STATE CENTER — The West Marshall softball team has embraced selflessness as a means to success this season. Every now and then, though, it’s nice to get a little greedy. Junior pitcher Aubree Greenwood struck out 12, including four of the last five batters she faced, to help the ...

LE GRAND — By the time West Fork found its footing, the Warhawks were already in a free fall. Ashtyn Wheater and Libby Atcher homered, Peyton Grabenbauer struck out 11 and the East Marshall softball team walloped West Fork 13-5 in six innings in Wednesday’s Class 2A Region 8 ...

FAIRBANK — The East Marshall baseball team rallied to take a one-run lead only to see Don Bosco take it back in a 9-8 Dons victory in Tuesday’s Class 1A District 8 semifinal at Wapsie Valley High School. The Dons (24-5) scored three times in the sixth inning to break a 4-all tie, but East ...

GRUNDY CENTER — West Marshall baseball coach Jerod Brown elected not to warn his team that even a 7-0 lead with its best pitcher on the mound wasn’t safe. Now he’ll never have to. The Trojans withstood South Hardin’s spirited comeback and added some essential insurance in a 10-6 ...

WATERLOO — Emma Stupp launched her 10th home run of the summer and the Marshalltown softball team stamped out Waterloo East for an Iowa Alliance Conference sweep in Tuesday’s regular-season finale, toppling the Trojans 11-2 and 12-1. Briley Danielson pitched a three-hitter in the ...

FRISCO, Texas — The largest turnover of Big 12 head coaches in seven seasons includes two first-timers at their alma maters, a national championship winner and another who last season almost got a Group of Five team into the College Football Playoff. “I grew up a Big 12 kid,” new Kansas ...