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’Cats claw their way forward

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IOWA CITY — The Marshalltown girls’ swimming and diving squad is going to score some points at state for the first time in a few years. The Bobcats pushed two individuals through Thursday’s preliminaries at the Iowa High School Girls State Championships at the University of Iowa’s ...

Hays helps Hawkeyes hammer Bulldogs

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IOWA CITY — Layla Hays had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the freshman’s first double-double, Ava Heiden and Chazadi Wright also scored 14 points apiece and the No. 21 Iowa women’s basketball team rolled past Drake 100-58 on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hannah Stuelke and Emely ...

Purdy returns to lineup after 6-game absence

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Quarterback Brock Purdy will return to the starting lineup for the San Francisco 49ers this week after missing the last six games with a toe injury. Purdy made it through the first two days of practice this week without a setback, leading coach Kyle Shanahan to make ...

Crooks sets Cyclones’ single-game scoring mark

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AMES — Audi Crooks set a program record with 43 points in just 20 minutes for No. 16 Iowa State in a 97-50 rout over Valparaiso on Wednesday in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Crooks set the program’s single-game record on a free throw with 8:42 remaining in the fourth ...

Rebels’ comeback falls short in state semifinals

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CEDAR FALLS — Landon Blum’s leaping 10-yard touchdown catch with 3:40 remaining lifted No. 2 seed Woodbine to a 38-30 victory over No. 3 Gladbrook-Reinbeck in Wednesday’s 8-Player state semifinal football game at the UNI-Dome. Blum’s catch came on fourth-and-goal and capped a 16-play, ...