basketball
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Cherokee boys surrender 87 points in loss to Storm Lake; No. 3 Braves girls breakaway from Tornadoes

JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports STORM LAKE — A message of proceed with caution should have been issued to the Cherokee boys basketball team Tuesday as it was warming up for its Lakes Conference matchup against Storm Lake. Tornado Fieldhouse was the setting for the battle of uneaten and ranked Continue reading
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Royals gals drop third consecutive game with 42-41 heartbreaker at G-LR; MMCRU boys ‘smack’ Mustangs

JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports GEORGE — Reasons are out there why the MMCRU girls basketball team continues to struggle. Tuesday the Royals dropped their third consecutive game and fourth straight to Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports Class 1A No. 15-ranked George-Little Rock. In their previous four losses, Continue reading
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Emely Rodriguez “suspended indefinitely” for violation of Iowa team rules

Kyle Huesmann | Hawkeye Report The murky situation surrounding the status of Iowa women’s basketball forward Emely Rodriguez finally has a bit of clarity to it. On3’s Talia Goodman reported on Thursday afternoon that the former UCF transfer is “suspended indefinitely” for a violation of team rules and will not travel with the team to New York Continue reading
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Raptors take care of business win by 31; Boys see-saw game has Ridge View hold on late to beat West Monona

JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports ONAWA — The Ridge View girls basketball team earned the Western Valley Conference road victory on Tuesday, taking care of West Monona 58-27 Aside from a combined 42 turnovers by the two teams (20 for Ridge View) the Raptors were able to thrive on efficient Continue reading
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Royals split basketball girls/boys doubleheader with Lawton-Bronson

JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports REMSEN — Two non-conference girls teams very much like one another took to Rockie Bork Court on Monday. Lawton-Bronson and MMCRU each is search of their third win this season. The teams stayed close for one quarter, and a brief period of time in the Continue reading
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Nothing Personal With David Samson: Knicks win the 2025 NBA Cup over the Spurs! Adam Silver says NBA expansion could come next year!

Nothing Personal with David Samson. Today’s word of the day is ‘banner’ as in Knicks as in Spurs as in NBA Cup as in Las Vegas. What a game. What a cup! The New York Knicks! Does the NBA Cup matter though? The players played hard. Teams wanted to win. Do the fans care? Should Continue reading
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Ridge View splits conference games with K-P; girls lose by 13, boys win by 7

JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports REMSEN — The Ridge View girls basketball team (3-3) has been bested again by Western Valley Conference rival Kingsley-Pierson. The Raptors struggled in the second half losing to the Panthers, 56-43, on Rockie Bork Court at the MMCRU Middle School in Remsen, on Friday. Ridge Continue reading
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MMCRU defense-less against Doeschot & No. 8 Blackhawks; Cardiac Royals rally in final minute and half for win

JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports MARCUS — Moving the needle on Friday for Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports No. 8 ranked (Class 2A) Hinton girls basketball team was senior Sydney Doeschot. Doeschot scored a game-high 36 points, 23 points in the second half of a 65-51 War Eagle Continue reading
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Cherokee sweeps basketball doubleheader at home against Spencer; Fourth quarter pushes #5 Braves boys past Tigers

JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports CHEROKEE — Nothing like being at home. Cherokee’s third-ranked (3A) girls and the fifth-ranked (2A) boys each were unbeaten and had winning streaks on the line against Spencer. The Lakes Conference matchup between the Tigers and Cherokee was a four point Braves lead after one Continue reading
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Stirtz, Folgueiras, Hausen help Iowa cruise to 91-51 rout of Western Michigan

Iowa’s Tavion Banks (6) looks to score against Western Michigan forward Max Burton (10) Dec. 14, 2025 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (PHOTO/Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen) IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz and reserves Alvaro Folgueiras and Brendan Hausen all scored 13 points to power Iowa to a 91-51 romp over Western Continue reading





