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Fever finish preseason by pasting Nigerians

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever closed their preseason schedule on Saturday with a decisive performance in a victory over the Nigerian national team, 105-57, using a balanced effort and continued progress from Caitlin Clark to build momentum ahead of the regular season. The Fever controlled the tempo early and maintained it throughout, demonstrating the offensive flow and defensive intensity that head coach Stephanie White has stressed entering the 2026 campaign. Clark, the centerpiece of Indiana’s rebuild and the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, continued her upward trajectory in ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Comets, Wolverines compete at Grundy Center meet

GRUNDY CENTER — The BCLUW and GMG girls’ and boys’ track teams both competed in Grundy Center’s Harry Dole Classic Co-Ed meet on Friday inside Spartan Stadium. In the girls’ meet, BCLUW scored 31 points for ninth place and GMG got 24 points for 10th. Grundy Center won with 147 points, followed by Waverly-Shell Rock (129) and Dike-New Hartford (78). The top local finish came from GMG’s throwers as Arianna Pierce and Skyler Murty went 1-2 in the shot put and BCLUW’s Grace Farnsworth finished third. Pierce threw 36 feet, 4 1/2 inches to lead the field, Murty got 35-7 and ...

Bonzer, Bobcats dunk Dodgers

Opposing teams don’t even identify Claire Bonzer by number or name. When readying their defense for action, they describe Class 3A’s second-leading scorer as “she” or “her.” Everyone knows who they’re referring to, too. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team overcame a slow ...

J-Hawks, Tigers take ’Cats to task

The encouraging part was its fight to the bitter end. The disappointing part was the way the challenge was greeted. The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team sampled a new taste on Friday at the Marshalltown Court Complex, suffering double defeat during a quadrangular meet at home. The ...

Iowa’s Stirtz invited to NBA Draft Combine

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz is among 73 prospects that have been invited to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine, which take place May 10-17 in Chicago. Stirtz was an Associated Press and USBWA honorable mention All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media ...

Lessons learned at Linda Bloom

The Marshalltown girls’ golf team has been given the opportunity to grow — not through regular amounts sunshine and rain, but by way of ever-present challenges and the squad’s ability to rise above them. The Bobcats hosted the Linda Bloom Invitational on a cool and dreary Thursday at ...