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The junior scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Hillmen to a 72-61 victory over Lodi in a Wisconsin Division 3 regional final on Saturday night. He was 11-for-19 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Poppy averages 16.6 points per game. The Hillmen will face rival Lancaster on…

Cooper Porter (Dubuque Senior basketball) – The senior scored a game-high 25 points on Tuesday to lead the Rams to a 69-56 victory over Muscatine in an Iowa Class 4A substate final at Nora Gymnasium. Heading into this week’s state tournament in Des Moines, Porter averages 13.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals…

The senior scored 20 points to lead the Comets to a 66-55 victory over East Marshall in an Iowa Class 1A substate final at Solon. Bellevue will be playing in the state tournament for the first time since 2021-22. Casel also dropped 15 points to lead Bellevue in a 64-59 win over Maquoketa Valley in…

Gonner drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Bellevue Marquette a 66-63 win over Montezuma in an Iowa Class 1A substate final Saturday night at Iowa City High. The shot sent the Defenders to their third consecutive state tournament.

Ragatz went the full distance — ultimate tiebreaker — before pulling out a 3-2 decision over Prairie du Chien’s Jack Simmons in the WIAA Division 3 215-pound state championship match on Saturday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. A sophomore and first-time state qualifier, he ended the season with a 41-5 record.

The freshman scored 24 points in leading the Golden Eagles to a 71-30 victory over Waukon in a Class 3A regional semifinal on Wednesday. Three days later, she scored 21 as Wahlert beat Center Point-Urbana, 61-47, to reach state for the second straight season. Tanny leads the Eagles in scoring at more than 20 points…

The senior pinned Ankeny Centennial’s Brandon Bogseth in 3 minutes and 18 seconds in the Iowa Class 3A 215-pound state semifinals on Friday night at Casey’s Center in Des Moines to advance to the state title match. Smith finished his season at 32-3 after Bettendorf’s Lincoln Jipp, the 48-0 No. 1 seed and a University…

The senior rolled a 297-243-224—764 to win an Iowa Class 1A state qualifying tournament by 77 pins at Maquoketa’s Timber Lanes. He also helped the Cardinals win the team event to qualify for state for the fourth consecutive season. Costello carries a 220.8 season average.

Joe Hirsch (Western Dubuque wrestling) – The senior improved to 30-2 and secured his fourth state tournament appearance after pinning Iowa City Liberty’s Finn O’Toole in 1:16 in the 157-pound final on Saturday during the Iowa Class 3A District 3 tournament in Cedar Falls. He was one of seven Bobcats to punch a ticket to…

Ethan Schulting (East Dubuque basketball) — The senior guard has played a key role in East Dubuque’s current 10-1 NUIC record. On Wednesday night against Stockton, he went 8-for-9 from 3-point range and hit 11 of 15 free throws for 33 points and added five rebounds and four steals in a 67-41. It marked the…