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Quinn leads Drake to OT win at SIU

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Jalen Quinn scored 21 points to lead Drake, including the go-ahead layup with 23 seconds left, and the Bulldogs knocked off Southern Illinois 76-73 in overtime on Wednesday night. Quinn made the go-ahead layup with 24 seconds left, stole a pass from Quel’Ron House and ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs too much for BCLUW girls

LE GRAND — Three players scored in double figures as the East Marshall girls’ basketball team overwhelmed BCLUW in the second half of a 59-23 victory in Monday’s non-conference contest. Mya Gould made five 3-pointers for East Marshall and led all scorers with 15 points. Alivia Neuroth ...

Busy Bobcats trample Tigers

The Marshalltown boys’ swimming team took to the pool for the fourth time in eight days and churned out 14 season-best times. For some of Bobcats, they were their season-first times. The Bobcats rolled out an irregular lineup and eased past Grinnell for a 114-56 victory on Monday night at ...

Kansas sends No. 2 ISU to first loss

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Tre White scored 19 points, Darryn Peterson added 16 and Kansas answered a second-half run by Iowa State with a big charge of its own, sending the second-ranked Cyclones to their first loss of the season, 84-63 on Tuesday night. Melvin Council Jr. added 15 points and Flory ...

Bobcat boys bowlers bury Railsplitters

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ bowling team took two wins away from Tuesday’s triangular at Bowlerama Lanes, beating Newton and host Des Moines Lincoln with a 3,277 total score. The Bobcats outlasted Lincoln’s 3,113 and finished well ahead of Newton’s 2,704 for the team title, ...

Polar Bears pummeled by MHS girls

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown girls’ basketball team set out to attack the basket. Des Moines North didn’t offer much resistance. The Bobcats led from start to finish in a 41-8 trouncing of the host Polar Bears on Tuesday night, putting an end to a three-game losing streak to start the ...