GILBERTVILLE — Gladbrook-Reinbeck held Don Bosco’s offense out of the end zone on a two-point conversion try, denying the Dons the go-ahead score for a 34-33 victory in double-overtime in Thursday’s 8-Player state football playoff game. The Rebels (10-1) had an opportunity to win with an ...

GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center football’s defense made life easy for the Spartan offense on Friday. Quarterback Judd Jirovsky accounted for five touchdowns, capitalizing on some short fields generated in part by four Spartan interceptions in a 42-7 romp over West Branch for a Class 1A ...

GLADBROOK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team advanced to within one win of the UNI-Dome by beating Iowa Valley 57-32 in Friday’s 8-Man playoffs on Friday night at “The Pit.” The seventh-ranked Rebels (9-1) led by 24 points after Drew Eilers converted his third touchdown run of the ...

TAMA — The South Tama football team was saddled with its second-straight winless season after falling 54-6 to Class 3A No. 9 Solon in Friday’s finale. The Trojans have suffered 25 consecutive losses dating back to a Sept. 2, 2022, victory over Saydel. In the loss to Solon, the Trojans ...

MADRID — The North Tama football team fell to 10th-ranked Madrid in the opening round of the Class A state playoffs, losing 41-6 on Friday night at Randy Hinkel Field. The Redhawks (4-5) were held to 112 yards of total offense and just 40 yards on the ground. Senior quarterback Kolt Knaack ...

WEST DES MOINES — The Marshalltown football team wanted to give West Des Moines Valley more than an informal tune-up for the postseason. The Bobcats’ hopes of that were derailed almost immediately, and the Tigers cruised into the first round of the Class 5A state football playoffs with a ...