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US opens home World Cup with 4-1 pounding of Paraguay

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night. Christian Pulisic had an assist in a ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcat softball sweeps Mason City in league play

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown softball team rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh inning in the second game at Mason City to sweep the Riverhawks by scores of 5-3 and 7-6 on Thursday night. The Bobcats (6-7, 4-4) claimed the Iowa Alliance Conference North Division doubleheader on ...

Bobcat baseball battered by Riverhawks

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown baseball team scored the first and last runs of the night. Mason City scored 36 in between. The Riverhawks rattled off their 24th-straight wins in the series with victories of 20-1 and 16-1 in Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference North Division doubleheader ...

Boston, Clark power Fever past Chicago

INDIANAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston had 34 points and 12 rebounds and Caitlin Clark added 32 points and 10 assists to become the the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to have 30-point double-doubles in the same game, leading the Indiana Fever past the Chicago Sky 114-106 in overtime Thursday ...

Bobcat tennis teams represent at home in state co-ed

The Marshalltown High School tennis program added more state meet experience to its resume. Bobcat seniors Caleb Rasmussen and Ellie Downs and juniors Evan Roush and Kate Sandvick teamed up for the IHSAA/IGHSAU Class 2A State Co-Ed Tennis Tournament on Tuesday at the Marshalltown Court ...

Another round as Bobcats

NEWTON — The run of medals for Marshalltown came to an end, but that didn’t stop the Bobcats from tying a bow on their 2025-26 campaign. Marshalltown High School golfers Harper Wilson, Morgan Hilderbrand, Parker Christen and Jacob Seberger played one last competitive round of golf this ...