metro-Area Cedar Rapids Prairie (6-16) at Iowa City West (18-3), 7 p.m. Cedar Rapids Washington (6-16) at Cedar Rapids Kennedy (16-5), 7 p.m. Dubuque Hempstead (9-13)...
View ArticleSaturday’s Class 1A, 2A boys’ basketball substate final capsules
JESUP (21-3) vs. DUNKERTON (24-1) What: Class 1A substate final Where: Independence When: 7 p.m. Scouting Report: Dunkerton comes in ranked eighth by The Gazette/Iowa Prep Sports, Jesup is unranked....
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