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Trojans tamp down Mustangs

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall football team couldn’t just line up and run over Shenandoah. The Trojans leaned on the cumulative effect and tide-turning momentum to turn away the Mustangs. Ninth-ranked West Marshall turned five turnovers and an onside kick recovery into 24 points en ...

Dowling downs MHS in football finale

The Marshalltown football team was mere inches away from finishing its opening drive with a touchdown, but top-ranked Dowling Catholic denied it. That was where it started and ended for the Bobcats. Jordan Watson stripped Marshalltown quarterback Jamison Niehouse of the football inside the ...

Bobcats swim to second in Alliance

MASON CITY — Marshalltown junior Leia Hernandez swam a season-best time to win the 100-yard freestyle at the Iowa Alliance Conference meet on Thursday at Mason City High School. The Bobcats finished second in the nine-team invitational behind only Ames. The Little Cyclones scored 432.5 ...

Marshalltown netters succumb to sixth-ranked Ankeny in straight sets

ANKENY — The Marshalltown volleyball team had its season ended in the second round of the postseason, falling 3-0 to sixth-ranked Ankeny in Thursday’s Class 5A Region 6 semifinals at Ankeny High School. The top-seeded Hawks moved into Tuesday’s regional final with a 25-11, 25-10, 25-7 ...

Trojans take their place at state

IOWA CITY — No drama was needed to confirm what the rankings have hinted at for weeks: second -ranked West Marshall is the real deal. The Trojans packed five scorers inside the top 22 to win the Class 2A state-qualifying meet hosted by Iowa City Regina at the Iowa City Kickers Soccer Park, ...