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 ...

As expected, the Mississippi Valley Conference is a grind. No team has gotten through the front end of the schedule without a slip.Three area unbeatens remain. Benton Community has extended its regular-season winning streak to 37 games, while North Linn and Cascade might be headed ...

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 ...

IOWA CITY -- They didn't stop Ally Disterhoft, and didn't really slow her.They didn't need to.The Washington Warriors had energy and muscle on their side early, the clock in their favor late and were able to hold off Class 5A No. 8 Iowa City West, ...

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 -- Paige Hendrickson was prepared for the worst.Class 5A ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy held off 4A No. 9 Dubuque Wahlert, 45-41, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls' basketball game Friday night at Kennedy High School. But the outcome was a side note.As the Cougars completed ...

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 ...

Nov. 26 - First official date for competitionNov. 27 - First Metro dual: Maquoketa, Marion at C.R. WashingtonDec. 1 - First weekend of tournament competitionDec. 8 - Five Seasons Duals hosted by C.R. Kennedy and C.R. WashingtonJan. 26 - Mississippi Valley Conference tournament at C.R. Washington; ...

Boys' Basketball Standings Final 2012-13 area girls' basketball standings:(x-clinched league title; y-clinched tie for league title) MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. Allx-Iowa City High 12-1 20-3Iowa City West 10-3 18-6Cedar Rapids Kennedy 9-4 15-8Dubuque Senior 5-8 12-11Cedar Rapids Jefferson 5-8 8-14Dubuque Hempstead 4-9 9-14Waterloo East 0-13 1-21MVC VALLEY DIVISION Conf. Allx-Cedar Rapids Prairie 10-3 15-7Cedar Rapids Washington 9-4 17-7Waterloo West 9-4 16-7Cedar Rapids Xavier 8-5 17-9Linn-Mar 6-7 10-13Dubuque Wahlert 2-11 10-14Cedar Falls 2-11 6-16WAMAC EAST DIVISION Div. Ally-Mount Vernon 12-2 18-5y-Western Dubuque 12-2 17-5Solon 7-7 11-12Dyersville Beckman 7-7 8-14West Delaware 5-9 8-15DeWitt ...

Our predictions for the area conferences in girls' basketball this season:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION1. Iowa City High, 2. Iowa City West, 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 4. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 5. Dubuque Senior, 6. Dubuque Hempstead, 7. Waterloo East.MVC VALLEY DIVISION1. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 2. Linn-Mar, 3. ...