GILBERTVILLE — Close again, but still not close enough. The No. 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team fell just shy of its first win in four tries against Don Bosco, falling 35-32 to the third-ranked Dons in Friday’s showdown between unbeaten 8-Man District 4 squads. The Rebels (6-1, 3-1) ...

TRAER — The BCLUW football team forced six turnovers and scored the game’s final 18 points to beat North Tama 20-14, snapping the Redhawks’ six-game win streak against the Comets. BCLUW (4-2) trailed 20-8 at halftime before turning the tide with turnovers and touchdowns. Walker Ashton, ...

Homecoming weekend for Marshalltown continued with a mixed tone at Leonard Cole Field Friday night. While the Bobcats partied early and often on the field and in the stands, there was a period of somber silence early in what was a very needed Marshalltown football victory. Late in the first ...

GLADBROOK — Sixth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck scored 38 points in the opening quarter of its 76-8 Homecoming triumph over GMG in Friday’s 8-Man District 4 football game. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-0) held the visiting Wolverines (0-5) to just three yards rushing and 156 yards of total offense. ...

CONRAD — The misty, cool conditions at play Friday night in Conrad set up perfectly for BCLUW’s opponents. Visitors Nashua-Plainfield used the increasingly wet turf to its advantage, running around and over the Comets in the second half for a 20-6 victory, playing spoiler for the ...

WEST DES MOINES — The Marshalltown football team made three empty trips into the red zone in the first half and was unable to make up the difference, falling 35-14 to West Des Moines Valley in Friday’s Class 5A game at Valley Stadium. The Bobcats (1-4) eliminated the ill-timed penalties ...