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Roosevelt ties down Bobcat bats

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown softball team was held to two runs or fewer for the sixth time this season in a pair of losses at Des Moines Roosevelt on Thursday. The Bobcats (2-7) held a short-lived lead in the opening game, getting their lone run in the top of the second inning. Emma ...

Hawkeyes’ Lutmer on Lott IMPACT Watch List

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa junior defensive back Zach Lutmer has been named to the 2026 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List as announced by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. Lutmer started all 13 games at the Cash position in 2025, collecting 71 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, ...

ISU to open 2026 Players Era with San Diego State

LAS VEGAS — Iowa State, the 2025 Players Era People’s Champ, is headed back to Las Vegas for the 2026 Players Era. The Cyclone men’s basketball team went 3-0 at last year’s event, being one of three teams to go undefeated. Due to tiebreakers in last year’s format, Iowa State did not play in the first- or third-place games. In a bracketed format on the winner’s side this season, Iowa State will open with San Diego State on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Tennessee will face Maryland in the other quarterfinal game on Iowa State’s side of the bracket. St. John’s will play Oregon, ...

Dodgers withstand Bobcat comeback for league sweep

FORT DODGE — The Marshalltown baseball team surrendered five home runs over the course of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Fort Dodge, falling 13-3 and 11-5 to the host Dodgers on Wednesday night at McNeil Field. The Bobcats (4-8, 1-5) battled back to within 6-5 of Fort Dodge during the ...

Bobcats rocked by Hawkettes

ANKENY — The risk might not have been worth the potential reward. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team’s defensive strategy didn’t stand up to the skill and adaptability of Class 3A No. 6 Ankeny, and the host Hawkettes handled the Bobcats an 11-1, mercy-rule elimination in Tuesday’s ...

Clark, Fever hope team meeting helps them move on

INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White told reporters Monday they had moved beyond what appeared to be a sideline spat. Apparently, they weren’t just speaking publicly about the incident. On Tuesday, Fever guard Sophie Cunningham ...