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SPORTS SHORTS: Slow start holds back Mustangs at Hudson

HUDSON — A 10-point first-quarter deficit was too much of a hole for the East Marshall boys’ basketball team to dig out of as the Mustangs fell 63-57 at Hudson on Saturday. The host Pirates (8-6, 6-6) got out to an 18-8 lead after the opening period and held off East Marshall the rest of ...

Campbell presented Butkus Award

CEDAR FALLS — Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell has been named the 2025 Pro Butkus Award recipient, honoring him as the top linebacker in the National Football League. The award was presented in his hometown of Cedar Falls, underscoring a remarkable season that established Campbell as ...

MHS bowlers sweep North

The Marshalltown bowling teams sent their seniors out with wins on Thursday at Wayward Social. The Bobcat boys didn’t meet their goals for the day, but it was still a victory for five seniors who have spent a majority of their high school bowling careers in the winning column. Marshalltown ...

Iowa State announces Big 12 football schedule

AMES — The Big 12 Conference has announced Iowa State’s football schedule for the upcoming 2026 season, the first under new head coach Jimmy Rogers. Previously announced, Iowa State will play non-conference home games against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 5) and Bowling Green (Sept. 19), ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustang boys mash Jesup in NICL action

LE GRAND — The East Marshall boys’ basketball team made 11 3-pointers on its way to a 92-59 win over Jesup on Thursday night in North Iowa Cedar League play. Blake Neuroth made four treys to help lead the Mustangs (10-3, 9-3) to victory with 18 points. Jackson Bidwell also scored 18 ...

Hawkeyes hold on in OT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The No. 10 Iowa women’s basketball team survived a late collapse and then a tense overtime to beat No. 15 Maryland 85-78 Thursday at the XFINITY Center, preserving a perfect 8-0 start in Big Ten play and extending its season-high win streak to seven games. The victory ...