CAM alum Zoey Artist is set to be inducted into the IGHSAU Basketball Hall of Fame this week. Artist is joined in this year’s class Connie Kraai of Holstein, Mason City’s Jadda Buckley, and Alexis Conway of MOC-Floyd Valley. The four will be inducted at halftime of the Class 1A state championship game on Saturday, March 4th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Artist was a standout for CAM (Cumberland-Anita-Massena) from 1994-98. She led CAM to a state tournament appearance in 1997 and was a four-time Class 2A all-state selection, earning first team honors in 1997 and 98. She finished her career with 1,845 points and averaged over 20 points a game for her career.

She played collegiate basketball at Eastern Kentucky and scored over 1,000 points with more than 300 career assists. She averaged 12.1 points a game as a senior and was named the Ohio Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2002.

Kraai played at Holstein from 1962-66 and was a two-time all-state forward. She guided her team to the 1965 state tournament and scored 3,830 points in her career.

Buckley starred at Mason City from 2009-2013.  She was a two-time Class 4A first team all-state selection and went on to play four seasons at Iowa State.

Conaway starred at MOC-Floyd Valley from 2010-14 and was 2014 Miss Iowa Basketball. Conaway was a three-time first-team all-state selection.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors the conference office announced on Monday.

This marks Clark’s 18th weekly award from the conference, which is third-most in conference history. She has garnered weekly honors six times this season which is a conference best.

Clark led the Hawkeyes to their fourth AP Top 10 win of the season versus No. 2 Indiana. She registered 34 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists including a buzzer beating 3-pointer to win. It was her 12^th career 30-point performance against an AP-ranked opponent. It was Clark’s 15^th game this season with +25 points, +5 rebounds, +5 assists which is a NCAA best. Against Maryland, Clark netted a team-best 18 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two blocks.  

The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to travel to the Big Ten Tournament on Friday where they will play the winner of 10-Seed Wisconsin/7-Seed Purdue inside the Target Center at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on BTN.

After a memorable weekend at Carver-Hawkeye Arena the Iowa men open the final week of the regular season tonight (Tuesday night) at 15th ranked Indiana. The Hawkeyes erased a 10 point deficit in the final 48 seconds of regulation on Saturday in a 112-106 win over Michigan State in overtime and that was followed by Caitlin Clark’s buzzer-beater on Sunday in a win over second ranked Indiana for the Hawkeye women. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery.

McCaffery says it was an exciting weekend for everyone involved.

Two games in the loss column separate second place and 11th. The Hoosiers are 11-7 and coming off a win at fifth ranked Purdue.

Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is averaging 20 points and 11 rebounds per game. McCaffery says he has taken his game to another level by getting his teammates involved.

McCaffery says Jackson-Davis is a difficult matchup.

Iowa is 10-8 in the Big Ten and begins the week in a three-way tie for sixth.

Drake coach Darian DeVries says the Bulldogs have shifted their focus to this week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. The Bulldogs came up short in their bid to win a second Valley regular season title in five years with Sunday’s 73-61 loss at Bradley. The finished the regular season 24-7.

The winner of the tournament gets an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament and the Valley is expected to be a one bid league. Drake opens Friday night against the winner of Thursday’s game between Murray State and Valparaiso.

Iowa State faltered late and West Virginia spoiled Senior Night. The Mountaineers used a late 9-0 run to beat the Cyclones 72-69, handing them their fourth straight loss.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones have lost six of their last seven games to fall to 8-9 in the Big-12.

Iowa State led 58-51 with eight minutes remaining but the Mountaineers scored 21 points the rest of the way to hand the Cyclones their second straight home loss.

The Cyclones visit Baylor on Saturday to close the regular season.

Class 3A Quarterfinals

10:00 a.m. – #3 West Marshall (23-1) vs. #6 Sioux Center (18-5)

Class 4A Quarterfinals

11:45 a.m. – #1 Dallas Center-Grimes (20-3) vs. #8 Glenwood (16-8)

1:30 p.m. – #4 Ballard (18-3) vs.#5 Decorah (21-2)

3:15 p.m. – #2 North Polk (21-2) vs. #7 Clear Creek-Amana (18-4)

5:00 p.m. – #3 Bishop Heelan (22-2) vs. #6 Cedar Rapids Xavier (16-7)

Class 2A Quarterfinals

6:45 p.m. – #1 Dike-New Hartford (23-1) vs. #8 Aplington-Parkersburg (20-4)

8:30 p.m. – #4 Sibley-Ocheyedan (21-3) vs. #5 Regina Catholic (21-4)

Class 4A Substate Finals

Substate 1 @ Denison: Norwalk vs. Sioux City East 7:00 p.m.
Substate 2 @ Marshalltown: Ankeny Centennial vs. Cedar Falls 8:00 p.m.
Substate 3 @ Central DeWitt: Dubuque Senior vs. Pleasant Valley 7:00 p.m.
Substate 4 @ Iowa City West: Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs. North Scott 7:00 p.m.
Substate 5 @ Marshalltown: Valley vs. Waterloo West 6:30 p.m.
Substate 6 @ Nevada: Ames vs. Linn-Mar 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ Dowling Catholic: Waukee Northwest vs. Des Moines Roosevelt 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ Hoover High School: Waukee vs. Dallas Center-Grimes 7:00 p.m.

Class 5A Quarterfinals
#2 Johnston 70,. #7 Southeast Polk 48

#6 Ankeny Centennial 60, #3 Waterloo West 51

#1 Pleasant Valley 43, #8 West Des Moines Valley 28

#4 Dowling Catholic 52, #5 Davenport North 48

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#8 Vinton-Shellsburg 54, #1 Estherville Lincoln Central 46

#4 Benton Community 40, #5 Des Moines Christian 34

#2 Solon 54, #7 Wahlert Catholic 46

Substate 1 @ Fort Dodge: Bishop Heelan 63, Webster City 50
Substate 2 @ Spencer: Algona 61, MOC-Floyd Valley 58
Substate 3 @ Ames: North Polk 52, Clear Lake 43
Substate 4 @ Waterloo East: Marion 73, Charles City 56
Substate 5 @ West Delaware: Xavier 48, Wahlert Catholic 44
Substate 6 @ Oskaloosa: Newton vs. Solon (2/28 at 7:00 p.m.)
Substate 7 @ Nevada: Des Moines Hoover 59, Waverly-Shell Rock 44
Substate 8 @ Waukee: Bondurant-Farrar 74, Harlan 53

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released the 2022-23 All-District Basketball Honors. Here is a look at area athletes and coaches that were honored.

Class 1A

South

Taylor Lumbard, Diagonal
Brynnly German, Martensdale St. Marys
Emily Williams, East Mills
Saide Cox, Lenox
Alivia Ruble, Southeast Warren
Jenna Stephens, Stanton
Jayda Chew, Murray
Taylor Henson, Lamoni
Addison Wadle, Melcher Dallas
Mia Shanks, Mormon Trail

Coach of the Year:  Tim Baker, Martensdale St. Marys

West Central

Shay Burmeister, Exira-EHK
Quinn Grubbs, Exira-EHK
Eva Steffensen, CAM
Paige Klocke, Glidden-Ralston
Missy Evezic, St. Albert
Charlie Pryor, Woodbine
Breeley Clayburg, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Nicole Sherer, Woodbine
Lily Krohn, St. Albert
Kara Hohertz, Earlham

Co-Coaches of the Year: Tom Petersen, Exira-EHK. Ryan Coenen, Woodbine

Class 2A

Southwest

Lindsey Davis, Nodaway Valley
Tyme Boettcher, Panorama Panora
Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama Panora
Josie McCuddin, I-35 Truro
Clara Teigland, Treynor
Tegan Streit, Mount Ayr
Mya Moss, Logan Magnolia
Izzy Eisbach, Nodaway Valley
Delaney Goshorn, AHSTW
Kelly DeMeulenaere, Grandview Christian
Aliyah Humphrey, Underwood
Alizabeth Jacobsen, Underwood

Coach of the Year:  Kylee Boettcher, Panorama Panora

Class 3A

Southwest

Paytn Harter, Atlantic
McKenzie Snook, Chariton
Haidyn Hull, Grinnell
Ali Henry, Clarke (Osceola)
Erica Rust, Harlan Community
Aubrey Schwieso, Harlan Community
Kaitlyn Mumm, Des Moines Christian
Lynnae Green, Shenandoah
Jada Jensen, Atlantic
Maren Miller, Des Moines Christian

Coach of the Year:  Dan Vargason, Atlantic

Class 4A

West

Jenna Hopp, Glenwood
Doryn Paup, Creston
Brooklyn Stanley, Bishop Heelan
Payton Hardy, Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Lucy Scott, Lewis Central
Jena Young, Winterset
Metta Skov, LeMars
Kenley Meis, Bishop Heelan
Jada Newberg, Bishop Heelan
Jada Piercy, Spencer

Coach of the Year: Darron Koolstra, Heelan’

Check out all the districts HERE