DES MOINES — John Moellers set the Marshalltown High School record in finishing second in the Class 4A 3,200-meter run at last year’s Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships. Preston Johnson beat that mark by more than three seconds, and on Thursday he had to settle for sixth ...
DES MOINES — Ashtyn Wheater launched the shot put, spun around and fell over the foul line as she watched the 8.8-pound sphere land. And then she smiled. The East Marshall junior knew her best throw was yet to come — and she was right. After fouling on her second attempt of the ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston had 24 points and eight rebounds, Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Portland Fire 90-73 on Wednesday night with Caitlin Clark sidelined. The Fever ruled Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first missed game this season. Lexie Hull added 16 points on a perfect shooting night — going 4 of 4 from the field, all 3-pointers, and 4 of 4 on free throws — and had eight rebounds for the Fever (3-2). Tyasha Harris made her first start for the Fever, in Clark’s place, and finished with seven ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark has a back injury and was ruled out by the Indiana Fever for Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Fire. The Fever disclosed Clark’s injury less than two hours before tipoff. She had not been listed on Indiana’s injury report a day earlier. The star guard has not missed a game this season after her 2025 campaign was cut short by a series of injuries. Clark is averaging 24.3 points, nine assists, five rebounds and one assist in four games. Clark has spoken this season about lingering back issues. After the Fever’s season-opening loss, she ...
OMAHA, Neb. — The No. 8 seed University of Iowa baseball team fell to No. 12 seed Michigan State, 4-3, on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field. “There were just so many things we didn’t do well tonight, both on offense and defense,” said Hawkeye head coach Rick Heller. “That’s the disappointing thing. We were very fortunate the game wasn’t 10-3. But what do you do? You regroup, go play tomorrow and hopefully we can clean it up.” The Hawkeyes struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Miles Risley lifted a sacrifice fly to score Ben ...
DES MOINES — Sophomore Aiden Holmgren struck out 11 in a complete-game shutout in the first game and freshman Madden Martin had four hits in the second game as the Marshalltown baseball team swept Des Moines North — 6-0 and 11-4 — on Wednesday. Holmgren walked only one and hit a batter ...
