DES MOINES -- Her team's success has kept the state's top individual honor at the back burner of Ally Disterhoft's mind.But, yeah, Ally Disterhoft admitted, the thought of becoming Miss Iowa Basketball 2013, it was there."I'd thought about it a bit," said the Iowa City ...

(TUESDAY SCORES)CEDAR RAPIDS -- Ally Disterhoft believed. Well, up to a point."You always expect to win," she said. "But there were times I thought, 'Wow, is this real life?'"It almost went too perfectly for us."Disterhoft scored 29 points as 10th-ranked Iowa City West upset No. ...

IOWA CITY -- Hot shooting can cure a lot of ills.And Iowa City High has very few ills to begin with.The Class 5A fifth-ranked Little Hawks shot 57 percent from the field and steamrolled Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 72-49, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls' basketball ...

MARION -- Bill McTaggart understands the correlation."The more we win, the better draw we get," he said.And with time ticking toward the girls' basketball version of  "Selection Monday," Iowa City High is making a major push.The Class 5A sixth-ranked Little Hawks flattened Linn-Mar with a ...

This was a basketball decision. But not only a basketball decision.Iowa City High junior Haley Lorenzen confirmed Saturday that she has committed to play women's basketball at the University of Florida."I really like the people there, and it's a really good atmosphere," she said. "And ...

IOWA CITY -- Bill McTaggart issued a halftime challenge to Kiera Washpun.She took it to heart. And she took it to the court.Washpun ignited a third-quarter surge as Class 5A seventh-ranked Iowa City High downed Iowa City West, 65-52, in a non-conference girls' basketball game Friday ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- For 29 1/2 minutes, Cedar Rapids Prairie played Class 5A second-ranked Iowa City High to a stalemate.Then ..."At the end, we were the better team," City High Coach Bill McTaggart said. "We played smart, and we were able to grind it out."City ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Haley Lorenzen is "a different player" this season, according to Bill McTaggart."She's stronger," said the Iowa City High girls' basketball coach. "And her footwork is so much better."Rebounding, though ... she could always rebound.Lorenzen spearheaded the Little Hawks' superior boardwork in an ...

Twelve area girls' basketball players to watch for the 2012-13 season:MADISON DELLAMUTH, 5-6, jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie. 10.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.1 apg, Class 4A 3rd-team all-stateALLY DISTERHOFT, 6-0, sr., Iowa City West. 16.4 ppg, 3.2 apg, .602 FG%, Class 4A 1st-team all-stateDANI FRANKLIN, 6-0, ...

 DES MOINES -- Three-point accuracy gave Iowa City West the lead.Three-point denial preserved it.Ally Disterhoft blocked Ashley Duthie's 3-point attempt at the buzzer as second-ranked West warded off No. 7 Iowa City High, 55-52, in a Class 4A quarterfinal at the girls' state basketball tournament Wednesday ...