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Baer honored by IHSBCA

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Marshalltown’s Lyle “Butch” Baer was honored on Saturday, Jan. 18, as the winner of the Harold “Pinky” Primrose Award, which is presented annually by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association at its awards banquet. The award is presented to a former high school baseball player ...

Redhawks rally past GMG

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GARWIN — Kayler Morris stepped up for North Tama boys basketball with the eventual game-winning basket in a 54-53 triumph at GMG on Friday night. Morris finished with a game-high 24 points, including six 3-pointers, but it was his swooping layup with about 10 seconds left in the game that ...

North Tama wipes out Wolverines, 51-28

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GARWIN — North Tama girls basketball’s pressure defense crunched GMG in a 51-28 win for the Redhawks at GMG High School on Friday. The Redhawks (7-7, 6-3 Iowa Star South) forced numerous turnovers in a lopsided first quarter, leading GMG 16-2 after eight minutes. “This team has to ...

Iowa survives scare from Penn State

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IOWA CITY — Owen Freeman and Drew Thelwell each scored 16 points and Iowa held off a late Penn State comeback to earn a 76-75 win on Friday night. The Hawkeyes (13-7, 4-5 Big Ten) took the lead for good on Payton Sandfort’s 3-pointer with 13:36 left in the first half gave them a 16-14 ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Spartans slam Sailors for cross-NICL win

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GRUNDY CENTER — Four players scored in double-digits for Grundy Center as the Spartan boys’ basketball team trampled Waterloo Columbus 79-42 on Friday night. Tiernan Vokes led the Class 2A No. 6 Spartans with 17 points and Brayden Davie added 15 off the bench, including three 3-pointers. ...

Last home splash

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Mike Loupee knew Marshalltown boys swimming couldn’t win every race on Thursday night against Ottumwa. But the MHS head coach figured there’d be toss-ups where the Bobcats could find a way to make every point count. The Marshalltown swimmers scored when they needed the points most and ...