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SPORTS SHORTS: Comets mow down Blue Devils in three

CONRAD — The No. 12 BCLUW volleyball team swept aside Martensdale-St. Marys in the Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinals on Wednesday night, winning 25-19, 25-19, 25-11 to advance. The Comets (31-14) were powered at the net by middle hitters Kennedy Davis and Kylie Pekarek, who had 12 and 10 kills respectively. Cambria Wayman and Raine Sireno contributed six kills apiece from the outside, and setter Sally Ramirez racked up 27 assists. Pekarek picked up three blocks, Ramirez had two and Wayman one to lead the BCLUW defense, and Wayman’s 16 digs were a team-high. Brinna Benson added 11 ...

THREE’S COMPANY

Two of the state’s top-three finishers from Class 4A went toe-to-toe again, until the finish line came into view anyway. Marshalltown senior Preston Johnson pulled ahead of Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker down the homestretch at Marshalltown Community College to claim Wednesday’s 4A ...

J-Hawks wriggle away from Bobcat volleyball

URBANDALE — The window was open, but Urbandale slammed it shut before the Bobcats could wiggle through. The Marshalltown volleyball team fought to the bitter end of Tuesday’s Class 5A Region 1 match at Urbandale, but the host J-Hawks had just enough to hold off a Bobcat comeback in a ...

Cowgirls picked to win Big 12 women’s title

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are two big questions surrounding the Oklahoma State women’s basketball team this season. Are there enough shots to go around? And can the No. 22 Cowgirls finally win a Big 12 Conference championship? After loading up with arguably the nation’s top transfer ...

Harlie rides to Alliance title

Having led for nearly the entire night, Marshalltown senior diver Harlie Thatcher didn’t panic when she slipped into second place. She knew what she had left on her list of dives. Thatcher used a strong finish over the final three rounds to climb out of second place and pick up Tuesday’s ...

Iowa women No. 10 in AP preseason poll

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 10 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, released Tuesday. The ranking marks Iowa’s first preseason top-10 appearance since the 2023-24 season, when the Hawkeyes opened at No. 3 nationally. Iowa began the ...