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Instant classic: Xavier rules 4A
DES MOINES -- The outcome still undecided with six seconds left, Tom Lilly had the following message to his team in the final timeout: "Isn't this fun? Isn't this awesome?" Kayla Armstrong scored on a twisting, running shot with eight seconds left, ...
One obstacle remains for Saints
DES MOINES -- Hangover? Letdown? Tom Lilly isn't too worried. "I don't think so," he said. "At this point, there's too much at stake." Cedar Rapids Xavier takes aim at the Class 4A girls state basketball championship Saturday. The fifth-ranked Saints (16-9) ...
Vis ‘really happy’ for Harlan
DES MOINES -- Tony Vis stood outside the Wells Fargo Arena interview room Thursday night, his former players talking to the media. One by one, they exited the room and greeted Vis with bear hugs. "I'm really happy for them," Vis said. ...
Saints topple No. 1 Heelan
DES MOINES -- A late-night ride home awaited the Xavier Saints. It was bound to be a happy one. "It's going to be stupid," senior guard Sarah Dickes said. That's a good thing. Kayla Armstrong played the game of her life Thursday night, posting ...
Riessen’s 3 sends Harlan to 4A final
DES MOINES – Still in her jersey, Naomi Phillips took a long walk from one end of the bowels of Wells Fargo Arena to the other. For the Waverly-Shell Rock senior, the trip probably felt like trekking from one side ...
Assumption romps by Cascade
DES MOINES -- The Davenport Assumption students knew at 10-0. Mike Sconsa had a feeling earlier than that. Top-ranked Assumption solved the vaunted zone defense of No. 4 Cascade, drilling 10 3-pointers in a 63-26 Class 3A semifinal rout at the girls' ...
Switch on ‘D’ ignites Eagles
DES MOINES -- Lawton-Bronson changed its defense. And with it, the complexion of the game. The second-ranked Eagles gave No. 14 Maquoketa Valley all sorts of fits with an extended zone and sidelined the Wildcats, 59-44, in a Class 2A semifinal at the ...
Newell-Fonda sparks early, rolls Marquette
DES MOINES - With 44.9 seconds left in her career, Bellevue Marquette senior Sarah Lampe left the court at Wells Fargo Arena to chants of “We Are…Mohawks!” She was already red-faced from physical exertion, anguish, getting hit upside the head, or ...
Mohawks shoot down the champs
DES MOINES -- Iowa City West's championship reign ended in an avalanche of 3-pointers. Third-ranked Mason City set a state-tournament record with 14 triples, and the Mohawks downed No. 10 West, 72-53, in a Class 5A quarterfinal Wednesday night at Wells ...
Ankeny sidelines Warriors
DES MOINES -- The Ankeny Hawkettes take good shots, make good shots. Second-ranked Ankeny played from ahead virtually the whole way, converting 56 percent of its shots in a 66-58 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington in a Class 5A quarterfinal at ...
Heelan holds off pesky Wahlert
DES MOINES — Sioux City Heelan’s Megan McCarthy set her feet and rose up with confidence. So what if the 5-11 post hadn’t attempted a 3-pointer all season? It is the state tournament, after all, and she drained both tries in Wednesday’s ...
Saints hold off Lewis Central
DES MOINES -- Sarah Dickes wasn't being pushy. She was being a leader. A winner. So she called for the ball. "I'm confident in my free throw shooting," Dickes said. "So in the huddle, we knew they were going to foul. I told ...
Benton bows out in first round
DES MOINES -- The same phrase passed Madison Weekly's lips three times in a brief postgame interview. "We couldn't get into a flow." Credit the eighth-ranked Harlan Cyclones, who slowed both of the top two scorers for No. 3 Benton Community, and ...
MOC-FV’s size too much for Mid-Prairie
DES MOINES — There’s length, then there’s length. The revealing term, spoken with the right inflection, implies that something else augments it. And that’s skill. Second-ranked MOC-Floyd Valley ripples with that imposing on-court combination, and it’s a prime reason why the Lady Dutch pulled ...
Cascade zones ‘em out
DES MOINES -- The Cascade Cougars are devoted to defense. "More than half of our practice is centered around defensive stuff, every day," said Holly Hunt. All that shifting and all those stances. Grunt work that isn't glamorous, or much fun. But Tuesday ...
Free-throw frolic for Wildcats
DES MOINES -- The Maquoketa Valley Wildcats arrived at Wells Fargo Arena for the first time, and crafted a masterpiece. The 14th-rated Wildcats shot 45 free throws, made 34 and upset No. 3 IKM-Manning, 65-57, in a Class 2A quarterfinal at the girls' ...
Lawton-Bronson holds off Regals
DES MOINES -- Lawton-Bronson was on the verge of winning by knockout. It settled for victory by decision. Down 19 points in the fourth quarter, Iowa City Regina pushed the second-ranked Eagles to the end before running out of time. Lawton-Bronson escaped, ...
A-P handles Panorama, 48-38
DES MOINES -- The society of seniors survived a slow start. Tenth-ranked Aplington-Parkersburg shook out the cobwebs and fought past No. 7 Panorama, 48-38, in a Class 2A quarterfinal at the girls' state basketball tournament Monday night at Wells Fargo Arena. The ...
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