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’Cats clock seven entries for state

The Marshalltown girls swimming squad entered Saturday’s regional meet without having guaranteed any events as qualified for the upcoming state championships. Worry not, Bobcats. Marshalltown emerged from its regional qualifier with three automatic berths and gained four more at-large ...

Trojans taken out by A-P

PARKERSBURG — West Marshall football helped make Zach Pfantz the coach he is today. On Friday night, Pfantz coached the team that eliminated West Marshall from the state football playoffs. Third-ranked Aplington-Parkersburg advanced to the UNI-Dome for the first time since 2003 in ...

Greyhounds slip through MCC’s grasp

The Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team suffered defeat in its home finale Sunday, falling 53-49 to Fort Scott CC. The host Tigers (1-3) held narrow leads of 30-29 at halftime and 38-36 after three quarters, but Fort Scott fought its way to the front in the fourth. The Greyhounds (1-2) played with the lead at the end, but free throw struggles kept MCC in the chase. Fort Scott made just 1-of-6 free throws in a minute stretch, but the Tigers turned the ball over twice while trailing 51-49. A pair of free throws by Hazley Grotjohn got the margin to four with 5.5 ...

Strong’s 39 powers No. 2 UConn past No. 10 Iowa

STORRS, Conn. — Sarah Strong scored 26 of her career-high 39 points in the first half as No. 2 UConn beat No. 10 Iowa 91-79 on Sunday. Blanca Quinonez had 21 points and hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game with 2:57 remaining after Iowa pulled within 10 points. KK Arnold added 14 points ...

No. 21 Iowa hands Wildcats first loss at new stadium

EVANSTON, Ill. — Hank Brown threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Braeden Jackson returned a kickoff for a TD for the second time this season as No. 21 Iowa beat Northwestern for the fifth straight time and dealt the Wildcats their first loss at the new Ryan Field, 24-10 on Saturday ...

Lagway leads Baylor to 42-31 win over Iowa State

WACO, Texas — DJ Lagway threw for 229 yards with two touchdowns and ran for a career-high 119 yards and another score as Baylor surged past Iowa State 42-31 on Saturday in the first home game for the Bears since the firing of coach Dave Aranda. Baylor (6-3, 4-2 in Big 12) trailed 17-7 in the second quarter before scoring four consecutive touchdowns to improve to 2-0 under interim coach Joe Klanderman. "Guys just played, man," said Klanderman, Baylor's first-year defensive coordinator. "They played for each other, they played loose and free. And that's the game. You're going to get ...