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USC snaps No. 8 Iowa’s eight-game win streak

LOS ANGELES — Kara Dunn had 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and Southern California defeated No. 8 Iowa 81-69 on Thursday night, snapping the Hawkeyes’ eight-game winning streak and handing them their first Big Ten loss of the season. Jazzy Davidson added 21 points and eight ...

MHS matmen topple Trojans

WATERLOO — The Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team took advantage of three forfeits to start Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference dual meet and used the headstart to beat Waterloo East 48-23. The Bobcats (13-7) followed up three-straight forfeits to open the night with a decision by Israel ...

IGHSAU and Iowa PBS sign multi-year broadcast extension

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and Iowa PBS today announced a multiyear extension of their partnership to provide statewide broadcast coverage of the IGHSAU Girls State Championships. The new agreement begins in January 2026 and runs until 2031, with options to extend joint coverage ...

Jefferson, Lipsey named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list

ATLANTA — Iowa State seniors Tamin Lipsey and Joshua Jefferson have been named to the 2026 Naismith Men’s College Defensive Player of the Year Presented by MOLECULE Watch List. Iowa State is one of six schools (Duke, Illinois, UConn, Michigan and Vanderbilt) to have multiple players named ...

SPORTS SHORTS: GMG girls fall on the road at Baxter

BAXTER — The GMG girls’ basketball team couldn’t overcome 28 turnovers in a 32-24 loss to Baxter in Tuesday’s Iowa Star Conference clash. Addison Elmore made a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and led GMG (7-8, 6-3) with eight points off the bench to go with five rebounds. ...

Tigers steal one from Reivers

The Tigers trudged through flashbacks of similar scenarios from earlier this season. Finally, the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team got one to go their way. One of the worst free-throw shooting teams in the nation won at the free-throw line down the stretch as the ...