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SPORTS SHORT: A-P/GC girls 2nd at Sumner

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SUMNER — Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center wrestling finished second out of 13 teams at Sumner-Fredericksburg’s Cougar Girls Invite on Tuesday at S-F High School. The Falcons scored 142 points, a single point behind the hosts in the team title race. Anamosa was third at 135 ...

Sharpshooting Hawkeyes snap five-game skid

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SEATTLE — The Iowa women’s basketball team shot a program-record 71 percent from the field to beat Washington 85-61 on Wednesday night and break a five-game losing streak. The Hawkeyes (13-7, 3-6) shot 33-of-46 from the field, with Lucy Olsen leading the way with 20 points and a perfect ...

Cyclones catch Cougars for conference win

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AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team trailed by as many as 11 points in the opening quarter before overrunning BYU for an 82-59 win in Wednesday’s Big 12 Conference game at Hilton Coliseum. The visiting Cougars (10-8, 1-6) led 15-4 midway through the opening period, but Iowa ...

Bobcats boggle Riverhawks, 40-27

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Marshalltown boys basketball’s energetic defense put Mason City on ice in a 40-27 Bobcat victory at the Roundhouse in Marshalltown on Tuesday. The Bobcats ended a five-game winless skid with their best defensive effort this season in terms of points allowed, which was also a season-low ...

Mason City steals Marshalltown’s mojo, 44-30

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A strong second half for Marshalltown girls basketball wasn’t enough to catch Mason City in a 44-30 loss in the Roundhouse in Marshalltown on Tuesday. The Bobcats (5-9) played Mason City even in the second half but struggled with 16 turnovers in a first half that sent the girls to the ...

Third-rated Cyclones clobber UCF

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AMES — Joshua Jefferson scored a career-high 30 points to lead No. 3 Iowa State to its highest point total of the season in a 108-83 win over UCF on Tuesday night. Keshon Gilbert had 21 points and eight assists, and Curtis Jones added 19 points for the Cyclones (16-2, 6-1 Big 12), who ...