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Young Comets gain through the pain

CONRAD — The hard part about growing pain, beyond the pain, is the uncertainty of how long it will take to move past it all. With a roster this young, the BCLUW softball program will have to play with a lot of patience. The Comets closed out their annual Dave Lee Classic with an 0-3 ...

Johnson wins at Wakonda

DES MOINES — Zach Johnson won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday in his debut in his home-state event, shooting a 5-under 67 for a four-stroke victory at Wakonda Club. Johnson grew up in Cedar Rapids, about two hours away. He finished at 17-under 199 for his second victory in his first ...

Cunningham clutch as Fever stun Sun

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Sophie Cunningham hit three 3-pointers and scored the final 11 points for Indiana, helping the Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 85-75 on Saturday night to improve to 4-1 in Commissioner’s Cup play. Caitlin Clark had 25 points and five assists as Indiana (8-5) closed ...

S-F steals one from Bobcats

CONRAD — The Marshalltown softball team held the lead for four innings, having faced only minimal threats from Sumner-Fredericksburg. It only took one miscue to turn the tables and one more to flip that table on its head. Sumner-Fredericksburg capitalized on a pair of Marshalltown errors ...

West Marshall wallops Tigers, 20-5

CONRAD — West Marshall’s errors led to a couple of big hits. South Hardin’s errors paved the way for a couple huge innings. The West Marshall softball team broke open a close game with a 10-run explosion en route to a 20-5, four-inning victory over South Hardin in the opener of ...

Bulldogs take a bite out of Bobcats

OTTUMWA — The Marshalltown baseball team was held to two hits over the course of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Ottumwa on Friday night. Rescheduled from Wednesday, the twinbill was taken by the host Bulldogs by scores of 15-2 and 15-1, both in five innings, at Legion Memorial ...