This wasn’t the way it was supposed to end for this group, but golf can be an unforgiving sport. The Marshalltown girls’ golf team had a bad day at the wrong time and the Bobcats were denied state qualification, settling for third place at Wednesday’s Class 4A Region 3 meet at Elmwood ...

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown baseball team opened the season with a decisive doubleheader sweep of Des Moines North on Wednesday night, pounding the Polar Bears 19-1 and 20-0, both in four innings. The Bobcats got contributions up and down their lineup from players young and old. Senior ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After watching drama-filled offseasons when it came to contract negotiations the past two years with his San Francisco 49ers teammates, Brock Purdy was intent on doing his best to avoid a repeat in his situation. Purdy and the 49ers managed to do just that when they ...

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall girls’ golf team qualified for state with a runner-up finish at Wednesday’s Class 2A Region 4 tournament at Lincoln Valley Golf Course. The Trojans tallied 361 to trail only Roland-Story’s 355 in the five-team meet. West Marshall had a 13-stroke ...

NEW YORK — Tyrese Haliburton tied the game with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation, then the Indiana Pacers went on to finish off their stunning rally by beating the New York Knicks 138-135 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team didn’t need to call on doubles to deliver against Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, but the Bobcats would have done anything to get that far against Dowling Catholic. Tenth-ranked Marshalltown found its first loss of the season waiting in ...