DES MOINES — Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball will make its first state tournament appearance in more than 30 years on Wednesday. The Rebels will take on defending champion North Linn in a Class 1A state quarterfinal at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with a 5 p.m. scheduled ...

WAVERLY — Sometimes it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Grundy Center boys basketball got a formidable challenge from Northeast’s starting five on Saturday, but fresh legs off the bench gave the seventh-ranked Spartans a kick, hitting their stride for a 71-62 triumph in a Class 2A Substate 4 ...

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball team watched the video of North Mahaska rallying back from a double-digit deficit to defeat Montezuma in the Class 1A District 9 finals. When the Rebels met the Warhawks in Saturday’s Substate 5 showdown with a shot at state on the line, ...

AMES — Audi Crooks put Iowa State on her shoulders in the third quarter, scoring 14 of her career-high 36 points as the Cyclones blew past No. 14 Kansas State 85-63 in their regular season finale on Sunday. With a one-point lead to start the second half, Crooks, a 6-foot-3 sophomore center, ...

MARION — Marshalltown boys basketball had the guts to take on one of the top teams in the state on Friday night. Second-ranked Linn-Mar wore away at the Bobcats’ defenses, out-matching them at virtually every position, but the effort continued until time ran out on Marshalltown in an ...

STATE CENTER — The underdog role suits West Marshall girls basketball just fine lately. After an upset of fourth-ranked Forest City to reach the IGHSAU 3A state tournament, the unranked Trojans go from frying pan to fire as top-rated Mount Vernon awaits in a 3A quarterfinal scheduled for 5 ...