Maquoketa claims 3A Iowa girls basketball state title over Mount Vernon

A clutch shot from Cora Widel sparked Maquoketa to its first girls basketball state title with a 59-42 win over Mount Vernon ...
Saturday Down South

6 points in 14 seconds? Iowa girl’s basketball game has unbelievable ending

An Iowa's girls basketball game had a remarkably-chaotic ending in the state semifinals on Thursday night thanks to Ava Smid.

Iowa girls high school basketball game ends in surreal fashion

In the Iowa Class 4A girls state basketball semifinal on Friday, the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs pulled off an astonishing comeback against the Norwalk ...

Johnston tops Ankeny to advance to Iowa girls basketball state championship game

The Johnston Dragons beat the Ankeny Hawks on Thursday for a spot in the Class 5A Iowa high school girls basketball state ...

Standings, highlights from 2026 Iowa girls state basketball at the Casey's Center

Quarterfinals began Monday morning with competition set to last all week until championships on Friday and Saturday.
The Gazette

Ashley Joens headlines the 2026 girls basketball Hall of Fame class

Ashley Joens, former Iowa City High and Iowa State University basketball star, will be inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Basketball Hall of Fame. A prolific player in her high ...