As Cascade advanced to the girls' state basketball tournament, the Cougars' rooting section was a Tri-Rivers Conference melting pot.In addition to hundreds of folks from Cascade, there were players and parents from Maquoketa Valley. And from North Linn. They were rooting for their friendly foes, ...

(FRIDAY SCORELIST)TROY MILLS -- Down 15 points, North Linn reached a fork in the road."We were at the point we could have gone two ways," Lynx Coach Brian Wheatley said. "We could have gotten blown out, or we could fight our way back."They fought their ...

TROY MILLS -- And that's a wrap.Class 2A third-ranked North Linn surrendered just 10 second-half points and clinched the Tri-Rivers Conference girls' basketball championship Tuesday night with a 57-40 victory over 3A No. 13 Monticello at North Linn High School.Undisputed, and still undefeated: North Linn ...

 (1A & 2A regional final scores ... HERE)TAMA -- No in-depth analysis necessary on this one. West Marshall simply made more shots.North Linn suffered through a 26-percent shooting output from the field and fell to the Trojans, 53-40, in a Class 2A girls' basketball regional final Monday night ...