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Two more Tigers taking the next step

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A pair of Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball players have made their commitments to the next level. Tiger sophomores Kenijae Cherry and Olivia Heartwell have signed to continue their basketball careers with four-year programs, the school announced this week. Cherry, a ...

Hawkeye women add Medina and Stromdahl

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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 ...

Clark, Mitchell lead Fever past Sparks, 87-78

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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 ...

Mustangs march on

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WYOMING — East Marshall senior Cody Weaver claimed medalist honors by a whopping nine strokes and the Mustangs advanced to districts with the sectional title on Wednesday at the Class 1A meet at Little Bear Country Club. Weaver shot a 1-under-par round of 71 to lead the field to the finish ...

Maldonado joins ISU as wrestling assistant

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AMES — Former Little Rock associate head coach Javier Maldonado has been added to the Iowa State men’s wrestling staff as an assistant coach, new head coach Brent Metcalf announced. Maldonado, Little Rock’s first assistant coach after the program’s creation in 2019, joins the Cyclones ...

Clark versus Bueckers draws 2.5M TV viewers

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NEW YORK — The matchup between Indiana’s Caitlin Clark and Dallas’ Paige Bueckers on the WNBA’s opening weekend averaged 2.49 million viewers on ABC, making it the league’s second-most watched regular-season game on ABC or ESPN. Dallas’ 107-104 victory was also the 14th ...