TIMES-REPUBLICAN AMES — The Marshalltown softball team held shortlived leads in both games of an Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader eventually swept by Ames on Monday night. The host Little Cyclones had to come from behind in both games, winning 9-3 and 9-1, to claim their 26th straight ...

TIMES-REPUBLICAN GRUNDY CENTER — Macey Kiewiet homered to help Grundy Center to a 4-1 win over Class 2A No. 9 East Marshall in Monday’s North Iowa Cedar League softball showdown at the George Wilhelm Sports Complex. Kiewiet finished 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBIs to ...

GREEN MOUNTAIN — The GMG batting order had a new look, and it also had the effect head coach Lexie Farrell was looking for. Sophomore Riah Boege singled home batterymate Skyler Murty as the game’s only run in the bottom of the fourth inning as the GMG softball team took down BCLUW 1-0 in ...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMES — Iowa State will add alcohol sales to its concessions for football and basketball games, athletic director Jamie Pollard announced Monday. Pollard said the decision comes as "athletic departments across the country are facing uncertainty and significant financial ...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark had 24 points and nine assists, Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points, and the Indiana Fever overcame a 13-point, first-quarter deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night. Indiana scored just six points in the first quarter, tied ...

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall and East Marshall softball teams both went 2-0 in Saturday’s Rose Festival Tournament, each handily beating Ballard and Marshalltown. Who’s the champion, you ask? That question might have a decidedly deeper meaning coming on the horizon. East Marshall ...