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A preseason girls’ basketball area Super Ten for 2025-26:

1. Maquoketa

Head coach: Chad Specht (6th year, 91-19; 3rd year at Maquoketa, 41-7)

2024-25 record: 21-3 overall, 14-0 River Valley North (1st)

2024-25 postseason: Class 4A state quarterfinalist

Returning starters (5): Aubrey Kroymann (6-0, sr.), Maelyn Kluever (5-5, sr.), Kendall Kuhlman (5-7, sr.), Justice Armbruster (5-6, sr.), Cora Widel (6-1, sr.)

2. Iowa City Liberty

Head coach: Jaime Brandt (11th year, 111-108; 7th year at Liberty, 63-84)

2024-25 record: 17-7 overall, 9-5 Mississippi Valley (3rd, Mississippi Division)

2024-25 postseason: Class 5A state quarterfinalist

Returning starters (3): Ava Casey (5-5, jr.),

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