WAVERLY — The bright lights of the Iowa Girls State Golf Tournament weren’t too much for Marshalltown sophomore Morgan Hilderbrand. The Bobcat sophomore got out to a strong start and stands tied for 17th place in Class 4A after shooting a 10-over-par 80 in Thursday’s opening 18 holes ...
AMES — Former Iowa State standout Milan Momcilovic has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA Draft and will return to college basketball for his senior season, according to multiple reports Tuesday night. Momcilovic, a 6-foot-8 forward from Pewaukee, Wis., entered the draft in April while ...
WEST DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ soccer team was bounced from the Class 4A Substate 7 semifinals in heartbreaking fashion, falling 5-4 in overtime to Dowling Catholic on Wednesday night. The Bobcats (11-6-1) led 4-2 in the second half before Dowling (5-7-5) rallied to score twice in the final 15 minutes of regulation to force overtime. The Maroons missed out on a golden opportunity to get the game-winner when Jonathan Nunez saved Landon Sullivan’s penalty kick just 44 seconds into the extra period, but Marshalltown’s second own-goal off a Dowling corner kick sealed the ...
BOONE — The BCLUW girls’ golf team stands in fifth place out of 10 teams in the Class 1A Iowa Girls’ State Golf Tournament after Thursday’s opening round at Cedar Pointe Golf Course. The Comets shot a 367 team total after the first 18 holes, just two shots shy of South Winneshiek in fourth place (365). Easton Valley leads the team standings at 344, followed by Highland (356) and Bishop Garrigan (357). Jaya Beeghly leads the BCLUW contingent after the first day, shooting a 15-over-par 87 to tie for 15th place. Leah McEwen contributed a 91 to the team total, Gracie Andrews shot ...
DES MOINES — The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team was locked in a 3-all tie with Des Moines North heading into overtime of Thursday’s Class 3A Region 6 first-round match before the contest was suspended due to lighting failure at Grubb Stadium. The match will resume at 5 p.m. Friday at Grubb Stadium, picking up at the beginning of overtime. The winner advances to face top-seeded and sixth-ranked Ankeny (9-5-1) in Tuesday’s substate semifinals.
FRISCO, Texas — Big 12 coaches unanimously agreed Thursday on their preference for a 24-team College Football Playoff, a scenario in which the conference would have had five playoff teams last season instead of only league champion Texas Tech like it did in the current 12-team playoff format. When the 16 coaches were informally polled about doubling the size of the playoff field during one of their sessions at the Big 12 spring meetings, all of them raised their hands. “They should ask coaches for more opinions on what’s best for college football,” West Virginia coach Rich ...
