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MHS football raising funds through ‘Rent a Player’

Marshalltown High School football players will be available to help with spring chores like planting, spreading mulch and cleaning up branches with the “Rent a Player” fundraiser. The annual “Rent a Player” event has been a successful fundraiser for the Bobcat football squad, according to head coach Adam Goodvin, for a number of reasons. Goodvin said the team is excited to interact with community members again this year by lending their time and muscle. The Bobcat football players can be hired in groups of two or four. The cost is $100 for two players providing two hours of ...

Marshall County trio voted all-state football

Marshall County’s perennial playoff qualifier was well-represented on the Iowa Football Coaches Association’s annual all-state team, and so was its cross-county rival. West Marshall’s eighth-straight appearance in the playoffs came with individual accolades for a pair of players, while ...

Bobcats garner all-conference honors

The Marshalltown football team made its hay moving the ball on the ground this season, and the stars of that show have been honored accordingly. Bobcat senior offensive lineman Jaxson Hinkle and junior quarterback Jamison Niehouse were repeat selections to the all-Iowa Alliance Conference ...

West Marshall grounded by Eagles in second round

STATE CENTER — After the handshake line, there was the hug line. West Marshall head football coach Cody Hackett and each of his 15 seniors shared a special moment after the ninth-ranked Trojans’ final game of the season, falling 42-21 to No. 8 Underwood in Friday’s second round of the ...

No. 4 Rebels roll through Ar-We-Va

GLADBROOK — Fourth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck rattled off 30 points in the second quarter of a 56-7 victory over Ar-We-Va in the first round of the 8-Player state football playoffs on Friday night. The Rebels (9-0) led 12-7 after the opening period before pouring it on with four touchdowns in the second quarter. G-R quarterback Trevor Mathern had seven carries for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and tailback Treyvon Herron racked up 11 carries for 126 yards and three TDs. Kael Blohm added a 29-yard touchdown run as the Rebels ran for 310 of their 394 yards of total offense. Mathern ...

Trojans tamp down Mustangs

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall football team couldn’t just line up and run over Shenandoah. The Trojans leaned on the cumulative effect and tide-turning momentum to turn away the Mustangs. Ninth-ranked West Marshall turned five turnovers and an onside kick recovery into 24 points en ...