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SPORTS SHORTS: Spartans stomp East Marshall for fifth straight win

GRUNDY CENTER — Three players scored in double figures as the Grundy Center girls’ basketball team got its fifth straight win, beating East Marshall 55-15 in Friday’s NICL West Division contest. Carlie Willis led the Spartans (7-1, 3-0) with 15 points, while Kali Aldrich and Ellery ...

Bulldogs’ bite too fierce for MHS

There wasn’t much wiggle room for Marshalltown boys wrestling on Thursday. With a couple varsity regulars out of the lineup, the Bobcats fell to Ottumwa, 44-27, at the Roundhouse in Iowa Alliance Conference action. “We knew it’d be a dogfight and that we’d have to win some important ...

Iowa’s DeJean, Taylor unanimous consensus All-America

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa junior defensive back Cooper DeJean and senior punter Tory Taylor are 2023 unanimous consensus All-Americans after being voted to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America First Team as announced Thursday by the AFCA. In addition, senior ...

Enright’s 18 leads Drake to win over Grambling

DES MOINES — Conor Enright’s 18 points helped the Drake men’s basketball team defeat Grambling 68-56 on Thursday night inside the Knapp Center. Enright added five rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (10-1). Kevin Overton scored 14 points, while Tucker DeVries had 13 points ...

SPORTS SHORTS: MCC men secure consecutive wins, top Trojans

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team claimed consecutive wins for the first time this season by holding off NIACC 80-72 on Wednesday night. The Tigers (4-10) got a game-high 21 points from Angus Ole, who shot 9-for-13 from the field with a pair of ...

Purdy’s performance keeps silencing the skeptics

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The notion that Brock Purdy is simply a creation of coach Kyle Shanahan’s schemes and the best set of playmakers in the NFL gets put to rest the way he plays each week. Purdy delivered another stellar performance on Sunday to put San Francisco at the top of the NFC ...