7:23 - 2nd Eli Harpenau throws his first interception of the day, and Saint Ansgar gets a drive going in response. The Saints have fourth and eight at the Royal 37-yard line. #1 MMCRU 17 #2 Saint Ansgar 7

0:42 - 2nd Neither side can add to their lead, but after MMCRU turns the ball over downs, the Saints have the ball near the red zone looking to score before the half. #1 MMCRU 17 #2 Saint Ansgar 7

Half: #1 MMCRU 17 #2 Saint Ansgar 7 A flurry of scoring through the first 13 minutes comes to a screeching halt for the rest of the half. Eli Harpenau has thrown and run for a touchdown so far today. The Royals will get the ball to open the second half.

5:15 - 3rd Saint Ansgar turns the Royals over with an interception of a deflection. They turn it into points with a 26-yard Porter Schwiesow field goal. #1 MMCRU 17 #2 Saint Ansgar 10

End 3: #1 MMCRU 17 #2 Saint Ansgar 10 The Royals stand tall near the red zone holding Saint Ansgar on a fourth down play. It's MMCRU's ball near the middle of the field trying to chew through the clock.

8:01 - 4th A 14-play drive that lasts over five minutes ends with a six-yard run by Brayson Mulder. Two-point try was no good. #1 MMCRU 23 #2 Saint Ansgar 10

5:17 - 4th Saint Ansgar forces a punt, and they score on the first play. A 66-yard pass from Porter Schwiesow to Connor Mullenbach makes it a one-score game. #1 MMCRU 23 #2 Saint Ansgar 17

St. Ansgar TO - 3:02 (4th) MMCRU gets a big conversion with a 21-yard pass from Eli Harpenau to Brayson Mulder. Now, they face third and eight in Saint territory. #1 MMCRU 23 #2 Saint Ansgar 17

St. Ansgar TO - 1:15 (4th) MMCRU picks up some massive first downs, and the Saints have just one timeout remaining. #1 MMCRU 23 #2 Saint Ansgar 17

1:10 - 4th Brayson Mulder powers it in from 13 yards out to potentially stick the dagger in the Saints. #1 MMCRU 30 #2 Saint Ansgar 17

Final: #1 MMCRU 30 #2 Saint Ansgar 17 For the first time in their 10 years playing 11-man football, MMCRU has won the state championship! The Royals got up 17-0 and never looked back on their way to their first 11-man state title.

Your 2025 Class A State Champion MMCRU Royals!!

Your Iowa Pork Producers Hog of the Game for Class A: Benjamin Tentinger, MMCRU. 🐷🏈 Congrats to Benjamin for his outstanding performance creating opportunities for his teammates!

Your Kwik Star Star of the Game: Brayson Mulder, MMCRU‼️

MMCRU football won their first-ever 11-player state championship with a 30-17 victory over Saint Ansgar on Thursday. The win caps off a perfect 13-0 season for the 2025 Royals. klem1410.com/2025/11/20/mmc…

We travel to Onawa tomorrow for the Western Iowa Invite! Time to take what we learned and execute!

Le Mars will wrestle their district meet in Council Bluffs at Abraham Lincoln. Akron-Westfield, Hinton, Kingsley-Pierson, and MMCRU are heading to West Lyon.

Good luck to Le Mars cheerleaders Kyndal, Tessa, and Delaney at Honor Cheer today! They performed at the halftime of the 10:00am game and will be back on the field to perform during the halftime of the 1:00pm game! 📣 Catch their next performance on @iowapbs!

Girls Basketball (Varsity) Game Day! - Check out the event preview for the The Hinton Blackhawks vs The Lewis Central Titans. It starts at 4:15 PM and is at Hinton High School Gym. gobound.com/ia/ighsau/girl…

Hinton steamrolls a 4A team to open their season today!