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Roland-Story falls to CL/GLR on last-second FG in 2A state semifinal
CEDAR FALLS — Roland-Story saw its Class 2A state football championship dreams shattered in heartbreaking fashion during its 2A semifinal game against No. 1 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock. The Norsemen had the win within its grasp after leading 28-17 going into the fourth quarter. But the Lions rallied with two field goals and a touchdown in the final 9:25, capped by a 31-yard Logan Koob field goal as time expired to hand Roland-Story a heartbreaking 31-28 loss. "Huge credit to Colin (Willis) and our receivers for getting open, making big plays and giving us a chance," said Roland-Story coach Matt Finn. "We just lost to a really good football team." CL/GLR tied the game at 28-28 with 1:06 left in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard Brady Kirch touchdown run, followed by a Kirch 2-point conversion run. The Norsemen got the ball back on their own 20 and despite Willis having thrown for 370 yards and four touchdowns, Finn opted to try to run the clock out. The Lion defense smothered running back Fiston Carlson on the first two plays, so on third down Finn gave Willis a chance to throw, but he was flushed out of the pocket and forced
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Iowa State University to eliminate 11 programs
The Iowa Board of Regents approved Iowa State University’s recommendation to get rid of 11 programs. The decision to terminate the programs came November 11. Iowa State provost Jason Keith said there isn’t enough enrollment to justify keeping the programs, with no more than 25 undergraduate students and no more than ten graduate students in […]
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa State men and women co-star in Sunday's nonconference doubleheader
AMES — Xzavion Mitchell saw his most run as an Iowa State Cyclone in Tuesday's 84-47 win over Southern. The 6-6, 215 -pound forward also sported a black eye while playing a career-high 11 minutes. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. But how did it happen? “So I tried getting over a flare screen (in practice) and me and (teammate Leon Bond) collided,” said Mitchell, who scored three points and grabbed two rebounds in the first double-digit-minute stint of his young career. “His head ended up hitting my eye. Not enough for stitches.” But just enough to show how Mitchell earned those minutes and looks for more when the Cyclones (2-1) face Niagara (0-3) at noon Sunday in a doubleheader that will be capped by the ISU women’s (4-0) game against Illinois-Chicago (3-1) at Hilton Coliseum. “(Mitchell’s) been an everyday guy,” ISU men’s head coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “There’s been a consistency that’s shown up for him on the court, so we felt great about giving him that opportunity. To me, that’s earned on the practice court through your daily habits.” And the ability to absorb the many hard knocks that accompany the Cyclones’ physical workouts. Otzelberger recruits players that can adhere