DES MOINES -- Lawton-Bronson changed its defense.And with it, the complexion of the game.The second-ranked Eagles gave No. 14 Maquoketa Valley all sorts of fits with an extended zone and sidelined the Wildcats, 59-44, in a Class 2A semifinal at the girls' state basketball tournament Thursday ...

DES MOINES -- The Maquoketa Valley Wildcats arrived at Wells Fargo Arena for the first time, and crafted a masterpiece.The 14th-rated Wildcats shot 45 free throws, made 34 and upset No. 3 IKM-Manning, 65-57, in a Class 2A quarterfinal at the girls' state basketball tournament Tuesday morning ...

As Cascade advanced to the girls' state basketball tournament, the Cougars' rooting section was a Tri-Rivers Conference melting pot.In addition to hundreds of folks from Cascade, there were players and parents from Maquoketa Valley. And from North Linn. They were rooting for their friendly foes, ...

Rivalry Saturday is taking a one-year leave from Cedar Rapids.Renovation to the U.S. Cellular Center has pushed the ninth installment of the six-game girls' basketball event out of the arena for the second straight year.Cornell College is the temporary host; it was at Cedar Rapids ...

Cedar Rapids Kennedy played its first girls basketball game of the Tony Vis era with heavy hearts.And big hearts.The Cougars rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat Cedar Falls, 51-35, in their opener Tuesday. To beat a quality Mississippi Valley Conference on the road ...

(View Friday's 1A & 2A regional semifinal scores ... HERE)DELHI -- When the security blanket came back, so did Monticello's mojo.Brooke Stahlberg spearheaded a second-half push, and the Panthers downed ninth-ranked Maquoketa Valley, 59-51, in a Class 2A girls' basketball regional semifinal before a packed ...

An early illness put the Belle Plaine girls' basketball team in an early hole.Now, the Plainsmen are more than playing catch-up. They're two games from Never Never Land.Belle Plaine continues its postseason journey Friday at Huxley, when it faces Woodward-Granger in a Class 1A girls' ...

For Scot Moenck and the Maquoketa Valley girls' basketball team, "one game at a time" isn't just lip service."To be honest, all we're thinking about is (Edgewood-Colesburg)," Moenck said. "They present such a unique challenge, we have to put all our focus on that."Class 2A ...

 Admit it, you expected Mount Vernon to plummet in girls' basketball this season, didn't you?All that height from two straight state finalists: Gone. More than three-fourths of their scoring: Vanished.But as we head down the stretch of the regular season, the first area team to ...

Flying under the radar. A chip on their shoulders.Yeah, the cliches apply for the Maquoketa Valley girls' basketball team.The Wildcats are unranked and somewhat unheralded. They're also undefeated, moving to 12-0 with a 49-48 victory over Class 2A No. 13 North Linn on Friday at ...