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Johnson skips Senior Open for John Deere Classic

SILVIS, Ill. — Zach Johnson is skipping three majors for the John Deere Classic, which feels like a major for the Iowa native. He made the decision pay off Thursday with an eagle-birdie finish for a 7-under 64 that left him one shot out of the lead. Lucas Glover and Zac Blair played in the morning and each posted a 63, a good start for both as the PGA Tour heads into the final two months. Both are well outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup. Johnson, a 50-year-old in his first year on the PGA Tour Champions and already with two victories, never considered anything but the John Deere ...

SPORTS SHORTS: 13th-ranked Trojans overtake Ogden

OGDEN — The Class 2A No. 14 West Marshall softball team smacked 16 hits and sped past Ogden for a 12-6 victory in a non-conference clash on Wednesday night. The host Bulldogs (20-15) scored five times in the first inning and led until West Marshall’s persistence finally overtook them in the fifth. The Trojans (21-10) scored the game’s last eight runs to rally for the win. West Marshall got at least one hit and an RBI from all nine spots in the batting lineup, led by Cailyn Brown going 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored. The Trojans capitalized on three-straight Ogden ...

Trojan trifecta

STATE CENTER — Ashtyn Blood sprang from the batter’s box, thinking extra bases the whole way. She got them, but she didn’t need to sprint. It was just hard to contain her excitement. Blood hit one of the West Marshall softball team’s three home runs in the bottom of the third inning ...

ISU honors Jefferson as Athlete of the Year

AMES — After putting together one of the best seasons in Iowa State history, Joshua Jefferson has been named the Gary Thompson Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year. Jefferson is the 18th Iowa State Men’s Basketball player to earn the award, which started in 1947. The last men’s ...

Iowa, UNI wrestling reignite duals

IOWA CITY — For the first time in more than a decade, Iowa and Northern Iowa will meet on the wrestling mat in Cedar Falls. The University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa announced Tuesday a two-year, home-and-home wrestling series that will renew one of the state's premier collegiate rivalries. The series begins Dec. 11, when Northern Iowa hosts Iowa in the "Dual in the Dome," presented by Journeymen Wrestling, inside the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The dual is scheduled for 7 p.m. The return matchup will be held during the 2027-28 season at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa ...

Bobcats finish off season sweep of Lincoln

DES MOINES — Briley Danielson pitched a three-hitter in the second game to highlight the Marshalltown softball team’s doubleheader sweep of Des Moines Lincoln on Monday at the Kurtz Opportunity Center. The Bobcats (15-18) claimed the four-game season series by winning twice on Monday by ...