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Final two brackets set for girls state basketball tournament

All five classes now set for Des Moines next week

Dana Becker

All five classes are now set for next weekend at the Iowa high school girls state basketball championships in Des Moines.
All five classes are now set for next weekend at the Iowa high school girls state basketball championships in Des Moines. / Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK

All 40 qualifiers in five classes are set for the girls state basketball tournament, which tips off in Des Moines from Wells Fargo Arena on Monday.

Class 5A will hit the court first with 3A concluding the night and starting action off on Tuesday with 4A concluding the day and including half of 2A. The quarterfinals will complete on Wednesday with the remaining 2A matchups and all of 1A.

* 5A, 4A fields set for girls state basketball championships

Semifinals begin next Wednesday with championship games set for next Friday and Saturday.

The 2A and 1A fields were set with regional finals on Wednesday night. 

* 3A tournament field set for girls state basketball

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont brings a 24-0 record into 2A as the No. 1 seed, opening play with Treynor. In 1A, Council Bluffs St. Albert is the top-seed and takes on Dunkerton first. 

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Dana Becker
DANA BECKER

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in 2022 focused on the state of Iowa. Along with providing coverage of football and wrestling, Dana also spotlights cross country, swimming, basketball, track and field, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball and softball. He began writing for High School on SI in 2023.

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