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SPORTS SHORTS: Belmont outscores Drake men in MVC shootout

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sam Orme had 22 points in Belmont’s 103-90 victory over Drake on Tuesday night. Orme shot 8 for 12, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Bruins (21-3, 11-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Drew Scharnowski added 19 points while going 8 of 10 and 3 of 9 from the free-throw line to go with seven rebounds. Jack Smiley shot 7 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 18 points, while adding six assists. It was the eighth straight win for the Bruins. The Bulldogs (12-12, 6-7) were led by Jalen Quinn, who finished with 22 points. Jaehshon ...

Bobcats’ Thomas punches ticket to state with fifth-place individual finish

Sometimes the stars just align. With her fifth-place finish in Monday’s Class 3A Region 2 state-qualifying meet, Marshalltown senior Camillya Thomas became just the fifth Bobcat girls bowler to advance to state. Thomas rolled a three-game series of 513 to punch her ticket to state with a ...

Cyclones clock ’Cats

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 8 Iowa State set a program record with its 95-61 win over Kansas State on Sunday. The Cyclones (20-2, 7-2 Big 12) racked up their largest margin of victory in a conference road game in school ...

No. 2 Bruins send Hawkeyes to back-to-back losses

LOS ANGELES — Angela Dugalic scored a season-high 22 points and had a career-high five steals as No. 2 UCLA extended its winning streak to 15 with an 88-65 victory over No. 8 Iowa on Sunday. Kiki Rice had 17 points and seven assists and Lauren Betts scored 16 points as the Bruins (21-1, ...

Stirtz, Iowa send Ducks to eighth-straight defeat

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EUGENE, Ore. — Bennett Stirtz scored a career-high 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting and had seven assists on Sunday night to help Iowa beat short-handed Oregon 84-66 for its fourth win in a row. Oregon (8-14, 1-10) has lost eight straight — its last seven by an average ...

Bobcat boys take second at Alliance

OTTUMWA — The Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team came away with second place at the Iowa Alliance Conference Tournament on Saturday at Ottumwa High School, piling up 176.5 points. Fort Dodge, ranked seventh in Class 2A by IAwrestle, won the team title with 199 points. Ottumwa (160), Mason City (140), Waterloo East (130.5) and Ames (125.5) rounded out the top-six in the 10-team tournament. The Bobcats sent seven wrestlers to their weight class finals but lost each title bout. Fort Dodge went 5-0 in the finals, winning both head-to-head matches with Marshalltown. Scoring runner-up ...