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Ames eludes comeback by Bobcats

AMES — The Marshalltown boys’ basketball team trailed Class 4A No. 5 Ames the entire game, went nearly the entire third quarter without scoring, and fell behind by as many 14 points. None of that was enough to scare off the Bobcats. Not until Will Thomas made four free throws in the ...

Shorthanded MHS girls fall to Little Cyclones

AMES — The shorthanded Marshalltown girls’ basketball team struggled to keep possession in a 57-22 loss to Ames in Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference showdown. The Little Cyclones (5-5, 4-0) forced the Bobcats into 32 turnovers as Marshalltown was held to single-digit scoring in all ...

Lincoln swimmers top Bobcats to stay unbeaten

DES MOINES — Des Moines Lincoln remained unbeaten on the season with a 101-69 victory over the Marshalltown boys’ swimming squad on Thursday night, winning nine of 11 events in the Iowa Alliance Conference dual. The Railsplitters (5-0-1) claimed the first nine events and Marshalltown ...

’Cats slap Scarlets on Senior Night

The dual had long since been decided, but the Bobcats weren’t done fighting. Jaxson Hinkle still had time left on the clock. Down 10-0 with 42 seconds remaining, Marshalltown’s senior heavyweight got the headlock and hip throw for the pin to punctuate the Bobcats’ 73-6 victory over ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Tiger women take down Southeastern, 58-49

WEST BURLINGTON — The Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team won its second-straight Iowa Community College Athletic Conference contest, beating Southeastern 58-49 on Wednesday at Loren Walker Arena. The Tigers (5-12, 2-7) got out to a fast start, leading 15-7 after the ...

Tigers tripped up by Comets

The first speed bump slowed down the Tigers, but the second rerouted them altogether. The Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team got out to a fast start but couldn’t sustain it in a 71-59 loss to Western Iowa Tech on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center. The ...