The Stage is set for the Girls State Basketball Tournament, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Tournament runs from Feb. 29th through March 5th.

Class 1-A Quarterfinals, Mon., Feb. 29th

10-a.m. Turkey Valley (24-0) vs. Mt. Ayr (18-7)

11:45-a.m. Burlington Notre Dame (23-1) vs. Kee

1:30-p.m. Springville (23-1) vs. Kingsley-Pierson (21-2)

3:15-p.m. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (23-0) vs. Newell-Fonda (18-6)

Class 2-A Quarter Finals. Mon., Feb. 29th

5-p.m. Western Christian (22-2) vs. Central Decatur (23-1)

6:45-p.m. Pekin (24-1) vs. Okoboji (23-1)

8:30-p.m. Unity Christian (22-1) vs. West Branch (21-3)

The 2-A Quarterfinals resume 10-a.m. Tuesday, with Iowa City Regina (24-0) taking on Manson-Northwest Webster (20-1). Then, the 3-A Quarterfinals get underway at 11:45. The 4-A Quarterfinals begins at 6:45-p.m. Tuesday and continue through Wednesday. In 4-A, Lewis Central (20-1) takes on Pella (21-2), 10-a.m. Wednesday. Harlan (20-2) plays against Marion (19-4), beginning at 11:45-a.m., on Wednesday.

The Championship games in Class 1A and 2A are Friday evening, while the 3A Championship is Saturday afternoon and the 4A Championship is on Saturday evening.

The eighth ranked Iowa Hawkeyes control their own destiny as the Big Ten race heads into the stretch run and if the Hawks are able to win it they will have earned it. Iowa faces four difficult games to close the regular season beginning with Wednesday night’s game at home against a Wisconsin team that has won eight of its last nine games. The Hawkeyes are 11-3 in the Big Ten and have been idle since last Wednesday’s upset loss at Penn State.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says while focused on what they need to accomplish it is only natural for the players to follow how the other contenders are faring. McCaffery says the week off gave the Hawks a chance to work on all aspects of defense.

Iowa is 20-6 overall. Tip off in Carver-Hawkeye Arena is 8:00 p.m. You can hear the game on KJAN beginning at 7-p.m.

Class 4A Region 1
Regional Final
Harlan 55, Spencer 32

Class 4A Region 8
Regional Final
Lewis Central 50, ADM, Adel 33

Class 5A Region 1
Regional Final
Ankeny Centennial 66, Sioux City, West 42

1A District 13 Substate 7
Semifinal
Central Decatur, Leon 61, Lenox 57
Nodaway Valley 70, Murray 61

1A District 14 Substate 7
Semifinal
IKM-Manning 76, Audubon 43
Paton-Churdan 39, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 38

1A District 15 Substate 8
Semifinal
Bedford 64, Fremont Mills, Tabor 59
Stanton 73, Nishnabotna 49

1A District 16 Substate 8
Semifinal
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 75, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 49
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 55, West Monona, Onawa 23

2A District 14 Substate 7
Championship
Panorama, Panora 42, Van Meter 40

2A District 15 Substate 8
Championship
Treynor 51, Shenandoah 49

2A District 16 Substate 8
Championship
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 69, Ridge View 52