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Five Trojans crowned

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HUMBOLDT — The Class 2A No. 9 West Marshall boys’ wrestling team crowned five district champions on its way to second place at the tournament hosted on Friday by Humboldt High School. The Trojans qualified those five district champs for next week’s state meet a day early due to winter ...

Iowa St. and Purdue agree to square off next 2 years

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AMES — Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger and Purdue head coach Matt Painter have announced the two teams will begin a home-and-home series next season. The 2025 game will be played at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., while the 2026 game will be played at Hilton ...

Cyclones add Pleta for next season

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AMES — Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger announced the signing of Dominykas Pleta for the 2025-26 season. Pleta is a 6-foot-10, 225 pound forward from Germany. Pleta is the fifth member of the signing class, joining four future Cyclones that signed in the early signing ...

Comets climb beyond GMG’s reach

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CONRAD — BCLUW girls basketball sharpened up after a challenge from a determined GMG team on Thursday, and the Comets eventually bounded away for a 57-31 victory in a Class 1A Region 8 opener at BCLUW High School. BCLUW improves to 15-7 overall and will welcome another Iowa Star rematch as ...

Iowa quiets Scarlet Knights for sixth consecutive win

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IOWA CITY — On a night when the shots weren’t falling as frequently as they had been, the Iowa women’s basketball team found another way to win. The Hawkeyes held Rutgers to its season-low in a 55-43 victory over the Scarlet Knights on Thursday night inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye ...

Mustangs outscore Trojans in Marshall County shootout

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LE GRAND — The East Marshall boys’ basketball team held off West Marshall for an 80-71 victory in Thursday’s regular-season finale for both teams. Jackson Bidwell scored 21 points to lead the host Mustangs (11-10). Bidwell’s 3-pointer with just over a minute left gave East Marshall a ...