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’Cats run out of lives

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TAMA — The South Tama County High School gymnasium is a smaller version of Marshalltown very own Roundhouse. It felt like anything but home to the Bobcats on Friday night. The Marshalltown girls’ wrestling team was denied a state qualifier for the first time since the inaugural 2023 ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcat boys get back on track, beat Trojans

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WATERLOO — The Marshalltown boys’ basketball team bounced back from a frustrating loss at Fort Dodge earlier in the week by beating Waterloo East 62-47 on Friday night in Iowa Alliance Conference play. Kyle Smith made six 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 22 points, Drake Gersema got ...

Cyclones club the Buffs, 97-67

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AMES — The No. 8 Iowa State men’s basketball team put together one of its most complete performances of the season Thursday night, cruising to a 97-67 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes at Hilton Coliseum. From the opening tip, the Cyclones (19-2, 6-2) brought intensity on both ends. ...

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

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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

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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

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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 ...