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East, West win at Rose Fest

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall and East Marshall softball teams both went 2-0 in Saturday’s Rose Festival Tournament, each handily beating Ballard and Marshalltown. Who’s the champion, you ask? That question might have a decidedly deeper meaning coming on the horizon. East Marshall ...

Frye helps Mustangs pick off Bobcats 5-1

Two days earlier, East Marshall junior right-hander Nathan Frye couldn’t escape the first inning against West Marshall and the Mustangs eventually suffered their 11th-straight loss. On Friday night, Frye couldn’t be touched. Frye struck out 11 and scattered four hits and two walks over a ...

Clark avoids collapse to win US Open

By DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — On the edge of the greatest collapse in U.S. Open history, Wyndham Clark held his nerve against a charge by Sam Burns and a Shinnecock Hills gallery that never gave him much love Sunday until he captured his second Open title in four years. Six shots ahead at the start of the final round, Clark's final act was two putts from just outside 50 feet for par that gave him a 3-over 73 and a one-shot victory over Burns. Clark, who won the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, became the first wire-to-wire winner of the U.S. ...

Heim holds off Reddick in San Diego

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CORONADO, Calif. — Corey Heim slammed into the wall twice while destroying his tires during the first few runs Sunday in the inaugural NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado. It was no problem for Heim, whose No. 67 Toyota inexplicably kept getting faster on the way to his first career Cup Series victory in only his 13th start. The 23-year-old part-time driver from Marietta, Georgia, took a deep breath before the second half of the race and reminded himself that he had as much experience as the veterans on the 16-turn, 3.4-mile street course on Coronado Island, just ...

Clark sets 36-hole record at Shinnecock

Clark sets 36-hole record at Shinnecock By DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Wyndham Clark rapped his 35-foot putt and immediately rose from his crouch, worried it might have too much pace down the slope on the 18th green Friday in the U.S. Open. It curled into the side of the cup for a final birdie and another standard he set at Shinnecock Hills. It wasn't his best putt, just another birdie for a 1-under 69, and it summed up his week. Clark doesn't feel he is playing his best, but he's four shots ahead going into the weekend with the lowest 36-hole score ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Trojans topple Mustangs in Marshall County clash

Trojans topple Mustangs in Marshall County clash TIMES-REPUBLICAN GILMAN — The West Marshall baseball team got the upper hand after a high-scoring first inning and ousted East Marshall in Wednesday’s non-conference clash, 12-6. The visiting Trojans (12-8) led 8-4 after the opening frame against the host Mustangs (3-13). Beckham DeSotel had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs while Karver Christensen had two hits with a homer and three RBIs. Riley Hanford and Braxton Toyne had two hits apiece, including a double and two RBIs for Hanford, while Evan Siegert ...