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Girls state basketball in pictures
Shots from Winfield-Mount Union’s quarterfinal game against North Linn
DES MOINES — The 2023 Iowa girls high school basketball state tournament has now come and went. The Union’s only qualifier, Winfield-Mount Union fell in the Class 1A quarterfinals on Wednesday night.
These are shots from the game, which marked the first time since 1998 that the WMU girls basketball team was able to compete in the state tournament.
Winfield-Mount Union senior Jacob Haines celebrates after beating a North Linn fan in a chicken wing eating competition at the 2023 state basketball tournament. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Young Winfield-Mount Union fans flex their muscles for the Jumbotron at the 2023 Iowa girls state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Young Winfield-Mount Union fans flex their muscles for the Jumbotron at the 2023 Iowa girls state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Winfield-Mount Union’s Keetyn Townsley handles the ball at the 2023 Class 1A girls state basketball tournament in Des Moines. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Winfield-Mount Union head coach Mendy McCreight (right) hugs senior Melina Oepping after the Wolves were knocked out of the Class 1A state basketball tournament in Des Moines on March 1, 2023. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Winfield-Mount Union’s Pacey Schlee (left) and Keetyn Townsley (right) watch free throws during the 2023 girls high school state basketball tournament in Des Moines. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
Winfield Mt. Union's Melina Oepping (50) shoots during an IGHSAU class 1A State Tournament Quarterfinal between North Linn and Winfield-Mount Union in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Winfield-Mount Union’s Keely Malone launches a 3-pointer from the corner during the 2023 girls state basketball tournament in Des Moines. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
