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Bobcats, Bluejays break in Franklin Field

The Marshalltown High School football team took to Franklin Field on Friday night for its first visit to the historical stadium since 1981, hosting Bondurant-Farrar for a preseason scrimmage. Senior running back Tyler Englund, pictured, scored a touchdown for the Bobcats in the scrimmage. ...

’Cats scratch ’Dogs in Alliance dual

TIMES-REPUBLICAN OTTUMWA — The Marshalltown boys’ golf team got a break from invitational play to start the fall campaign and came away with a dual meet win over Ottumwa on Thursday. The Bobcats beat the host Bulldogs 321-340 at Ottumwa Golf and Social Club, shooting right around their season average to take the Iowa Alliance Conference dual. MHS junior Joe Greazel got medalist honors with his even-par round of 72, scoring four birdies to match four bogeys on his card. The rest were pars for the Bobcats’ leading scorer, who had a four-stroke cushion on the rest of the ...

ISU's Toure out until January after shoulder surgery

AMES — Iowa State’s Killyan Toure underwent a successful surgery on his right shoulder Friday and is expected to be ready to play basketball in January. Toure was injured last week while working at Damian Lillard’s Formula Zero Elite Camp in Salt Lake City. “This is an unfortunate ...

Lions' LaPorta hampered by hip injury

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is out with a hip injury and cornerback Ennis Rakestraw might be sidelined as well with a lower-leg injury. Detroit coach Dan Campbell is hopeful LaPorta’s injury won’t linger into the season. “I feel like we’ll be OK, but I ...