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SPORTS SHORTS: Storm score 12th at competition-rich Battle of Waterloo

WATERLOO — The South Hardin-BCLUW girls’ wrestling team finished in 12th place at the Dan Gable Museum’s Battle of Waterloo on Thursday at Waterloo East. The Storm went 1-2 in pool play before going 1-1 in bracketed action, settling for 12th on a tiebreaker. South Hardin-BCLUW opened ...

Bobcats steal Bulldogs’ bite

It took the Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team a little more than 6 minutes to make sure Ottumwa was walking out of the Roundhouse without a win. Rather than a single match that extended just beyond the standard time limit, Marshalltown’s final five match victories totaled just 6:05 as the ...

Woods leaving Iowa for new role at Michigan St

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Long-time Iowa special teams coordinator LeVar Woods has left the Iowa program and will take on a new position at Michigan State, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz told the media on Thursday. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, Woods will be the assistant head coach ...

Murray State races past Drake, 81-72

MURRAY, Ky. — Fredrick King scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Murray State beat Drake 81-72 on Thursday night in a Missouri Valley Conference opener. Layne Taylor scored 13 points for (9-3, 1-0). Javon Jackson finished with 11 points. The Bulldogs (6-6, 0-1) were led in scoring ...

Trojans deny Tigers’ upset bid

The Tigers put the ball in Jaeda Turner’s hands, which was the best place for it to be. The shot didn’t fall, however, and the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team missed its opportunity. The Tigers had No. 15 NIACC on the ropes but couldn’t deliver the knockout ...

MCC no match for NIACC, 93-66

The Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team needs a break. This wasn’t how the Tigers wanted to go into that holiday, however. NIACC fired out of the gates and got control early, holding off the Tigers for a 93-66 win on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center. The ...