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Drake hires Woodley from GVU

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DES MOINES — Joe Woodley, one of the most accomplished coaches in the history of NAIA football, was named head coach at Drake University, athletic director Brian Hardin announced on Monday. A native of Clive, Woodley joins Drake after spending the last 17 years across town at Grand View ...

Anderson, Gomez propel Bobcats to second at Pella

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PELLA — The Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team crowned two champions en route to a runner-up finish at the Bill Van Horn Invitational on Saturday at Pella High School. Xayvion Anderson and Johan Gomez emerged atop their respective brackets to lead the Bobcats to second place in the 16-team ...

Dinnebier repeats as MVC Player of the Week

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ST. LOUIS — For the second week in a row and third time this season, Drake point guard Katie Dinnebier has been named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Dinnebier had another sensational week for the Bulldogs, averaging 20.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 ...

UNI’s Bond is honored by Valley

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ST. LOUIS — Northern Iowa redshirt sophomore Leon Bond III has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday. The selection is the first weekly conference honor for Bond, who set new career-highs last week in points scored (37), ...

’Clones cruise into conference

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AMES — Tamin Lipsey scored a season-high 20 points and No. 3 Iowa State extended its winning streak to seven games with a 99-72 win over Morgan State on Sunday. Lipsey, an Ames native, scored 12 points in the first half as the Cyclones (10-1) raced to a 50-34 lead. Curtis Jones added 19 ...