Category Archives: Sports

Dec 08

Stop the streak

Who’s back in cardinal and gold for the Iowa State women’s basketball team after a serious leg injury? Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw! She’s backkkkkkk https://t.co/K05RWDquN6 pic.twitter.com/5C6TUHhbRy — Lexi Donarski (@lexi_donarski) December 5, 2021 Who’s NOT back in cardinal and gold? Kylie Feuerbach, … Continue reading

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Nov 17

The Crimson Monkey: Endgame

November 3, 2012: Iowa State’s Shontrelle Johnson (in pile) scores a Cyclone touchdown late against Oklahoma. ISU lost to the No. 12 Sooners 35-20. For a decade I have charted the Sisyphean task of Iowa State’s football team playing Oklahoma. … Continue reading

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Nov 05

Texas football as Kelsea Ballerini songs

What song, or at least song title, best describes Texas football, or Texas athletics in general? The obvious answers — “Lawyers, Guns, and Money” or “Take the Money and Run” — got used plenty in June. That was when Texas and … Continue reading

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Nov 03

North Tama volleyball in state semifinals

The North Tama volleyball team lost multiple small leads in their state quarterfinal sets Tuesday against Le Mars Gehlen, but pulled it out in the fifth set to win the match and advance to the state semifinals. It was a … Continue reading

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Oct 26

It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it

Union High School in La Porte City had ONE football cheerleader this year. But she’s being a very good sport about it (story: KCRG), and she was also chosen homecoming queen. Union went 3-6 this season, but … how can … Continue reading

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Oct 22

North Tama football’s longest road trip

North Tama football lost by a combined 42-0 in its last two games, so the Redhawks are on the road for the “first round” of the playoffs. (I will not get used to calling round-of-32 the first round, let alone consider … Continue reading

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Sep 18

Go Big … Black?

[rant] WHY IS NORTH TAMA WEARING BLACK PANTS BLACK IS NOT A NORTH TAMA COLOR WHY CAN’T ANYONE WHO DOESN’T HAVE BLACK AS A SCHOOL COLOR BE HAPPY WITH THEIR UNIFORMS [/rant] But hey, big Homecoming win.

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Sep 03

No pressure

(Through September 1, 2021. Updates will be marked as needed for the 2021 season.) 39,824: Days between November 23, 1912, when Iowa State won a share of the 1912 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship, and December 4, 2021, … Continue reading

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Jul 28

And now, a word from your parents

Mom: Kids, we know you have noticed your father and I have been pretty quiet the past few days. Dad: The company’s two most profitable divisions are being relocated to the southeast. Mom: It caught the CEO by surprise. Dad: … Continue reading

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Jul 27

How it’s going

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