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High School Football

Dozen Bobcats picked for all-district football teams

A trio of Marshalltown High School football players were honored with all-district selection at the conclusion of the fall season. Bobcat senior linebacker Davis Ragland, junior offensive guard Jaxson Hinkle and sophomore linebacker Jamison Niehouse were named to the Class 5A District 4 first ...

Six to the ‘ship

CEDAR FALLS — Grundy Center football’s reign at the UNI-Dome continued on Friday morning. The Spartans won a semifinal game for the sixth year in a row, and will compete for a chance at a third consecutive state championship after blowing past Wilton, 42-7, in a Class 1A semifinal in Cedar ...

Spartans storm on

GRUNDY CENTER — Six years can go by fast. Grundy Center football head coach Travis Zajac suggested to this year’s Spartan senior class that they take a step back and appreciate what they helped accomplish on Friday. The top-ranked Spartans smashed Sumner-Fredericksburg, 35-6, in a Class ...

Rebels down Dons in double-OT

GILBERTVILLE — Gladbrook-Reinbeck held Don Bosco’s offense out of the end zone on a two-point conversion try, denying the Dons the go-ahead score for a 34-33 victory in double-overtime in Thursday’s 8-Player state football playoff game. The Rebels (10-1) had an opportunity to win with an ...

Spartans snap West Branch, 42-7

GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center football’s defense made life easy for the Spartan offense on Friday. Quarterback Judd Jirovsky accounted for five touchdowns, capitalizing on some short fields generated in part by four Spartan interceptions in a 42-7 romp over West Branch for a Class 1A ...