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MHS girls net fifth win by drubbing Dodgers

FORT DODGE — A drenching rain in Fort Dodge on Thursday could only delay the Dodgers’ defeat. The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team improved to 5-0 with Friday’s 10-1 triumph in an Iowa Alliance Conference dual meet put off 24 hours by wet weather. The Bobcats surrendered only two ...

T’wolves convert Garza to standard NBA contract

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves recently announced the team has converted center Luka Garza’s two-way contract to a standard NBA contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. The 6-foot-10 Garza has appeared in 21 games for the Timberwolves this season, ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Comet girls make off with medals in home triangular

UNION — The BCLUW girls’ golf team was at it again, hoarding all the hardware from a home triangular on Friday at South Hardin Recreation Area. Lindsay Beeghly won medalist honors with a 6-over-par round of 41, Sydney Anderson won a cardback for second place with her 46, and the Comets ...

Bobcats’ depth too much for Dodgers

A deep Marshalltown boys tennis team quickly locked up a win over Fort Dodge at the Marshalltown Tennis Complex on Thursday. Despite some stiff competition at the top spots in the Bobcat lineup, MHS cruised to an 8-3 victory in Iowa Alliance action. “We have a bunch of depth,” MHS head ...

Clark, Reese headline list of 15 invited to WNBA Draft

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese headline a list of 15 college players who have been invited to the WNBA draft on Monday, the league announced Thursday. Clark, who is the career leading scorer in Division I men’s and women’s basketball, is expected to go first to the Indiana ...

SPORTS SHORTS: MHS girls get eighth place at Hawkins Relays

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Marshalltown girls’ track and field squad scored 20 points in finishing eighth at the Hawkins Relays hosted Tuesday by Cedar Rapids Prairie. The Bobcats were led by a pair of fourth-place finishes. Anessa Morrison scored fourth in the 3,00-meter run with a time of 13 ...