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ISU women finish 9th in NCAA golf championship

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 ...

Smitherman stays the course

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 ...

WALK-off

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 ...

East Marshall 4×4 into finals

DES MOINES — The Mustangs are moving on. The East Marshall boys’ 4x400-meter relay team tallied a new season-best time of 3 minutes, 28.81 seconds on Friday to qualify for Saturday’s Class 1A finals at the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium. The Mustang ...

Clark returns to lead Fever past Valkyries

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlyn Clark had 22 points and nine assists in her return after missing a game with a back injury, Aliyah Boston had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever beat the Golden State Valkyries 90-82 on Friday night for their third straight win. Clark made four 3-pointers. Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points for Indiana (4-2), going 11 for 11 from the foul line. Sophie Cunningham had 11 points off the bench. Reserves Tiffany Hayes (19 points) and Kaitlyn Chen (18 points) led the Valkyries (3-2). Veronica Burton added 17 points and Kayla Thornton had 10. Golden ...

Johnson pockets first medal

DES MOINES — John Moellers set the Marshalltown High School record in finishing second in the Class 4A 3,200-meter run at last year’s Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships. Preston Johnson beat that mark by more than three seconds, and on Thursday he had to settle for sixth ...