A couple of guys intended to play major roles on this season’s Cedar Rapids Xavier boys basketball team didn’t play Friday night due to injuries. The Saints, who will be a main contender for the Class 3A state championship when healthy, found a way to get past scrappy Cedar Rapids Washington, 67-57.
See photos as the Saints hosted the Warriors for two Iowa high school basketball games.
The Gazette athlete of the year award is presented to outstanding athletes in Eastern Iowa who represent the best in high school sports. Chloe Meester is The Gazette’s 2025 Female Athlete of the Year
Iowa plays Saturday afternoon against Bucknell at Casey’s Center in Des Moines, formerly known as Wells Fargo Arena. Hawkeye head coach Ben McCollum said this week he’d like to continue playing games in the state’s capital city, against a power-five conference opponent.
Iowa men’s basketball team takes a step back in competition after three straight games against Big Ten Conference/in-state foes, hosting Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan.
Iowa plays Saturday afternoon against Bucknell at Casey’s Center in Des Moines, formerly known as Wells Fargo Arena. Hawkeye head coach Ben McCollum said this week he’d like to continue playing games in the state’s capital city, against a power-five conference opponent.
Iowa men’s basketball team takes a step back in competition after three straight games against Big Ten Conference/in-state foes, hosting Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan.
The Gazette sports writer K.J. Pilcher and Iowa wrestling legend Dick Briggs talk about all things Iowa high school and Iowa universities/colleges wrestling
A couple of guys intended to play major roles on this season’s Cedar Rapids Xavier boys basketball team didn’t play Friday night due to injuries. The Saints, who will be a main contender for the Class 3A state championship when healthy, found a way to get past scrappy Cedar Rapids Washington, 67-57.
The Hawkeyes have said since Selection Sunday that they won’t opt out of the ReliaQuest Bowl. With Vanderbilt in a similar position, it sets up one of the more intriguing postseason games this year.
Rogers never intended to leave Pullman, but ISU had always been a dream destination, so when the Cyclones’ athletics director, Jamie Pollard, called him Friday as outgoing head coach Matt Campbell took the same job at Penn State, it was simply an offer he couldn’t refuse.
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