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SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcats tracksters score medals at Jim Duncan Invite

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown girls’ and boys’ track and field teams both came away with a placewinner from the Jim Duncan Invitational on a cold and windy Saturday at Drake Stadium. Bobcat sophomore Grace Christensen sprinted to fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.89 seconds. Pella Christian junior Rachel Kacmarynski scored first place in a time of 12.56, while Christensen was just two-hundredths out of third place. The Marshalltown quartet of Bailey Garland, Erandy Ibarra Madrigal, Leia Hernandez and Christensen captured 11th place in the 4x200-meter relay ...

Levin leaves Iowa for UNI

CEDAR FALLS — The UNI women’s basketball team announced the signing of sophomore transfer Callie Levin on Friday afternoon. The 5-foot-9 guard from Iowa comes to the Panthers after a two-year stint with the Hawkeyes. “We are so excited to add Callie to our Panther family,” said UNI ...

’Cats have enough coverage

Claire Bonzer’s insurance goal proved to be worth every penny of the premium. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team got out to a three-goal lead before holding off Des Moines Lincoln’s comeback attempt for a 3-2 win Friday at Leonard Cole Field, lifting the Bobcats to their first win of ...

Iowa’s Folgueiras enters the portal

IOWA CITY — Iowa forward Alvaro Folgueiras announced Friday that he will enter the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal after one season with the Hawkeyes. Folgueiras revealed the decision in a social media post, writing, “Forever grateful, Hawkeye Nation!” according to reports from ...

Cyclones land Babbitt from Kent State

AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball program has added a transfer guard from the Mid-American Conference, as former Kent State standout Mya Babbitt announced her commitment to the Cyclones via social media. Babbitt, a 5-foot-8 guard from Papillion, Neb., revealed her decision on ...

Johnson qualifies for Drake

CEDAR FALLS — Preston Johnson made the most out of his first outdoor meet of the spring in a Bobcat uniform, even if he had to go to great lengths to get there. The Marshalltown boys track and field team had its third-straight meet canceled when Thursday’s Kenny Dean Relays was washed ...