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MHS matmen topple Trojans

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WATERLOO — The Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team took advantage of three forfeits to start Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference dual meet and used the headstart to beat Waterloo East 48-23. The Bobcats (13-7) followed up three-straight forfeits to open the night with a decision by Israel ...

IGHSAU and Iowa PBS sign multi-year broadcast extension

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The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and Iowa PBS today announced a multiyear extension of their partnership to provide statewide broadcast coverage of the IGHSAU Girls State Championships. The new agreement begins in January 2026 and runs until 2031, with options to extend joint coverage ...

SPORTS SHORTS: GMG girls fall on the road at Baxter

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BAXTER — The GMG girls’ basketball team couldn’t overcome 28 turnovers in a 32-24 loss to Baxter in Tuesday’s Iowa Star Conference clash. Addison Elmore made a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and led GMG (7-8, 6-3) with eight points off the bench to go with five rebounds. ...

Tigers steal one from Reivers

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The Tigers trudged through flashbacks of similar scenarios from earlier this season. Finally, the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team got one to go their way. One of the worst free-throw shooting teams in the nation won at the free-throw line down the stretch as the ...

Hawkeyes net topsy-turvy win over USC

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IOWA CITY — Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, as Iowa survived USC’s comeback bid to win 73-72 on Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) led by as many as 17 points in the second half, but a rally by USC put the Trojans ahead ...