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SPORTS SHORTS: Comets can’t hang with West Fork

TIMES-REPUBLICAN SHEFFIELD — The BCLUW football team fell to 0-2 with Friday’s 61-6 loss to eighth-ranked West Fork. The host Warhawks (2-0) outscored the Comets 40-0 after the first quarter to capture the victory. West Fork, polled eighth by Radio Iowa, piled up 371 of its 452 yards of offense on the ground, getting 117 yards and two touchdowns from Blaine Schulz. BCLUW was led by Elliot McIntyre’s 109 rushing yards, including an 80-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Ethan Shadlow added 21 yards and Eathan Petermeier picked up 14 more for the Comets. McIntyre was ...

Prep Sports Schedule

Wednesday, Sept. 9 Girls Tennis Ballard at South Tama, 2 p.m. Boys Golf Marshalltown at RVC Triangular, 2 p.m. at Gates Park Golf Course, Waterloo Thursday, Sept. 10 Girls Tennis Union Community and Waverly-Shell Rock at Marshalltown, Noon Marion at South Tama, 4 p.m. Cross Country BCLUW at Marshalltown’s Bobcat Invite, 4 p.m. at MCC East Marshall at Colfax-Mingo Invite, 4:30 p.m. at Kelly Fields, Colfax GMG at Union Community Invitational, 5 p.m. at La Porte City Golf Club West Marshall at Gilbert Invite, 5 p.m. at Iowa State University Cross Country Course, Ames Girls ...

No. 22 Hawkeyes handle Huskies

IOWA CITY — Kamari Moulton ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns and No. 22 Iowa’s defense shut down Northern Illinois in a 40-0 victory Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Moulton, Iowa’s leading rusher last season, passed his previous career high of 114 yards in ...

Raynor delivers first win for Rogers, ISU

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMES — Jaylen Raynor threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Iowa State opened the season with a 38-10 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday. It was the first win at Iowa State for new coach Jimmy Rogers, who was hired in December after Matt Campbell left to take the head coaching job at Penn State. Rogers had to almost entirely rebuild the Cyclones’ roster, and one of the players he brought in was Raynor. “I would tell you that I thought we would play better,” Rogers said. “There are certain aspects of the game we have to play ...

Stewie sparks US to rout of Czech Republic

BERLIN — Breanna Stewart had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help the United States rout the Czech Republic 105-64 on Monday. The Americans rebounded from their worst preliminary-round game in 50 years after edging Italy 55-52 on Sunday. Stewart set the tone early to make sure ...

Bobcats blanked in Apgar Quad

TIMES-REPUBLICAN The Marshalltown volleyball team had a rough night against a trio of ranked opponents during the Apgar Quad on Thursday night inside the Roundhouse. The Bobcats suffered three straight-set defeats on their home court, falling 25-4, 25-18 to Class 5A No. 2 Dallas Center-Grimes, 25-18, 25-16 to 4A No. 14 Waverly-Shell Rock, and 25-13, 25-8 to 3A No. 4 Solon. Marshalltown was led on the night by senior setter Lauren O’Neal, who totaled 26 assists at the center of the offense. She added four kills, 13 digs and 19-for-22 serving with two aces. Brooklyn Smith led the ...