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Cyclones take down H-town

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HOUSTON — Rocco Becht threw for 153 yards and a touchdown, Abu Sama III ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Iowa State beat Houston 20-0 on Saturday night. Iowa State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2000, with coach Matt Campbell becoming the school ...

Drake tops San Diego on game-ending field goal

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DES MOINES — Shane Dunning kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to lift Drake over San Diego 30-28 on Saturday, the Bulldogs stunning the Toreros on the final play for the second straight year. Drake led 27-9 early in the fourth quarter after Luke Bailey hit Mitchell January with a ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcats, Spartans bounced from Cedar Falls bracket

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The Marshalltown and Grundy Center volleyball teams both went 2-2 at the Cedar Falls Tiger Invitational on Saturday, each falling in the first round of bracketed play. The Bobcats (8-12) were defeated by Class 5A No. 7 Cedar Falls in the quarterfinals, 21-12, 21-16, after going 2-1 in pool ...

’Dogs bite ’Cats

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Marshalltown football made some explosive offensive plays on Friday night. The Bobcats weren’t able to consistently stop Ottumwa from doing the same, though, outslugged by the Bulldogs, 42-28, at Leonard Cole Field. “We didn’t make enough plays,” Marshalltown head coach Adam Goodvin ...

Top-ranked Spartans slam the Sailors 48-6

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GRUNDY CENTER — Brody Zinkula rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns and had a pick-six to help Class 1A No. 1 Grundy Center defeat Waterloo Columbus 48-6 on Friday night in District 4 play. Zinkula accounted for most of the Spartans’ 174 rushing yards in the win, scoring on touchdown ...

Hernandez brings it home for MHS

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Leia Hernandez showed some guts for Marshalltown girls swimming and diving on Thursday. The sophomore won the 100-yard breaststroke and then jumped back in the pool minutes later to grind out the anchor leg of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay, helping the Bobcats lock down a 102-78 dual ...