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 ...

There’s a different feeling about BCLUW football this season. In a turnaround that not many people outside of the program expected heading into the year, the Comets have gone from a winless 2021 season to already 3-1 halfway through the 2022 regular season. It’s the best season BCLUW has ...

Marshalltown head football coach Adam Goodvin was clear and succinct in his review of Friday night’s 28-21 loss to Newton. “It was a tale of two halves and you can’t spot anyone 21 points and expect great things to happen,” Goodvin said. “We just can’t come out asleep, that’s ...