DES MOINES — No matter what position Kolt Knaack was in on Thursday, the North Tama senior was determined to keep his championship dreams alive. Alburnett’s Reece Klostermann landed a rare takedown on Knaack, but it was a footnote in Knaack’s 11-7 decision to reach the semifinals for ...
DES MOINES — The two top-seeded wrestlers for West Marshall boys wrestling went the distance on Thursday to ensure their spots in Friday’s semifinals. Trojan senior Shane Hanford and sophomore Urijah Courter won their quarterfinal matches during Thursday night’s Class 2A session of the ...
STATE CENTER — The West Marshall boys’ basketball team withstood Pleasantville’s one-man show for a Class 2A District 12 semifinal victory on Thursday night. The host Trojans defeated the visiting Trojans 48-43 by getting stops down the stretch and sinking enough free throws to offset ...
DES MOINES — Marshalltown boys wrestling made a strong first impression at the state tournament on Wednesday. Three Bobcats are moving on to the Class 3A state quarterfinals after winning their second-round matches at the 100th IHSAA Boys State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in ...
Fourteen years ago, a Tim Johnson-coached Marshalltown girls’ basketball team got a game-high 23 points from Kayleigh Eberline in a 43-36 Class 4A regional quarterfinal victory over Newton inside the Roundhouse. Until Wednesday night, that was the program’s last postseason win. Nine ...
DES MOINES — West Marshall wrestling’s big hitters have big targets on their backs. The high-seeded Trojans handled the pressure well, and Urijah Courter, Jon Gonzalez, and Shane Hanford are all quarterfinals bound for West Marshall after the first Class 2A session of the IHSAA Boys State ...