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Mustangs lead parade to state

COLFAX — The East Marshall boys’ and girls’ track and field teams emerged from Thursday’s Class 1A state-qualifying meet with three automatic berths and eventually added nine more entrants on at-large times and distances. The Mustang boys came away with third place in the final team ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Riverhawks handle Bobcat boys tennis, 10-1

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team closed out the regular season on the short side of a 10-1 decision against Class 2A No. 6 Mason City. Elliot Kodis collected the lone win for the Bobcats (10-6), taking down Trenton Kruger in a three-set showdown at No. 2 singles, 1-6, 6-4, (10-5). The Riverhawks (14-0) won the rest of the matches in straight sets. Marshalltown’s best challenges came in doubles competition, where the No. 1 pair of Caleb Rasmussen and Evan Roush fell 6-4, 7-5 to Kruger and Seth VandenBerg. Kodis and Kyle Smith competed to within 7-5, 6-1 of Leif ...

Bobcats bank six state berths

WAUKEE — The Marshalltown boys’ track and field team left Waukee Northwest High School with three automatic state-qualifying berths. By lunchtime Friday, the Bobcats had doubled that. Marshalltown will send six entrants to the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships next week ...

Clark, Mitchell lead Fever past Sparks, 87-78

LOS ANGELES — Caitlin Clark had 24 points and nine assists, Kelsey Mitchell added 23 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 87-78 on Wednesday night. Clark’s first 3-pointer, in seven attempts, came with 4:51 remaining in the fourth quarter to extend Indiana’s lead to ...

Hawkeye women add Medina and Stromdahl

IOWA CITY — The second-leading scorer in NCAA Division III is headed to the Hawkeyes. Knox College junior Bria Medina has found her landing spot out of the transfer portal, picking the University of Iowa for her final season of eligibility. Medina’s signing was announced Thursday in ...