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Hurricanes storm to Stanley Cup

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By MARK ANDERSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn't fit the Hurricanes' typical style. But when it came down to doing what it takes to win the Cup, the Hurricanes' defense put its stamp on this series, shutting down the Vegas Golden Knights and not letting up. The Hurricanes held Vegas to five total goals in Games 4 and 5 and used a suffocating defense in a 3-0 shutout Sunday night in Game 6 to win their first championship in 20 ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Eighth-ranked Mustangs win BGM triangular

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BROOKLYN — The Class 2A No. 8 East Marshall softball team scored a pair of narrow victories on Saturday at the BGM Triangular, beating Twin Cedars 3-2 and the host Bears 5-2. Against BGM, The Mustangs broke a 2-all tie with three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Libby Atcher hit a solo home run to lead the East Marshall bats. Ashtyn Wheater had a single and two RBIs, while Peyton Grabenbauer had a double and drove in two runs. Taylor Halverson doubled twice while Amiya Kluck singled and scored in support of Grabenbauer, who struck out 13 and walked three in a ...

Trojan softball splits in brief excursion back into NICL

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CONRAD — The Class 2A No. 12 West Marshall softball team got a brief reprieve from its race for the Heart of Iowa Conference title with a quick revisit to the North Iowa Cedar League. The Trojans split a pair of games against NICL competition on Saturday at BCLUW’s Dave Lee Classic, falling 1-0 to Grundy Center before blasting AGWSR 10-0 in four innings. West Marshall (10-5, 7-2) had a six-game conference winning streak snapped last Tuesday by No. 6 Grand View Christian (11-1, 9-0), but a showdown with fellow second-place foe PCM (9-2, 7-2) was washed out on Wednesday. The ...

’Cats catch Tigers, Cougars

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CONRAD — The first of three-straight tournament weekends treated the Marshalltown softball team pretty well. The Bobcats blasted a pair of North Iowa Cedar League opponents on Saturday, outscoring South Hardin 10-1 and AGWSR 17-7 to close out a 2-1 showing at BCLUW’s Dave Lee ...

Cunningham clutch as Fever stun Sun

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Sophie Cunningham hit three 3-pointers and scored the final 11 points for Indiana, helping the Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 85-75 on Saturday night to improve to 4-1 in Commissioner’s Cup play. Caitlin Clark had 25 points and five assists as Indiana (8-5) closed within a half-game of East-leading New York in Cup play, with the top teams in each conference playing for the title June 30. Clark made her fifth 3-pointer — following an offensive foul on Brittney Griner — for a 72-65 lead with 5:22 left to play. Saniya Rivers and Griner had back-to-back ...

Young Comets gain through the pain

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CONRAD — The hard part about growing pain, beyond the pain, is the uncertainty of how long it will take to move past it all. With a roster this young, the BCLUW softball program will have to play with a lot of patience. The Comets closed out their annual Dave Lee Classic with an 0-3 ...