Wednesday, March 5
IGHSAU Basketball State Tournament
Class 2A Quarterfinals
#7 Maquoketa Valley
Vs. #2 Regina Catholic – 10:00 a.m.
#6 Rock Valley
Vs. #3 Hinton – 11:45 a.m.
Class 1A Quarterfinals
#8 Dunkerton
Vs. #1 St. Albert – 1:30 p.m.
#5 Montezuma
Vs. #4 Bishop Garrigan – 3:15 p.m.
#7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Vs. #2 North Linn – 5:00 p.m.
#6 Springville
Vs. #3 Newell-Fonda – 6:45 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball
NJCAA Region 11 Semifinals
Ellsworth
@ Kirkwood – 7:00 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball
Big Ten Tournament First Round
Iowa
Vs. Wisconsin – 7:30 p.m.
Blizzard Warning in Effect Until this Afternoon for Much of Iowa
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