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Timely milestones deliver conference dual for Bobcat girls bowling

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A big milestone for Devin Peterson helped Marshalltown girls bowling to a win over Ames at Wayward Social on Tuesday. Peterson rolled her first career 200 game with a 201 in her first 10 frames and the Bobcats beat the Little Cyclones, 2,249-2,093, managing a split with Ames after the Bobcat ...

ISU rewards Otzelberger with contract extension

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AMES — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger, whose third-ranked Cyclones have reached the NCAA Tournament each of his first three seasons, has agreed to a new contract through the 2031-32 season, the school announced Tuesday. Otzelberger inherited a program that won two games in 2020-21 and ...

Drake denies K-State in overtime

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bennett Stirtz scored eight of his 22 points in overtime including the game-winner with 3.4 seconds left to give undefeated Drake a 73-70 win over Kansas State after blowing a 20-point lead. Mitch Mascari tied a career high with eight 3-pointers in scoring 22 points for ...

No. 4 UConn chases off Cyclones

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Sarah Strong scored a career-high 29 points and Paige Bueckers added 27 to lift No. 4 UConn to a 101-68 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Ashlynn Shade had a career-best 27 points, hitting seven 3-pointers. She ...

Hawkeye trio named as first-team All-America

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IOWA CITY — Three University of Iowa football players — senior linebacker Jay Higgins, junior running back Kaleb Johnson and senior punt returner Kaden Wetjen — were honored on Tuesday as first-team All-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Since 1945, the ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Spartan girls lock down Chickasaws

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GRUNDY CENTER — A lockdown defense and a balanced scoring effort powered the Grundy Center girls’ basketball team to a 61-40 victory over New Hampton on Tuesday night. The Spartans held visiting New Hampton (1-5) to single-digit scoring in two periods, highlighted by a 21-3 first-quarter ...