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Slumping ISU women upset again

AMES — Kierra Wheeler scored 25 points, Jordan Harrison added 19 and West Virginia defeated slumping No. 11 Iowa State 83-70 on Sunday. Iowa State has lost three consecutive games after starting the season 14-0. Wheeler established her season-high in points, making 10 of 18 shots and 5 of ...

Illini outlast Hawkeyes in ranked clash

IOWA CITY — Keaton Wagler scored 19 points, Andrej Stojakovic and Kylan Boswell each had 17 and No. 16 Illinois continued to win on the road in the Big Ten Conference, holding off No. 19 Iowa 75-69 on Sunday. The Illini (13-3, 4-1) won their fifth consecutive game and stayed tied for third ...

No. 14 Iowa women overcome Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Ava Heiden and Chazadi Wright each scored 13 points, Hannah Stuelke had a double-double and No. 14 Iowa outlasted Indiana 56-53 on Sunday. After shooting 25%, missing all eight of their 3-pointers and trailing 35-19 in the first half, the Hawkeyes outscored the Hoosiers ...

Hometowner Lipsey a big part of first 15-0 start for No. 3 Iowa State

AMES — Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey, the senior who grew up near campus in Ames, is now part of something that had never been done by the Cyclones. They have a 15-game winning streak to start the season. “I’ve been a Cyclone all my life. Just got on the court four years ago, ...

MHS bowls over East on Senior Night

Each of Marshalltown’s five seniors took a turn in the catbird seat, and the final score reflected the importance of this group. The Bobcat boys’ bowling team rolled its second-highest score of the season on Thursday at Wayward Social, screaming past Des Moines East for a 3,313-1,931 ...

Ames eludes comeback by Bobcats

AMES — The Marshalltown boys’ basketball team trailed Class 4A No. 5 Ames the entire game, went nearly the entire third quarter without scoring, and fell behind by as many 14 points. None of that was enough to scare off the Bobcats. Not until Will Thomas made four free throws in the ...