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Spartans snap West Branch, 42-7

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GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy Center football’s defense made life easy for the Spartan offense on Friday. Quarterback Judd Jirovsky accounted for five touchdowns, capitalizing on some short fields generated in part by four Spartan interceptions in a 42-7 romp over West Branch for a Class 1A ...

Rebels outscore Iowa Valley in second round, 57-32

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GLADBROOK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team advanced to within one win of the UNI-Dome by beating Iowa Valley 57-32 in Friday’s 8-Man playoffs on Friday night at “The Pit.” The seventh-ranked Rebels (9-1) led by 24 points after Drew Eilers converted his third touchdown run of the ...

Tiger women topple MATC in hoops debut

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ESTHERVILLE — The Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team tipped off the season with a 61-50 victory over Milwaukee Area Technical College on Friday night at the Iowa Lakes Classic. MCC freshman guard Shenell Stewart scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Tigers to the ...

Fever hire Stephanie White as head coach

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever hired Stephanie White as coach on Friday, putting her in charge of a team led by WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark. White spent the past two seasons as head coach of the Connecticut Sun before parting ways with the team earlier this week. The former ...

Cyclones on the cusp of history

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For all unbeaten and 11th-ranked Iowa State has accomplished the first two months of the season, coach Matt Campbell is keeping his eye on the prize as the calendar turns to November. He is counting on his players to do the same. “Whether you’re 5-2, 4-3 or 7-0,” he said, “it kind of ...

ISU’s Brown on McClain watch list

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AMES — Iowa State sophomore Addy Brown was named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year watch list on Thursday as Iowa State’s second representative among the Naismith Starting 5 Awards. Brown was one of Iowa State’s most well-rounded players as a freshman, finishing last ...