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Wednesday, Nov. 4 Men’s Basketball Mount Mercy JV at MCC, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 Girls State-Qualifying Diving Marshalltown at Johnston, 5 p.m. at Summit Middle School Women’s Basketball MCC at Blackhawk Tech, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 State Football Playoffs Coon Rapids-Bayard at Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 7 p.m. West Marshall at Aplington-Parkersburg, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Girls State-Qualifying Swimming Marshalltown hosts, Noon at Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA

SPORTS SHORTS: Cyclone women wallop Grambling in opener

AMES — Four players scored in double figures as the Iowa State women’s basketball team blew out Grambling 90-61 to open the season Monday night at Hilton Coliseum. Tjasa Turnsek scored a gaem-high 19 points to pace the Cyclones, who never trailed. Iowa State’s 59 bench points were ...

PRESTO!

FORT DODGE — There was no ace in the hole. With all their cards laid bare, Preston Johnson was holding a winner. Marshalltown’s senior sensation made history on Saturday by smashing the all-time record at the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships, claiming the Class 4A ...

Mustangs’ Hull climbs to 33rd in finale

FORT DODGE — Sydney Hull ran with the experience of a senior making their final trek around the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships course. It’s far from her last hurrah. East Marshall’s two-time state qualifier came away with 33rd place in Class 1A on Friday morning ...

Trojans reject Beckman’s comeback

STATE CENTER — The sheer force of the changes in direction was enough to cause whiplash. The West Marshall football team stood strong, kept its head and stayed the course. The Trojans led seventh-ranked Beckman Catholic by 15 points going into the fourth quarter, fell behind with four ...

Brown helps Hawkeyes blank No. 25 Badgers, 30-0

IOWA CITY — Hank Brown threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, and Iowa’s defense shut out No. 25 Wisconsin for the second consecutive year in a 30-0 win Saturday. It was the 100th meeting between the two rivals, who compete for the Heartland Trophy. Iowa has won five consecutive games ...