IOWA CITY — Julian Sayin threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jeremiah Smith, and No. 5 Ohio State beat No. 14 Iowa 31-14 on Saturday. Sayin was 20-of-27 passing, and his favorite target was Smith, the nation's top receiver. Smith had 11 catches for 206 yards, becoming Ohio ...
AMES — Aiden Flora accounted for five touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1:57 left, and Iowa State held off West Virginia 45-42 Saturday in a wild game in which the teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense. Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) came from behind twice in the final 7 ...
ALGONA — For the second straight week, defending eight-man champion Bishop Garrigan faced a ranked foe. This time, the fifth-ranked Golden Bears (5-1 overall, 2-0 in district) came out on top, beating No. 7 North Union (5-1, 1-1), 34-28. The Golden Bears turned the Warriors away late in the fourth quarter inside the five year line. “Our kids did a very good job on the last drive,” said Bishop Garrigan head coach Marty Wadle. “We got them to third down then to fourth down. “We were very good on the defensive side of the ball.” Michael Joyce had a strong night through ...
The Spencer football team had been quietly flying under the radar as a Class 4A, District 1 contender through the first five weeks of the season. On Friday, the eighth-ranked (Bound) Tigers announced their presence with an impressive 29-0 road victory over No. 9 Fort Dodge. Spencer (4-2 ...
DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge volleyball team dug deep Thursday night to pull out a five-set victory over Des Moines East. The Dodgers (4-14 overall) lost the opening set 25-21, but bounced back with two straight wins, 25-11 and 25-18. The Scarlets (5-14) set up a fifth set by winning 25-16. The Dodgers pulled out the match win with an 18-16 triumph, their second straight victory. “We had a lot of ups and downs throughout the game when it came to momentum,” said Fort Dodge head coach Beth Wilder. “We showed some grit and battled through. “Getting another five set win is huge ...
WALL LAKE - The South Central Calhoun football team bounced back with a dominating performance here Friday night over East Sac County, 35-12. Garrett Krause ran for 150 yards and three touchdowns, as Cooper Nattress added 131 and two scores for the Titans (5-1 overall, 2-1 in district), who never trailed. For the Raiders (5-1, 2-1), Beckem Kluver had a touchdown catch from Weston Julin as part of a wild finish to the first half. After 20 minutes of scoreless action, the two teams combined for 33 points in the final four minutes, including two TDs in the last 41 seconds of the ...
