NEWTON — East Marshall senior Cody Weaver shot a 3-under-par 68 on Tuesday at Westwood Golf Course to take the clubhouse lead at the midpoint of the Class 1A boys’ state golf tournament. Weaver had five birdies and two bogeys over the opening round, shooting a 3-under 33 on the front ...
The seasoned veterans looked the part, but the Bobcats are going to have to step up around them. The Marshalltown softball team suffered a season-opening defeat to Newton on Tuesday night, falling 10-2 in six innings on the MHS diamond. Newton pitcher Leileigh Hammons struck out 10 and ...
The Newton baseball team broke open a close game with five runs in the fifth inning of an eventual 8-0 victory over Marshalltown on Tuesday night at the MHS diamond. The visiting Cardinals (2-2) led 2-0 before breaking loose in the fifth, scoring five times on just two hits but four walks and a hit batsman. MHS catcher Garrett Thede threw out consecutive would-be base-stealers at third to help end the threat, but the Bobcats (3-2) managed just one baserunner the rest of the way. Starting pitcher Aiden Holmgren took the hard-luck loss despite allowing only one earned run on two hits ...
Iowa and UConn will begin a home-and-home women’s basketball series next season, the schools announced Tuesday. Iowa will travel to Connecticut for a Nov. 8 game in Storrs or Hartford. The Huskies will play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2027-28 on a date to be determined. UConn has won seven of 11 all-time meetings. The teams split the last two, with the Hawkeyes winning 71-69 in the 2024 NCAA semifinals in Cleveland and the Huskies winning 90-64 in the Women’s Champions Classic in New York in December. UConn reached the NCAA Final Four last season, losing to South Carolina. Iowa ...
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Iowa State women’s golf team finished ninth at the NCAA Championship, tallying the best finish in school history. The Cyclonitas fell one stroke shy of qualifying for match play, where the top eight teams will determine the national champion over the next two days. ISU senior Pammy Chookaew closed her career in a tie for 23rd, the third-best NCAA finish in program history. Chookaew shot a 75 in the final round for a 1-over-par 289 over the four rounds. Sophomore Alexandra Vidal tied for 34th with a 292. She had the fourth-best NCAA finish in program ...
DES MOINES — Cael Curphy ripped off his headband in frustration, caught from behind at the finish line of the sprint medley relay. It was the beginning of a big day for the East Marshall junior, whether or not it felt like it right away. East Marshall’s sprint medley relay team of ...
