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The Marshalltown girls’ golf program will have state meet representation for the eighth year in a row. MHS senior Harper Wilson and sophomore Morgan Hilderbrand both advanced as individuals from Wednesday’s Class 4A Region 3 tournament at the American Legion Memorial Golf Course, logging ...

Comet girls collect another state golf berth

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NEW SHARON — The BCLUW girls’ golf team is going back to Boone. The Comets shot a 376 team score to advance to state as the runner-up at Wednesday’s Class 1A Region 3 final at Prairie Knolls Country Club, holding off a cast of contenders for the final qualifying spot. Mount Ayr won the ...

’Cats chased off by Tigers

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WEST DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team was unable to join its top doubles team in state qualification, falling in the first round of substate play on Wednesday morning. The Bobcats were eliminated by Class 2A No. 10 Cedar Falls, 5-0, in Substate 2 play at Valley Southwoods ...

Holmgren’s shutout sparks Bobcats’ sweep of North

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DES MOINES — Sophomore Aiden Holmgren struck out 11 in a complete-game shutout in the first game and freshman Madden Martin had four hits in the second game as the Marshalltown baseball team swept Des Moines North — 6-0 and 11-4 — on Wednesday. Holmgren walked only one and hit a batter ...

Hawkeyes fall to Spartans, 4-3

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OMAHA, Neb. — The No. 8 seed University of Iowa baseball team fell to No. 12 seed Michigan State, 4-3, on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field. “There were just so many things we didn’t do well tonight, both on offense and defense,” said Hawkeye head coach Rick ...

Clark sits with back injury

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INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark has a back injury and was ruled out by the Indiana Fever for Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Fire. The Fever disclosed Clark’s injury less than two hours before tipoff. She had not been listed on Indiana’s injury report a day earlier. The ...