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Brown helps Hawkeyes blank No. 25 Badgers, 30-0

IOWA CITY — Hank Brown threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, and Iowa’s defense shut out No. 25 Wisconsin for the second consecutive year in a 30-0 win Saturday. It was the 100th meeting between the two rivals, who compete for the Heartland Trophy. Iowa has won five consecutive games ...

Trojans reject Beckman’s comeback

STATE CENTER — The sheer force of the changes in direction was enough to cause whiplash. The West Marshall football team stood strong, kept its head and stayed the course. The Trojans led seventh-ranked Beckman Catholic by 15 points going into the fourth quarter, fell behind with four ...

Mustangs’ Hull climbs to 33rd in finale

FORT DODGE — Sydney Hull ran with the experience of a senior making their final trek around the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships course. It’s far from her last hurrah. East Marshall’s two-time state qualifier came away with 33rd place in Class 1A on Friday morning ...

Konrardy’s FG lifts ISU past No. 24 Cowboys, 51-49

AMES — Kyle Konrardy made a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa State a 51-49 victory over No. 24 Oklahoma State on Saturday night. It was a game of big plays for the Cyclones (4-4, 2-3 Big 12), who snapped a two-game losing streak in which they had scored just 13 ...

PRESTO!

FORT DODGE — There was no ace in the hole. With all their cards laid bare, Preston Johnson was holding a winner. Marshalltown’s senior sensation made history on Saturday by smashing the all-time record at the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships, claiming the Class 4A ...

BRONZE BOMBSHELLS

FORT DODGE — The West Marshall girls’ cross country team set out to accomplish something never before achieved by the Trojans. Making school history is cool and all, but West Marshall still wanted more. The second-ranked Trojans claimed third place in Class 2A in the Iowa High School ...