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With the state semifinal knotted at 45 on Thursday, the Cuba City junior picked off a McDonell Central pass and turned it into a go-ahead layup with 3.7 seconds remaining to send the Cubans to the Wisconsin Division 4 championship game. Rowe scored 11 points as the Cubans beat McDonnell Central, 48-45, in the semifinals…

Spencer Roeder (Bellevue Marquette) – The junior scored 41 points and grabbed 33 rebounds in three games to earn all-Iowa Class 1A state basketball tournament accolades. He had six points and seven rebounds in a 45-36 win over Gladbrook-Reinbeck in the quarterfinals, 18 points and 12 rebouns in a 59-57 win over Lake Mills in…

Zach McClain (Platteville) — The senior scored 16 of his game-high 29 points in the second half of a 45-33 victory over Wisconsin Dells in a Wisconsin Division 3 boys basketball sectional semifinal at Dodgeville on Thursday. Two days later, he contributed 14 points in a 75-71 loss to Lakeside Lutheran at Wisconsin Dells in…

Evan Gratz (Fennimore) – The two-time state heavyweight champion won both of his matches by fall in leading the Golden Eagles to their third consecutive WIAA Division 3 state dual-meet wrestling championship on Saturday. Fennimore scored a 46-16 victory over Coleman in the title match at the University of Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis.…

Emily Wiegman (Cuba City) — The sophomore guard scored 22 points and tied the school record with six 3-pointers in leading the Cubans to a 67-52 victory over Neillsville in a Wisconsin Division 4 girls basketball sectional final. Cuba City advanced to the state tournament for the first time since 2015.

In two Iowa Class 4A substate basketball tournament wins, the sophomore averaged 22 points by going 18-for-23 from the field, 2-for-3 from 3-point range and 6-for-7 from the charity stripe. He added seven rebounds, four steals, three assists, and three blocks and was the leading scorer in both contests. Schultz averages 14.6 points and 4.5…

Tye had 2 impressive substate games this week. On the 19th he had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in Maquoketa’s victory over Xavier. He followed that up with a 45 point outburst against Marion on the 22nd. He also had 10 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists, and 2 blocks in Maquoketa’s…

Molly Roling (Cascade) — The junior scored 15 points and added seven assists, two steals and two rebounds as the Cougars upset Iowa City Regina, 50-47, in an Iowa Class 2A girls basketball regional final Tuesday in Cedar Rapids to advance to the state tournament this week in Des Moines. Roling leads the Cougars with…

Claire Lueken (Dubuque Wahlert) — The junior leads the Golden Eagles girls basketball team with 17.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.0 block per game while shooting 44.5% from the field and 78.3% from the free-throw line. She contributed eight points and 13 rebounds as Wahlert defeated Center Point-Urbana, 48-31, in a Class 3A regional final.…

Chandler Houselog (Dubuque Hempstead) – The senior set the Hempstead girls basketball program record for 3-pointers made in a career. Heading into the Class 5A Region 7 semifinal Saturday at Cedar Falls, she made 181 of 560 (32.3%) 3-point field goals during her four-year varsity career. She had 53 treys this season after making 60…