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SPORTS SHORTS: Shibutani’s two goals lead MCC men to victory

Joji Shibutani scored a pair of goals to lead the Marshalltown Community College men’s soccer team to a 4-0 victory over Northwest Iowa on Saturday at MCC. Shibutani scored the first goal of the match just seven minutes in, and his second goal made it 3-0 to kick off scoring in the second. The victory was MCC’s first in more than a month and lifted the Tigers (3-7-3, 1-2-3) into seventh in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference standings. Only seven teams from the league advance to the Region XI Tournament. Augustus Gruber and Guutuu Abdi added goals for the Tigers, who ...

’Cats withstand Titans in 5

Riding a roller coaster creates a complex mix of intense physical forces and an array of feelings. The Marshalltown volleyball team experienced every wave of emotion on Thursday night in its home-court finale, including the euphoria that comes with a five-set win. The Bobcats closed out ...

MHS rules at Mike Augustine Classic

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown cross country teams both claimed titles at the 71st Mike Augustine Classic on Thursday at the James W. Cownie Soccer Park, beating all of the Des Moines metro schools in the process. The Bobcat boys had five finishers inside the top-10 to take the team ...

Iowa women’s wrestling unveils season schedule

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa women’s wrestling program unveiled its schedule for the 2026-27 season, head coach Clarissa Chun announced on Thursday. The slate includes two home duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Nov. 22, vs. King University and Friday, Jan. 15, vs. Quincy University. Iowa opens the season at the Luther Hill Open in Indianola on Nov. 1 before heading to the third annual Throwdown on the Yorktown III duals in Charleston, S.C. from Nov. 7-8. The Hawkeyes face Wartburg at the Iowa PBS Dual in Waverly on Dec. 10. The NWCA National Duals take place in ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Comets crowned conference champs

CEDAR FALLS — The BCLUW volleyball team locked down an undefeated Iowa Star Conference South Division title on Thursday night by sweeping Valley Lutheran and Collins-Maxwell in a league doubleheader. The Comets (23-11, 7-0) crushed Valley Lutheran to start the night, winning 25-4, 25-6, 25-3, and then clobbered Collins-Maxwell, 25-3, 25-7, 25-7. Against Valley Lutheran (0-14, 0-6), BCLUW was led by Raine Sireno with eight kills. Cambria Wayman and Kylie Pekarek had six kills apiece, and setter Sally Ramirez finished with 19 assists. BCLUW served 70-for-71 in the match, racking up 24 ...

Clark denounces hateful messages to Mitchell

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark still wants Kelsey Mitchell as a teammate — even though Clark understands that’s not always easy. In her final interview of the season, Clark denounced the hateful messages Mitchell says she’s received on social media and urged the soon-to-be free agent to ...