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 -- For Aleena Hobbs, green meant go.Hobbs hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, and Cedar Rapids Washington rallied from a 16-point deficit to edge Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 57-56, in a girls' basketball game Friday night at Kennedy High School."We just always ...

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 -- For years, Tony Vis has kept an eye on the girls' basketball scene in Cedar Rapids."I've paid attention to that area for a long time," he said. "There's a lot of tradition there ... from Stacy Frese and Anne O'Neil and all of those other ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Through 14 winters, they've occasionally battled for divisional titles. And they've always squabbled for 42nd Street superiority.But until now, Cedar Rapids Xavier and Cedar Rapids Kennedy have never fought for girls' basketball postseason survival.The time has come.Fifth-ranked Xavier (16-5) hosts No. 12 ...

(View Wednesday's 3A & 4A regional quarterfinal scores ... HERE)CEDAR RAPIDS -- Courtney Strait is a scorer. And a soother."We've got a lot of young kids, and sometimes you have to calm them down," she said. "A lot of times, girls get nervous when the pressure ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Prairie Hawks forced the question, and the Kennedy Cougars provided a swift answer.Cedar Rapids Kennedy pulled its second girls' basketball upset in four days, snapping Class 4A eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie's eight-game winning streak, 58-52, in a Mississippi Valley Conference contest Tuesday ...