Turkey Valley edges Extra-EHK in overtime semifinal
No. 2 Turkey Valley defeats Extra-EHK 48-46 in a Class 1A girls basketball state semifinal after Shelby Reicks drives for a late winner. Reicks and Gebel each score 13, while Elli Winter adds 13 points and 10 rebounds. Sophia Peppers leads Extra-EHK with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
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EHK
Des Moines
Shelby Reicks
Extra- Ehk
Reicks
Kayla Gebel
Spartans
Carlotta Nymeyer
Trojans
Extra-Ehk
Elli Winter
Sadie Nymeyer
Wells Fargo Arena
Cascade 2A semifinal heartbreak ends on last-second miss
In a 2A girls state semifinal, Cascade trailed Treynor by two with 0.9 seconds left. Nicole McDermott’s inbound pass found Abbie Ruggeberg for a late off-balance 16-foot shot that clanged off as Treynor celebrated. Cascade led by as many as 13 in the third, but a 19-4 run by Treynor sealed the comeback. Lisa Tucker paced Cascade with 12 points. Sudmann also had 12, Tiarks 10.
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Cascade
Treynor
Cougars
Nicole McDermott
Abbie Ruggeberg
Ruggeberg
Cardinals
Mike Sconsa
Sconsa
Lisa Tucker
Sudmann
Abby Tiarks
Western Christian
Western Christian crushes Regina to reach 2A final
Western Christian overwhelmed Regina 71 to 49 in the Class 2A semifinal at Wells Fargo Arena. Ashlyn Veerbeek matched the single-game 2A scoring record with 31 points as Western built a large lead. Regina’s Alex Wiese led with 22 points and 14 rebounds, but the Regals failed to overcome the visitors’ size and pressure.
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Regals
Wells Fargo Arena
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Western
Erika Feenstra
Regina
Jeff Wallace
Ashlyn Veerbeek
University of Nebraska
Alex Wiese
Wiese
Erica Bousema
Slosiarek
the Gazette
Iowa City
Greyson Dumont
Ruffridge nets 48 as Pocahontas Area reaches 3A final
Ruffridge scores a state tournament single game 48 points and eight 3s to lead Pocahontas Area past Center Point Urbana 80 59 in the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena. CPU strong early but PoeArea answers with a 12 0 run and a 43 25 halftime edge. Fox 14 and Sisk 10 for CPU despite the loss.
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Elle Ruffridge
Alexis Conaway
Wells Fargo Arena
Ruffridge
Pocahontas Area
Center Point Urbana
Mediapolis
Buffridge
Urbana
CPU
Indians
Callyn Fox
Sisk
Center Point-Urbana
Olivia Brecht
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Jeff.linder
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