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June 30 • 10 years ago in 2009 GMG pitcher Jake Wall struck out seven in a four-hit shutout and Arley Beane’s RBI double in the first inning helped the Wolverines defeat Janesville 1-0. • 25 years ago in 1994 A no-hitter, 10-run rule shutout with two home runs by Mike Healey and Justin Hornberg were the highlights of the 10-0 and 7-1 GMG double header win over BCLUW. • 40 years ago in 1979 The BCL Comets shutout Gladbrook 10-0 in five innings as Sara Sharp threw a two-hitter and struck out six batter while walking only one. July 1 • 10 years ago in 2009 BCLUW ...

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June 23 • 10 years ago in 2009 East Marshall freshman Karly Long came up clutch in her first varsity game hitting a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning for a game winning 5-2 victory over South Hardin. • 25 years ago in 1994 Emily Nordman and Mindy VanGundy, Marshalltown High School students, took leadership roles in the National Teen Assembly meeting in Los Angeles, Calif. • 40 years ago in 1979 The Green Mountain baseball team trounced Van Meter 13-2 as Stan Groth got the win on the mound with nine strikeouts and three walks as Bob Hessenius was credited ...

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June 16 • 10 years ago in 2009 Bobcat pitching allowed Mason City only three hits in the doubleheader while the Marshalltown High School bats pounded out 23 hits in the 4-0 and 15-1 victories over the Mohawks with pitcher Kallie Schive striking out 11 batters and allowing no walks. • 25 years ago in 1994 The West Marshall baseball team got its sixth straight complete game from a member of its pitching corps and his sixth straight win as Nathan Pierson fanned seven batters in the 9-2 victory over Collins-Maxwell-Baxter as Brian Karsjen lead at the plate with three hits. • 40 ...

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June 9 • 10 years ago in 2009 GMG baseball scored a 5-inning 12-2 victory over Janesville as pitcher Jake Wall gave up only two earned runs while striking out seven and walking one as teammates Mike Burt went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Phil Flemming scored two runs. • 25 years ago in 1994 GMG used a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth innings to blank Hubbard-Radcliffe 5-0 as Nicole Holden led the Wolverines at the plate going 3-for-3 with a double and two singles and Kristin Ruff collected a triple and single toward the win. • 40 years ago in 1979 The BCL softball ...

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June 2 • 10 years ago in 2009 Marshalltown High School girls’ golfer Emily Gray shot an Elmwood personal best 79 to help keep the ‘Cats in the hunt at the Iowa Girls State Golf Tournament as they finished the first day with a 340 to stay in a close second place to the leader Ames. • 25 years ago in 1994 Jessie Horton of Julie Lang’s fourth grade class at Anson Elementary handed MHS grads Michelle Johnson and Kelsey Crow their “Dear Me” letters written to themselves eight years earlier as fourth graders. They were part of the first group to receive their ...

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May 26 • 10 years ago in 2009 BCLUW Comet softball pitcher Jamie Fisher fanned 18 batters in the 4-2 win over Denver and then she struck out 13 batters in the Iowa Falls-Alden 7-0 shutout game. • 25 years ago in 1994 Est Marshall baseball team powered with home runs by Denny Allen, John Ames, Blaine Wauters and Dan Berggren defeated Vinton-Shellsburg 9-7. • 40 years ago in 1979 The LDF girls softball team crushed South Tama 27-6 as they rolled up 21 points in the second an third innings with designated hitter Julie Clover leading the way going three for five with three ...