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Bobcat girls beat the heat, Lincoln

DES MOINES — Both teams played in the same elements, but only the Bobcats played through them. The Marshalltown girls’ tennis squad stormed past Des Moines Lincoln on Thursday, taking down the Railsplitters 10-1 in an Iowa Alliance Conference dual meet in the harrowing heat and ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Blue Knights pull away from MCC

ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — The Marshalltown Community College men’s soccer team became the first opponent to score against Dakota County Technical College, but the Tigers couldn’t knock off the Blue Knights in a 3-1 loss on Wednesday night. MCC’s Enrique Bearden scored an unassisted goal in the 85th minute to bring the Tigers (1-4) to within 2-1, but Dakota County cashed in on a counter-attack in the final minute to bring the score to its final margin. Andrew Ortiz scored two goals and Pedro Degani added the other for the Blue Knights (3-0), who outshot MCC 16-11. Danny Burgos made six ...

’Cats claw out win over Riverhawks

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown boys’ golf team improved to 2-0 in Iowa Alliance Conference dual meets this season, scratching out a 155-158 win over Mason City on Thursday at Highland Park Golf Course. The Bobcats were led by medalist Joe Greazel, who had a pair of birdies on his way to an ...

Bobcats entertain Waterloo East in home opener

Marshalltown senior John Schoenfelder (52) takes on the tackle attempt of Waterloo East’s Ejvion Baugh (17) during the first half of Friday’s football game at Leonard Cole Field. Waterloo East snapped its 13-game losing streak with a 68-22 triumph over the host Bobcats.

WNBA's Engelbert to retire in December

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end the year, bringing to a close her seven-plus years at the helm of the league and a stewardship that has been transformative and at times tumultuous. Engelbert is the second-longest tenured WNBA president or commissioner, and she helped negotiate a lucrative collective bargaining agreement this past spring that resulted in the league’s first set of million-dollar player salaries. “Cathy has presided over the WNBA through the most significant period of growth in the league’s 30-year history,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ...

Title defense gets tougher for US at FIBA World Cup

BERLIN — The U.S. has dominated the women’s FIBA World Cup for nearly two decades, winning the last four titles. A young American roster led by the trio of Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese now complement U.S. stalwart Breanna Stewart as the team looks to win its fifth ...