Iowa area 5A 4A girls basketball playoff outlook
Jeff Linder analyzes the 5A and 4A regionals from The Gazette. Prairie, Liberty, Iowa City West and West Des Moines Dowling loom as top contenders while Washington and Xavier show late-season surges. Cedar Rapids Xavier could defend 4A crown as coach Tom Lilly retires after the season. Lauren Walker and Avenie Lower pace Clear Creek Amana and Central DeWitt in key clashes.
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Hawks and rivals highlight area girls basketball games
Davenport Assumption visits Solon as the reigning 3A champ aims to upset a 11-10 squad led by Kobi Lietz and Delainey Durr while Anna Timmons propels Assumption at 11.5 ppg. Monticello hosts Camanche in a likely regional semifinal preview as Anamosa meets Tipton and Crestwood visits Waukon in NEIA action.
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Iowa State Purdue to open home and home basketball series
Iowa State and Purdue will start a home and home basketball series with 2025 at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette and 2026 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The latest clash marks five prior meetings, the most recent in the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Milwaukee.
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Watkins leads USC past UCLA to end Bruins unbeaten run
USC star JuJu Watkins exploded for 38 points with 11 rebounds and eight blocks as the sixth ranked Trojans defeated top ranked UCLA 71-60 in Los Angeles. UCLA saw its 23 game season opening win streak snapped and dropped to 23-1, 11-1 in the Big Ten, with Lauren Betts posting 18 points and 13 rebounds in a tough, low scoring contest.
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