US women in familiar place reaching semifinals of World Cup
BERLIN — The U.S. put forth a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup again. Spain awaits the Americans there. Host Germany and France will play in the other medal-round game Saturday. The gold- and bronze-medal games are Sunday. The Americans routed ...
SPORTS SHORTS: Comets inspired in upset win
TIMES-REPUBLICAN CONRAD — The BCLUW volleyball team dedicated Tuesday’s Iowa Star Conference match to their principal who recently passed away, and the Comets came away with an inspired performance in a five-set win over North Tama. The 11th-ranked Comets clipped the No. 4 Redhawks, 26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 13-25, 16-14, to claim the conference showdown between ranked Class 1A teams in thrilling fashion on a night when BCLUW needed it. The Comets dedicated the match to principal Josh Tack, who was killed in an ATV accident a month earlier. BCLUW (7-7, 1-1) got a balanced attack ...
Seniors shine in Bobcats’ home finale
This was the Senior Day exclamation point you hope for. The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team took down Union Community and Waverly-Shell Rock in succession on Thursday at the Marshalltown Court Complex to close out its home schedule in style, driven in the end by a bevy of seniors. The ...
US women wallop Hungary in World Cup quarterfinals
BERLIN — Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and the U.S. routed Hungary 108-56 to advance to the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup on Thursday. The U.S. will play Spain on Saturday in the medal round. France will face host Germany in the other semifinal matchup. The Americans have ...
Bobcat boys get past Roosevelt
WATERLOO — The Marshalltown boys’ golf team moved to 5-0 in Iowa Alliance Conference play with a victory at a triangular hosted Wednesday by Waterloo East. The Bobcats edged out Des Moines Roosevelt, 158-160, to claim the nine-hole meet, while Waterloo East failed to field a full ...