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Harmon named ISU women’s cross country coach

AMES — Iowa State has added Laura Harmon as the head women’s cross country coach and assistant track coach. ISU director of track and field/cross country Jeremy Sudbury announced the hiring of Harmon, who spent the last four seasons in similar roles at Washington State. “This is an ...

NCAA, Big 12 go to court against Texas Tech over Sorsby eligibility

By STEPHEN HAWKINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The NCAA asked a Texas appeals court Monday to stay a temporary injunction that cleared the way for Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play this fall despite being declared ineligible for gambling while the Big 12 Conference filed a federal ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Eighth-ranked Mustangs win BGM triangular

BROOKLYN — The Class 2A No. 8 East Marshall softball team scored a pair of narrow victories on Saturday at the BGM Triangular, beating Twin Cedars 3-2 and the host Bears 5-2. Against BGM, The Mustangs broke a 2-all tie with three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Libby Atcher hit a ...

’Cats catch Tigers, Cougars

CONRAD — The first of three-straight tournament weekends treated the Marshalltown softball team pretty well. The Bobcats blasted a pair of North Iowa Cedar League opponents on Saturday, outscoring South Hardin 10-1 and AGWSR 17-7 to close out a 2-1 showing at BCLUW’s Dave Lee ...

Trojan softball splits in brief excursion back into NICL

CONRAD — The Class 2A No. 12 West Marshall softball team got a brief reprieve from its race for the Heart of Iowa Conference title with a quick revisit to the North Iowa Cedar League. The Trojans split a pair of games against NICL competition on Saturday at BCLUW’s Dave Lee Classic, ...

Young Comets gain through the pain

CONRAD — The hard part about growing pain, beyond the pain, is the uncertainty of how long it will take to move past it all. With a roster this young, the BCLUW softball program will have to play with a lot of patience. The Comets closed out their annual Dave Lee Classic with an 0-3 ...