INDIANAPOLIS — Northern Iowa men’s basketball player Tristan Smith has been selected to the watch list for the Slam Dunk Championship as part of the 2026 State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Contest as announced Thursday. The event, which invites a collection of the nation’s elite ...

WATERLOO — Camillya Thomas won’t lose any sleep over how close she came to an all-state finish. She’s proud of her performance and thankful for the opportunity, and that’s what makes her “Bobcat Barbie.” The Marshalltown High School bowler and East Marshall senior improved upon ...

TWIN LAKES — Authorities on Thursday identified a 19-year-old from South Dakota as the sole fatality of a bus crash in rural Iowa that injured 32 other members of a community college’s baseball team. Carter Johnson was an outfielder from Rapid City in his first year at Iowa Lakes ...

STATE CENTER — The East Marshall boys’ basketball team blew through West Marshall for its fourth-straight win, beating the host Trojans 89-46 on Thursday night to close out the regular season. Jackson Bidwell scored a game-high 24 points to lead East Marshall (15-6), while Jackson Busch ...

CRESTON — The Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team secured the season sweep of Southwestern with Wednesday’s 60-25 triumph over the host Spartans. MCC (7-19, 4-14) held Southwestern to single digits in each of four quarters to continually pull away for the win. Tiger ...

Jacob Seberger had his sights set on getting to state in the 100-yard breaststroke all along. The 50 freestyle is just an added bonus. Seberger kept the tradition alive on his own by getting the Marshalltown boys’ swimming team to the upcoming state meet for the ninth year in a row, ...