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Metro Classic catches up to Bobcat netters

PLEASANT HILL — The Marshalltown volleyball team ran into some top competition at Southeast Polk’s Metro Classic Tournament on Saturday, going 0-4 in the event. The Bobcats (3-8) were bested in pool play by host Southeast Polk (21-7, 21-9), Class 5A No. 12 Waukee (21-17, 21-8) and Sioux ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Wolverines roll to 3-1

MALVERN — The GMG football team held East Mills out of the end zone for the first three quarters of a 34-12 victory over the Wolverines in Friday’s non-district showdown. The Wolverines improved to 3-1 for the first time since 2021 thanks to a balanced offense. Quarterback Ethan Klemesrud ...

Buhr’s heroics recognized by Big Ten

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa second-year kicker Caden Buhr has been named Big Ten Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week following his perfect performance in the Hawkeyes’ 16-13 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series victory over in-state rival Iowa State. The announcement was made Monday by ...

US vulnerable but still the standard

BERLIN — The names may change, but the results are the same for the U.S. women’s basketball team — another FIBA World Cup title. The Americans’ fifth championship in a row came Sunday in a 97-79 victory over France. It wasn’t as easy as the previous four, with the U.S. showing some ...

Iowa women book spot in Bahamas

TIMES-REPUBLICAN IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will face Utah and Navy at the 2026 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, event organizers announced. The Hawkeyes will open the event against Utah on Monday, Nov. 23, at 12:30 p.m. before facing Navy on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. Both games will be played at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center in Nassau, Bahamas. The six-team field also includes Miami, Michigan and Toledo. Each team will play twice, with three games scheduled for both Nov. 23 and Nov. 25. Five teams in the field ...

Hawkeyes announce fall ball schedule

TIMES-REPUBLICAN IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa baseball team will play four games during the fall season, head coach Rick Heller announced recently. The Hawkeyes open their fall schedule on Friday, Sept. 18, facing Madison College at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids at 5 p.m. Iowa then hits the road to take on Division I foe Missouri on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. in Columbia, Mo. The Hawkeyes return to Cedar Rapids on Friday, Oct. 2, for a 4 p.m. contest against Kirkwood Community College at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Iowa concludes its fall slate on ...