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Week 8 has called for the area’s small-class schools, and three are definitely assured playoff berths ... and with it, at least one home game.
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With the annual fall crop harvest running ahead of schedule, Iowa’s 2021 pheasant season is expected to be another good one when 55,000 plus blaze orange clad hunters take to the fields on Oct. 30.
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources notes that more than 755,000 acres are open to public hunting statewide.
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EXIRA – Exira-EHK stayed in playoff contention, using a big rally in the second half to upend Boyer Valley 50-47 last Friday in Exira.
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TREYNOR – Audubon picked up a win in the pigtail round of the Western Iowa Conference tournament Monday night at Treynor.
Atlantic snapped its three-game skid in emphatic style last Friday night with the 42-6 win over Knoxville.
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Fall is all about answering the bell, especially if you’re a football team.
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MANNING – A number of area underclassmen stepped up on the cross country course during Monday’s Western Iowa Conference meet at M&M Golf Course.
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BOISE — The Boise State football team finds itself in a rare spot heading into tonight’s game against Air Force at Albertsons Stadium.
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OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Freshman kicker Blake Glessner's two field goals in the third quarter made the difference in a defense-heavy contest as Montana State edged Weber State 13-7 Friday night.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Foligno scored with 7.2 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa paused a few seconds at the plate, tapping the spot on his wrist where a watch would be, after hitting a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that propelled …
BOISE - The Boise State football team will look to end a two-game home losing streak Saturday night when it hosts Air Force at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports 1.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As with any social media post, click through the headline before judging the story of “I Hate Alabama.”
A 2019 game still sticks in Scott Frost's mind, particularly for what he perceived as "uninspired" play. Now, NU is "more of a grown-up team."
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CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 22 points in the first half and Chicago used a dominant defensive effort to reach a record rout of the Phoenix Mercury 86-50 on Friday night, mov…
Time to level up. Parker Gabriel takes a closer look at how the Huskers and Gophers line up: storylines, keys, meaningful stats, predictions.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei passed for 181 yards and one touchdown, Kobe Pace rushed for 76 yards and another score, and Clemson held off Syracuse 17-14 on Friday night.
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DENTON, Texas (AP) — Grant Wells passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, ran for three more and Marshall routed North Texas 49-21 on Friday night.
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ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — It was quarterback carrousel for Cornell on Friday night as Jameson Wang, Luke Duby and Richie Kenney each led touchdown drives as Big Red defeated Colgate 34-20.
Gene Chinander, the father of Nebraska defensive coordinator Erik Chinander, was killed in a one-car accident Thursday in Iowa.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller scored shootout goals and Vancouver scored four times in the second period to lead the Canucks past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Friday night.
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