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Bobcats pummel Polar Bears

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The Bobcats surpassed their season-high for runs scored in a game, and then they did it again. The Marshalltown baseball team pounded out a pair of run rule-shortened victories over Des Moines North on Monday night, thumping the Polar Bears 17-2 in four innings and 19-7 in five innings to snap ...

MHS wrestlers qualify for Fargo Nationals

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Two local wrestlers will have the opportunity to compete on one of the biggest stages in the sport after their finishes at the Iowa Freestyle and Greco-Roman State Championships. Marshalltown High School graduates Nick Wise and Ignacio Macias both finished in the top two in both distinctions ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Thunder escape Trojans’ challenge

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN DES MOINES — Class 2A No. 6 Grand View Christian made one more play than the West Marshall softball team to deny the 12th-ranked Trojans the upset, granting the Thunder a 3-2 victory in Monday’s Heart of Iowa Conference showdown. West Marshall (10-6, 7-3) manufactured ...

Clark’s double-double helps Fever slow Tempo

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston each had a double-double, and the Indiana Fever beat the Toronto Tempo 113-91 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. Clark finished with 21 points and 14 ...

ISU’s Pettaway on Jet Award watch list

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AMES — Iowa State redshirt sophomore Cameron Pettaway has been named to the Jet Award Preseason Watch List, awarded annually to college football’s top return specialist. Pettaway, a transfer running back from Bowling Green, was first-team all-Mid-American Conference as a kick returner ...

Harmon named ISU women’s cross country coach

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AMES — Iowa State has added Laura Harmon as the head women’s cross country coach and assistant track coach. ISU director of track and field/cross country Jeremy Sudbury announced the hiring of Harmon, who spent the last four seasons in similar roles at Washington State. “This is an ...