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SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcat boys bring home some bronze medals

WAUKEE — The Marshalltown boys’ track and field team totaled 25 points to finish eighth out of nine scoring teams at the Waukee Northwest Relays on Thursday night. The Bobcats bagged a pair of bronze-medal performances to lead the way. Carter Nunn clocked the 35th fastest 1,600-meter time in the state this season, finishing in 4 minutes, 25.22 seconds for third place. The Bobcats’ distance medley relay team also posted a third-place finish. Jamison Niehouse, Zane Moore, Larrs Schoenfelder and Carson Wright combined on a time of 4:01.73, edging out Ames (4:01.75) at the finish ...

Faison follows Carnegie from Georgia to Hawkeye hoops

IOWA CITY — Georgia transfer Jocelyn Faison has signed with the University of Iowa women’s basketball program, it was announced Sunday by Hawkeyes head coach Jan Jensen. A sophomore-to-be, Faison, will have three seasons of eligibility remaining as a Hawkeye. She is the third transfer ...

Fever finish preseason by pasting Nigerians

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever closed their preseason schedule on Saturday with a decisive performance in a victory over the Nigerian national team, 105-57, using a balanced effort and continued progress from Caitlin Clark to build momentum ahead of the regular season. The Fever controlled the tempo early and maintained it throughout, demonstrating the offensive flow and defensive intensity that head coach Stephanie White has stressed entering the 2026 campaign. Clark, the centerpiece of Indiana’s rebuild and the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, continued her upward trajectory in ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Comets, Wolverines compete at Grundy Center meet

GRUNDY CENTER — The BCLUW and GMG girls’ and boys’ track teams both competed in Grundy Center’s Harry Dole Classic Co-Ed meet on Friday inside Spartan Stadium. In the girls’ meet, BCLUW scored 31 points for ninth place and GMG got 24 points for 10th. Grundy Center won with 147 points, followed by Waverly-Shell Rock (129) and Dike-New Hartford (78). The top local finish came from GMG’s throwers as Arianna Pierce and Skyler Murty went 1-2 in the shot put and BCLUW’s Grace Farnsworth finished third. Pierce threw 36 feet, 4 1/2 inches to lead the field, Murty got 35-7 and ...

Bonzer, Bobcats dunk Dodgers

Opposing teams don’t even identify Claire Bonzer by number or name. When readying their defense for action, they describe Class 3A’s second-leading scorer as “she” or “her.” Everyone knows who they’re referring to, too. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team overcame a slow ...

J-Hawks, Tigers take ’Cats to task

The encouraging part was its fight to the bitter end. The disappointing part was the way the challenge was greeted. The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team sampled a new taste on Friday at the Marshalltown Court Complex, suffering double defeat during a quadrangular meet at home. The ...