One area girls' basketball conference race has been decided. Several more could follow as soon as Tuesday.North Tama became the first area team to clinch an outright league title Friday when it defeated Waterloo Christian to lay sole claim to the Iowa Star Conference.Five area schools ...

 Cedar Rapids Prairie and Marion already have eclipsed their win totals from a year ago, giving the Metro more depth: Five ranked teams in what figured to be a down year in town.After losing most of its firepower to graduation, Mount Vernon remains the team ...

SourceMedia Group News' preseason predictions for area conferences:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION1. Dubuque Wahlert, 2. Iowa City High, 3. Linn-Mar, 4. Cedar Rapids Washington, 5. Waterloo West, 6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 7. Dubuque Senior.MVC VALLEY DIVISION1. Iowa City West, 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 3. Dubuque Hempstead, 4. ...

MVC Mississippi Division Conf. AllLinn-Mar 12-0 17-0Cedar Rapids Kennedy 9-2 14-2Dubuque Wahlert 8-4 12-5Cedar Rapids Washington 7-4 10-6Dubuque Senior 6-5 9-7Waterloo West 3-8 6-10Iowa City High 1-11 1-15MVC Valley Division Conf. AllCedar Falls 9-2 11-3Cedar Rapids Jefferson 8-3 12-3Iowa City West 7-4 12-4Dubuque Hempstead 4-7 6-10Cedar Rapids Xavier 3-9 4-13Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-9 3-13Waterloo East 0-11 1-15Wamac East Division Dv/Cf AllSolon 10-2/13-2 14-2DeWitt Central 9-2/11-3 12-5Western Dubuque 8-3/10-4 12-5Dyersville Beckman 7-5/10-5 12-6Mount Vernon 7-5/10-5 11-6Maquoketa 4-8/6-9 7-10West Delaware 2-10/2-12 3-14Anamosa 0-12/0-15 0-17Wamac West Division Div. AllMarion 10-3/11-5 11-7Williamsburg 10-3/10-5 10-8Benton Community 9-3/10-5 12-5Vinton-Shellsburg 7-5/8-7 10-7Clear Creek-Amana 7-5/10-5 10-8Center Point-Urbana 5-8/7-9 8-10Independence 2-10/2-12 2-12Waterloo Columbus 0-13/0-16 1-18Cedar Valley Conf. AllNorth Cedar 10-2 16-2West Branch 10-2 16-2Mid-Prairie 9-4 13-5Iowa City Regina 9-4 13-7Durant 8-6 12-7West Liberty 2-10 6-12Wilton 2-9 7-9Tipton 0-13 0-19Big East Conf. AllClinton ...

This weekend marks the start of championship season for wrestling programs in Eastern Iowa. The majority of conference tournaments will be held this weekend with next weekend's sectional meets marking the start of the postseason.The Mississippi Valley Conference highlights area events. Iowa City West will ...

Cedar Rapids Washington at Iowa City West. DeWitt Central at Mount Vernon. Sumner-Fredericksburg at South Winneshiek.And that's just Tuesday.Yeah, girls' basketball in Eastern Iowa is about to get really good, really soon.Eight unbeatens remain in The Gazette's circulation area. Defending Class 4A state champion Linn-Mar headlines ...

SourceMedia Group News' Jeff Linder picks area girls' basketball conference races:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION1. Linn-Mar, 2. Iowa City High, 3. Cedar Rapids Washington, 4. Waterloo West, 5. Dubuque Wahlert, 6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 7. Dubuque Senior.MVC VALLEY DIVISION1. Iowa City West, 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 3. ...

Here's a preliminary set of predictions for the area girls' basketball conferences next year:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION1. Linn-Mar, 2. Iowa City High, 3. Cedar Rapids Washington, 4. Waterloo West, 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 6. Dubuque Senior, 7. Waterloo East.MVC VALLEY DIVISION1. Iowa City West, 2. Dubuque ...

With conference tournaments reaching a peak on Saturday, many teams will be looking to extend their league supremacy.Belle Plaine’s dominance in the South Iowa Cedar League started before some of the current wrestlers were even born. The Plainesmen will attempt to win their 18th straight ...

This is minus conference standings for the Big East. Not sure which games are conference games and which aren't. As soon as we figure that out, we'll update this.These are through WednesdaySTANDINGSMVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. All ---- Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5-2 7-3 ---- Dubuque Wahlert 5-3 8-4 ---- ...