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Farm O’Gedden: Big 12 rivalry gets a taste of Ireland

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MANHATTAN, Kan. — A showdown of Big 12 rivals that ultimately could shape the conference championship game come December in Dallas will take place on Saturday, more than 4,700 miles away at Aviva Stadium on Lansdowne Road in Dublin, Ireland. The annual matchup between Iowa State and Kansas ...

MHS girls knock off Hawkettes, finish 1-2

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ANKENY — The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team got another taste of tournament play with a 1-2 showing at Ankeny’s Hawkette Invite on Friday at the Ankeny Tennis Center. The Bobcats (6-4) beat the host Hawkettes, 8-3, before falling to Indianola, 11-0, and Southeast Polk, 7-4. “Super ...

Shepard’s triple-double helps Lynx beat Fever

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INDIANAPOLIS — Kayla McBride scored 29 points, Jessica Shepard got the second triple-double in franchise history, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 95-90 on Friday night. The Lynx (29-7) snapped a two-game losing streak and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. Shepard finished with ...

’Cats clipped by Roughriders

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The Marshalltown boys’ golf team got its first real reminder that every stroke counts during competition. The Bobcats tied for the low score but lost on the fifth-score tiebreaker as Des Moines Roosevelt edged MHS for first place at Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference triangular at the ...

Toreadors top MHS in girls tennis triangular

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BOONE — Both Boone and Marshalltown advanced to their respective regional girls tennis finals in the spring. Only the Toreadors brought back a bulk of their lineup. Boone remained undefeated in the inaugural fall season of girls tennis in Iowa, beating the visiting Bobcats as well as Des ...