WEST DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team took on a trio of ranked teams to open the new year and fell short against each of them, going 1-3 at West Des Moines Valley’s Dion Cobb Duals on Saturday. The Bobcats fell to Class 3A No. 3 Dallas Center-Grimes (59-18), No. 7 Iowa ...

CEDAR FALLS — The Northern Iowa women’s basketball team dominated from start to finish in a 91-64 victory over Southern Illinois in Sunday’s Missouri Valley Conference clash inside the McLeod Center. The Panthers got 33 points from its bench and broke free from the Salukis (3-10, 0-4) ...

The Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team started the new year by ending an old trend, snapping an 11-game losing streak with a 74-49 romp over Southwestern on Saturday afternoon at the Student Activity Center. Five players scored in double figures for the Tigers (4-11, ...

In the last game before the holiday break, Marshalltown’s leading scorer stepped aside as his supporting cast stepped forward. On Friday afternoon back inside the Roundhouse, Kyle Smith stood on business. Smith made five of the Bobcat boys’ basketball team’s season-best 10 3-pointers ...

AMES — Milan Momcilovic poured in 26 points and Joshua Jefferson registered a triple-double to lead the No. 3 Iowa State men’s basketball team to an 80-59 victory over West Virginia in its Big 12 Conference opener Friday night inside Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State (14-0, 1-0 Big 12) closed ...

DES MOINES — Four days after setting her career-high, Abbie Aalsma was at it again. Aalsma scored 29 points to power the Drake women’s basketball team to an 89-75 victory over Southern Illinois, collecting the 1,000th win in program history. Aalsma shot 12-for-19 from the field with ...