After Tragedy Carly Martin Leads On Court And In Faith
Carly Martin, following Chase Martin's death at a fall night dinner, channels grief into basketball. The Martins, from Springville, rebuilt life around a 24-1 Orioles season and a community of support as Carly becomes starting point guard with leadership duties and a lasting memorial to Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
Chase
Carly
David
St. Luke’s Hospital
Springville
Beth
O'Donnell
Orioles
Jeff.linder
Gazcomm.com
Carly Martin
Martin
Chase Martin
Springville High School
Springville Eyes Back-to-Back 1A Title Run in Des Moines
Top ranked Springville returns intact as it pursues a second straight 1A crown in Des Moines. No. 3 Ackley AGWSR and No. 5 North Butler stand in its path, with AGWSR boasting a stingy 21.9 points allowed per game and North Butler posting a 123-5 five-year record. Unranked Mason City Newman and Coon Rapids-Bayard surprise in the field, as Springville seeks another small-school dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Des Moines
Orioles
Ackley Agwsr
North Butler
AGWSR
Cougars
Mason City
Newman
Newell-Fonda
Coon Rapids-Bayard
Winfield Mount Union
Lynnville-Sully
Preston
Upset reshapes 2A state bracket with Cascade over MFL MarMac
Cascade defeats No 1 MFL MarMac in a regional final shifting focus to a likely semifinal between No 2 Manson Northwest Webster and No 3 IKM Manning. MNW and IKM Manning bring high scoring offense while Hinton Central Decatur and Cascade Denver loom in the lower bracket.
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Cascade
MFL
MarMac
Manson-Northwest Webster
Ikm-Manning
MNW
Hinton
Central Decatur
Cougars
Mika Rodewald
Kelsey Sukovaty
IKM
Wolves
Tipton
Missy Miller
Tigers
Denver
Ballard Gunning For Third Straight State Title Run
Ballard enters as a heavy favorite led by Amanda Zimmerman and Ally Jensen after a string of semifinals and finals losses. Sioux City Heelan returns with Carli Tritz and Millie Niggeling, facing a tough first round against Dubuque Wahlert as No. 4 Waukon shows junior depth. Recent regional results show Ballard prevailing over Waukon while other top seeds faltered.
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Ballard
Bombers
Iowa State
Amanda Zimmerman
Creighton
Ally Jensen
Sioux City Heelan
Carli Tritz
Millie Niggeling
Crusaders
Dubuque Wahlert
Waukon
Indians
Collision course: Linn-Mar and Sioux City North loom in 4A final
Linn-Mar and Sioux City North top 4A rankings and meet in a likely title clash after strong seasons. Linn-Mar's Kiah Stokes and Jaime Printy pace a high scoring inside outside attack. North relies on a balanced lineup led by Jalyssa Ceasar. Quarterfinals saw Waukee and Kennedy advance with dramatic comebacks.
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Linn-Mar
Sioux City North
Kiah Stokes
Iowa
Jaime Printy
Lions
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
North
Jalyssa Ceasar
CIML
Ames
Ankeny
Trisha Nesbitt
Waukee
Statistical leaders and top players across Iowa high school girls basketball
The list highlights scoring and rebounding leaders by class and overall, featuring names like Jamie Elbert Indianola 18.7, Jaime Printy Linn-Mar 17.8, Kiah Stokes Linn-Mar 12.7 rebounding, and Jade Rogers C.R. Kennedy 10.8. It also shows Class 3A leaders Brittany Peterson Spencer 19.0 and Mary Halvorson Waukon 16.0, plus Class 2A leaders Katie Schechinger IKM MANN 19.1 and Nicole Strasko Roland-Story 10.0. The compilation aggregates top finishers by school and class with multiple players repeating across categories.
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Jamie Elbert
Indianola
Jaime Printy
Linn-Mar
Jade Rogers
C.R. Kennedy
Kienna Kellogg
Ames
Jalyssa Ceasar
S.C. North
Kiara Bomben
Ankeny
Brittany Peterson
Spencer
Carli Tritz
S.C. Heelan
Amanda Zimmerman
Ballard
Mary Halvorson
Waukon
Amber Leinen
Harlan
Millie Niggeling
Ally Jensen
Taylor Greenfield
Claire Till
Dubuque
Katie Schechinger
Ikm-Mann
Mika Rodewald
Masn-Nw
Britni Freed
Hinton
Kelsey Lukovaty
Sara Lincoln
Central Decatur
Alicia Goetz
Tipton
Maddie Oliver
Roland-Story
Mackenzie Small
Taylor Smith
Nicole Strasko
Roland-Story Ee
Amanda Frost
Denver
Nicole Royer
Class 1A and 2A State Quarterfinals Preview Tonight
Springville 24-1 meets Martensdale St Marys 21-4 at 5 p.m. Orioles star Katie Eiben leads with 16.2 ppg, Callie Kloubec adds 10.3 ppg 7 rpg. MSM debuting at state, Springville seeking repeat title. Later Tipton 24-1 faces IKM Manning 23-2 at 8 p.m. Goetz leads 5-6 seniors for Tipton with 15.4 ppg, Schechinger 19.1 ppg for IKM Manning. Other 1A/2A quarterfinals listed with times.
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Springville
Martensdale S.M
Katie Eiben
Orioles
Callie Kloubec
Mackenzie Morrison
Soph
Blue Devils
Sam Norris
Brian O'Donnell
Jed Alexander
Martensdale-St. Marys
MSM
Tipton
Iem-Manning
Alicia Goetz
Nicole Royer
Vanessa Shipley
IKM Manning
Drake
Katie Schechinger
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Pionship
Katie Eileen
Sarah Davidson
Mitchell Horak
Emily Horak
Mitchell
Lawton- Bronson
Cam
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Jonathan D. Woods
Jeff Linder
Keokuk
Pella
Sioux City
Heelan
Holly Hinderman
M.C. Newman
Mart-Sm
Ciara Allen
New London
Jessica McDowell
Carly Jacobs
Lindsey Reis
Coon
Rpds-Byrd
Shelby Nagel
George Little R. Macy Abben
Ashley Blunt
Maggie Miller
Katie Dentlinger
C. Rpds-Byrd
Springvile
Chad Rezac
Gene Rasmussen
Manning
George Little Rock
Roland Story
Manson-Nw
Webster
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