CEDAR RAPIDS -- When it comes to 3-point prowess, Madi Meier now has a corner on the market at Cedar Rapids Kennedy.Meier hit a school-record seven treys as Kennedy bumped Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 58-50, in a Class 5A regional quarterfinal girls' basketball game Wednesday night ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The names and the faces have changed, on the floor and on the bench.But one thing remains the same -- Cedar Rapids Kennedy still has Cedar Rapids Jefferson's number in girls' basketball, and that number has grown to 11.Off the rim and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Need a heist? Contact Sarah Dickes. And Kayla Armstrong makes a fine accomplice.Dickes flirted with a school record, collecting 11 steals as Class 4A fifth-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier defeated Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 53-47, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls' basketball game Tuesday night ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The new athletics director approached the new coach last summer with a proposal:Want to play Southeast Polk?Jason Edwards didn't blink."When we get a chance to play a quality opponent, we're not going to say no," Edwards said after the Class 5A top-ranked ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Call it the Year of the Turnover. And it has nothing to do with sloppy ball-handling.Girls' basketball in the Metro has undergone a drastic facelift since the balls got put away last February. Three new faces, in fact:* At Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Jason ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- He has no head-coaching experience.But Jason Edwards is full of energy."I think that's fair to say," Edwards said Friday after accepting the varsity girls' basketball job at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. "I am passionate about girls' basketball. I will bring a lot of positive ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Larry Niemeyer sat at his dining-room table, cleared his throat, wiped his eye and proclaimed himself "a free agent."Niemeyer told The Gazette and KCRG-TV9 on Tuesday that he will vacate his role as head girls' basketball coach at Jefferson High School, a ...