basketball
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Royals girls secure first win thump HMS; MMCRU boys get runaway victory over Hawks
JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports MARCUS — MMCRU girls basketball team put an end to a two game losing streak to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Friday, as well end a two game losing streak to begin the 2025-2026 season. The Royals defeated the Hawks by a margin of 27 points, 71-44. The Continue reading
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Ridge View defeats Lawton-Bronson girls in matchup of WVC schools; Raptors establish tempo in boys game to top host Panthers
JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports LAWTON — Down goes Lawton-Bronson, Down goes Lawton-Bronson ! Hustle, big shots, no fear sums up a Western Valley Conference narrow 52-49 victory for Ridge View against the host Panthers of Lawton-Bronson on Friday. Lawton-Bronson battled back from a 11 points first quarter deficit of Continue reading
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Ridge View girls lasso win over Alta-Aurelia; Short range shooting success stirs Ridge View boys past Alta-Aurelia 68-30
The Ridge View girls basketball team off to a 1-1 start to its season took to the road for a non-conference matchup with Alta-Aurelia on Thursday. Alta-Aurelia (0-1) came into the affair in search of that elusive first win. Neither team took control of the game remaining close throughout four quarters. The guest Raptors received Continue reading
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Heiden scores 17, No. 12 Iowa women beat Rutgers 79-36 in Big Ten opener
PHOTO: Iowa guard Chit Chat Wright (11) drives to the basket against a Rutgers defender during Saturday night’s Big Ten women’s basketball game. PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Ava Heiden scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting, Taylor McCabe and Journey Houston added 14 points apiece, and No. 12 Iowa beat Rutgers 79-36 on Saturday night in Continue reading
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Cherokee boys basketball gets road win by annihilating Emmetsburg; MMCRU rolls over Harris-Lake Park; Raptors earn road win to open season
JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports EMMETSBURG — Two teams with a strong rivalry faced off against each other in their respective season openers on Tuesday. A veteran Cherokee squad traveled to Emmetsburg to face the host E’Hawks. Cherokee has had the upper hand in the all-time series recently winning five-of-the-last-seven Continue reading
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Raptors fall to No. 12 (2A) Poky; Braves size up E’Hawks in battle of ranked team, MMCRU girls start 0-2, fall at ranked H-LP
JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Garndstand Sports POCAHONTAS — After getting an season opening win at home a week earlier, RIdge View girls basketball team found the competition to be much more difficult in Class 2A No. 12 ranked Pocahontas on Tuesday. The Raptors were down double-digits at the ned of the Continue reading
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Williamsburg takes over top spot in Class 3A girls basketball rankings | Dec. 3
Iowa Prep Illustrated released today its Second Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. Number In (Parenthesis) is their present pre-season rankings by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.* Reigning State Champion Class 1A IPI Ranking IGHSAU Ranking Team | Record Prv. Ranking 1 1 * Co. Bluffs St. Albert (3-0) Continue reading
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Appelhans scores 30 points, Drake downs Western Illinois 108-57
Drake’s Braden Appelhans (0) drives past his Western Illinois defender on Dec. 2, 2025, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. PHOTO/Cody Scanlan/The Register. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Braden Appelhans made 10 3-pointers and scored 30 points to lead Drake over Western Illinois 108-57 on Tuesday night. Jaehshon Thomas shot 9 for 12, including Continue reading
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No. 7 Michigan St beats Iowa 71-52 to open defense of Big Ten title
Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr., center, watches his assist to Coen Carr, right, against Iowa during the first half on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. PHOTO/Nick King/Lansing State Journal. LARRY LAGE | Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Coen Carr had nine of his 15 points in the Continue reading
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Addy Brown and Audi Crooks lead No. 10 Iowa State over Marquette 84-73
CRAIG HANDEL | Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Audi Crooks and Addy Brown both scored 18 points and No. 10 Iowa State beat Marquette 84-73 in the GEICO Coconut Hoops on Friday at Alico Arena. Jada Williams added 15 points and Sydney Harris had 13 for the Cyclones. Iowa State (8-0) outrebounded Marquette Continue reading
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