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Bobcat bowlers bidding for more than making it to state

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Reaching the state tournament is no longer the goal for the Marshalltown boys’ bowling team. Winning it is. The Bobcats lead the state in all-time appearances and have the longest streak of most consecutive appearances, which extended to 11 last winter. Marshalltown returns its entire ...

Bobcats find strength in camaraderie, not numbers

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The Marshalltown girls’ bowling team enters the winter as the 11th-largest program in the state when combining the enrollment numbers of area schools BCLUW, East Marshall, GMG, Meskwaki, South Tama and West Marshall through cooperative agreements. The Bobcat girls have just five ...

Stevens’ field goal caps Hawkeye comeback to beat Michigan St

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IOWA CITY — Drew Stevens kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa a 20-17 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The kick capped a 13-point fourth-quarter comeback for the Hawkeyes (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game losing streak. The win brought some emotions from ...

’Clones rock Jayhawks

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AMES — Rocco Becht threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns, with two scores and 73 yards going to Brett Eskildsen, and Iowa State defeated Kansas 38-14 on Saturday. The Cyclones (7-4, 4-4 Big 12) earned their first win against the Jayhawks (5-6, 3-5) since 2021 and came away with their ...

Bobcat girls wrestle to 9th in season-opening tourney

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URBANDALE — The Marshalltown girls’ wrestling team opened the season with a ninth-place finish at the Metro North Invite on Saturday at Urbandale High School. The Bobcats totaled 95 points to finish near the middle of the 15-team tournament. Marshalltown had 12 wrestlers finish in the ...

ISU women lay waste to Mercyhurst

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AMES — Audi Crooks had 27 points, four teammates reached double figures in scoring, and No. 12 Iowa State routed Mercyhurst 112-62 on Sunday. Crooks, who is averaging 25.7 points per game, hit on 8 of 9 shots and made 11 of 14 free throws. Arianna Jackson scored 12 points and Reese Beaty, ...