DES MOINES — Preston Johnson set out to race. There was no strategy. And for the length of the backstretch, the Marshalltown High School junior appeared poised to win a state title. The Bobcat distance standout got caught over the final 200 meters of the 1,600 and settled for fourth ...
DES MOINES — Cael Curphy ripped off his headband in frustration, caught from behind at the finish line of the sprint medley relay. It was the beginning of a big day for the East Marshall junior, whether or not it felt like it right away. East Marshall’s sprint medley relay team of ...
DES MOINES — Haley Fye’s name is scattered all over the East Marshall track and field record books. Sydney Hull continues to hunt for her first place on the placard. Hull returned to the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships in two events for the second year in a row and found ...
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Iowa State women’s golf team finished ninth at the NCAA Championship, tallying the best finish in school history. The Cyclonitas fell one stroke shy of qualifying for match play, where the top eight teams will determine the national champion over the next two days. ISU senior Pammy Chookaew closed her career in a tie for 23rd, the third-best NCAA finish in program history. Chookaew shot a 75 in the final round for a 1-over-par 289 over the four rounds. Sophomore Alexandra Vidal tied for 34th with a 292. She had the fourth-best NCAA finish in program ...
DES MOINES — Aiden Smitherman took full advantage of his last chance to be a Bobcat. The Marshalltown High School senior stayed the course after a disappointing start to the day and took more than one second off his personal record in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing 15th in Friday’s ...
Only seven times in Major League Baseball history have teams won a game without getting a hit. The Marshalltown baseball team pulled off that statistical oddity in its home opener Friday night, beating North Tama 2-1 after scoring twice in the bottom of the seventh inning. Santiago ...
