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Sienknecht holds her own at state wrestling

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CORALVILLE – North Tama freshman Alaney Sienknecht made her state wrestling debut on Thursday, Feb. 5, in a first-round morning bout with the No. 1 seed at 155 pounds, Western Iowa’s Marlee Pittet. And while she was eventually pinned in the second period, Sienknecht, who hails from rural ...

Sanders’ late surge helps power GMG to win over Tripoli

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GARWIN — The GMG girls’ basketball team fought off Tripoli for a 37-32 victory in the Thursday, Jan. 29 Iowa Star Conference cross-division contest. The Wolverines (8-8) shot just 9-of-25 at the free-throw line but still sent the visiting Panthers (7-10) away empty-handed following a ...

Sienknecht State-Bound!

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WYOMING – In her freshman season on the mats for North Tama, rural Gladbrook student-athlete Alaney Sienknecht is headed to the state tournament. During last Friday’s Class 1A Region 5 state qualifier at Midland, Sienknecht closed out the meet by outlasting West Branch junior Gisele ...

Bobcat boys bowlers bury Railsplitters

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DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ bowling team took two wins away from the Tuesday, Jan. 13, triangular at Bowlerama Lanes, beating Newton and host Des Moines Lincoln with a 3,277 total score. The Bobcats outlasted Lincoln’s 3,113 and finished well ahead of Newton’s 2,704 for the ...

Rebel boys pull down narrow victory over J-Hawks

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JESUP – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball team marked the program’s third win this season with a narrow 40-39 victory over the Jesup J-Hawks while on the road Tuesday, Jan. 13. The winless J-Hawks turned the ball over 19 times during the game to the Rebels’ 15, while amassing three ...