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SPORTS SHORTS: Chavez, Bridgewater earn titles at WaMaC tourney

WILLIAMSBURG — Amare Chavez and Gavin Bridgewater represented South Tama County boys wrestling on the top of the podium as champions in Saturday’s WaMaC Conference tournament at Williamsburg High School. Chavez won the 126-pound title and Gavin Bridgewater grabbed the crown at 215. The ...

49ers rally past Lions, into Super Bowl

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers were on the brink, needing a spark to overcome a big deficit and avoid a third straight loss in the conference title game. Brandon Aiyuk delivered with an improbable catch that helped save San Francisco's season. Purdy's ...

Bobcats’ Lantigua qualifies for girls state wrestling

CEDAR RAPIDS — Gigi Lantigua made Marshalltown girls wrestling history on Friday. The 170-pounder is the first Bobcat girls wrestler in history to qualify for state after placing fourth in the Region 5 bracket at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. She will wrestle at the ...

Trojans sending seven to girls state wrestling

DES MOINES — The full strength of West Marshall girls wrestling was on display Friday. The Trojans were the only team to bring a full lineup to the Region 4 qualifier and walked away with seven state qualifiers at an IGHSAU super regional event held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. Jenna ...

Two Redhawks rambling on

DES MOINES — Injury cut Briar Blake’s first season as a North Tama girls wrestler short. Now, the Redhawk junior is one of the favorites to end next week with a state medal after winning the 170-pound bracket in the Region 3 tournament at an IGHSAU super regional event held at Hy-Vee Hall ...

Buzzer-beater misses, MHS falls at home to Riverhawks

The Bobcats covered 94 feet in four seconds to get as good of a shot as they could have hoped for, but the ball didn’t bounce their way in the end. Marcele Whitner made a layup with seconds left to give Mason City its only lead, stunning the Marshalltown boys’ basketball team for a 57-56 ...