Johnston Seeks 50th Win as Des Moines Tourney Returns
Des Moines hosts the 104th girls state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Johnston, on a 49 game streak, faces Iowa City Liberty in a 5A quarterfinal. Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier also compete as three classes crown new champions. Tom Lilly concludes a 40 season coaching career.
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Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
Johnston
Iowa City Liberty
Liberty
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Saints
Tom Lilly
Mount Vernon
North Linn
Maqu
Asia Beale
Brynlie Hadenfeldt
KenOnna Worley
Hawks
Iowa City West
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Raiders
Stephanie
Rich) Dacey
Xavier
Washington
Savannah Blake
State girls hoops field shines with Heelan at top
Sioux City Heelan tops a stacked 2A 1A field led by Libby Fandel and Maquoketa Valley. Mount Vernon rides a 22 game streak, while Maquoketa Valley and North Linn push strong cases. Williamsburg and Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont also contend in a deep Iowa tournament mix.
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Iowa
Eddyville- Blakesburg
Fremont
Wells Fargo
Rockets
Sioux Central
Shafer
Molly
Kate
EBF
E.c. Regina
Regals
Mary Rogers
Morgan Miller
Danville
Mount Vernon
Maquoketa Valley
Wildcats
North Linn
Regina
Bianka Rennebaum
Audra Burbridge
Denver
Schedule for Iowa high school basketball playoffs
The schedule lists Class 5A to 1A state tournament dates with quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. It names seed numbers teams such as Johnston, Iowa City Liberty, Ankeny Centennial, Pleasant Valley, West Des Moines Dowling, Davenport North, Waukee Northwest, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Sioux City Heelan, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Norwalk, Central DeWitt, North Polk, Sioux Center, Maquoketa, Dallas Center-Grimes, Mount Vernon, Cherokee, Estherville Lincoln Central, Dubuque Wahlert, Spirit Lake, Williamsburg, Des Moines Christian, Eddyville EBF, Treynor, North Mahaska, Central Lyon, Iowa City Regina, Maquoketa Valley, Hinton, Rock Valley, Council Bluffs St. Albert, Dunkerton, Algona Garrigan, Montezuma, North Linn, Gladbrook Reinbeck, Newell-Fonda, Springville. with dates across Tuesday to Saturday and various times.
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Council Bluffs
St. Albert
Saintes
Oakland Riverside
Avah Underwood
Carroll
North Linn
Lynx
Brian Wheatley
Des Moines
Molly Boge
Montezuma
State
Janel Burgess
Bravettes
North Mahaska
Cook
Ellen
Vivian
Springville
Orioles
Maquoketa Valley
Tri-Rivers
Johnston
Iowa City Liberty
Ankeny Centennial
Pleasant Valley
West Des Moines Dowling
Davenport North
Waukee Northwest
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Sioux City Heelan
Cedar Rapids
Xavier
Norwalk
Central DeWitt
North Polk
Sioux Center
Maquoketa
Dallas Center-Grimes
Mount Vernon
West Marshall
Cherokee
Estherville- Lincoln Central
Dubuque Wahlert
Spirit Lake
Williamsburg
Des Moines Christian
Eddyville
EBF
Treynor
Central Lyon
Iowa City
Regina
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Dunkerton
Algona Garrigan
Gladbrook- Reinbeck
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Dragons
Jenica Lewis
Amani Jenkins
Virginia Tech
Bruce Dall
Ackley Agwsr
Dike-New Hartford
Prairie
Emily Larsen
Lightning
West Des Moines Valley
Iowa City High
Jaime
PROUD
Printy) Brandt
Linn-Mar
University of Iowa
Natalie Ramsey
South Dakota
Sioux City
C.R. Xavier
Waverly Shell Rock
Kansas
Libby Fandel
Madden Wilson
Jaselle Lang
Cardinals
Cora Widel
Aubrey Kroymann
BC Moore
Mustangs
Jeff.linder
Thegazette.com
OWA City Area Sports Commission
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