Cedar Rapids Sizzlers win Granny Basketball national final, per CBS2 Iowa report
CBS2 Iowa reports the Sizzlers topped the Carlisle Lady Redbirds 51-46 in Ankeny; the team entered the tournament as defending champions.
The Cedar Rapids Sizzlers defeated the Carlisle Lady Redbirds 51-46 in the championship game of the Granny Basketball national tournament on July 19, CBS2 Iowa reports.
The three-day tournament ran July 17-19 at the Prairie Trail Sports Complex in Ankeny. Iowa Public Radio reported before the event that 32 teams would compete and that the Sizzlers entered as the defending national champions.
The Granny Basketball League's tournaments page lists the Sizzlers with seven Iowa state championships, covering 2013 through 2015 and 2021 through 2025. An official league-issued 2026 national tournament bracket or championship announcement has not been located.
Sizzlers player Jen Neubauer described the team's broader mission after the event. "This team truly embodies what Granny Basketball was created to promote: competitive exercise, sportsmanship, friendship, and recognition of women who continue to pursue athletic challenges well beyond the age when competitive sports traditionally end," she said.
Sources
- 1.Cedar Rapids Sizzlers win third straight Granny Basketball national title — Iowa's News Now/CBS2 Iowa
- 2.The Granny Basketball National Tournament returns to Iowa — Iowa Public Radio
- 3.Granny Basketball keeps six-on-six tradition alive and celebrates women playing as they age — Iowa Public Radio
- 4.Tournaments — Granny Basketball League
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