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Cyclones’ school-record start claims Baylor, 70-60

WACO, Texas — Joshua Jefferson had 19 points and 17 rebounds as No. 3 Iowa State won its 15th consecutive game to start the season, 70-60 over Baylor on Wednesday night. Tamin Lipsey scored 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting after early foul trouble, and Killyan Toure had 12 for the Cyclones ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Breaststroke sweep propels Bobcats past Mason City

The Marshalltown boys’ swimming team won fewer than half of the events, but the Bobcats’ depth was too much for Mason City. A 1-2-3 sweep of the 100-yard breaststroke propelled Marshalltown to a 90-80 victory in Tuesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference dual meet at the MHS pool, bringing the ...

BIG FOUR HOOPS: Smiley scores 19 as Belmont beats UNI

CEDAR FALLS — Jack Smiley helped lead Belmont over Northern Iowa on Wednesday with 19 points off the bench in a 78-65 victory. Smiley added six assists for the Bruins (14-3, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Drew Scharnowski scored 18 points and added nine rebounds. Tyler Lundblade added ...

Bobcats turn back Trojans

The Marshalltown boys’ basketball team opened the game with a fiery burst of offense. The Bobcats finished it with their stingy defense. Jacob Hayes scored a game-high 17 points and Marshalltown remained unbeaten in Iowa Alliance Conference play with a 45-34 triumph over Waterloo East on ...

Overtime heartbreak

Sometimes the only way to learn the lessons is the hard way. Millie Heitmann’s 30-foot 3-pointer at the end of regulation forced overtime, but the Marshalltown girls’ basketball team made too many mistakes to take advantage of the second chance it granted them in a heartbreaking 53-52 ...

Minnesota holds off Hawkeyes

MINNEAPOLIS — Langston Reynolds scored 22 points and Cade Tyson added 16 on Tuesday as Minnesota held off a rally to defeat No. 19 Iowa 70-67. Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points, all in the second half, as Iowa (12-3, 2-2 in the Big Ten) rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to take the ...