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MHS swim squad sinks Mason City

The Marshalltown girls’ swimming and diving squad won its fifth-straight dual meet, mashing Mason City 115-57 on Tuesday night at the MHS pool. The Bobcats (5-2) won all 12 events, highlighted by a trio of individual events win which Marshalltown captured the top two spots. Leia Hernandez led teammate Drea Ceren to the wall to win the 200-yard freestyle. Hernandez won the race in 2 minutes, 6.02 seconds, while Ceren was second in 2:11.42. The Bobcat duo of Addison Elmore and Lydia Beek went 1-2 in the 500 freestyle, clocking in at 5:58.99 and 6:47.21, respectively, while Emma Case ...

Bobcats licked in first lap at Lake Panorama

PANORA — The Marshalltown boys’ golf team ran into one of the state’s best team on one of Iowa’s toughest courses, and the combination was too much for the Bobcats. Norwalk notched six of the seven best scores in a non-conference dual on Monday at Lake Panorama National Golf Course, and the Warriors bested the Bobcats 305-363. Jaxon Howe shot an even-par round of 72 to lead Norwalk, which is ranked as the sixth-best Class 4A squad in combined adjusted scoring average in the state this fall. Dayton Poen (74), Tillman Papcun (77) and Kota Bentz (82) completed the Warriors’ ...

Hawkeye wrestling releases schedule

IOWA CITY — Head coach Tom Brands released the complete University of Iowa men’s wrestling schedule for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes will host seven duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season. Iowa opens the season at home facing Bellarmine on Nov. 13. The Hawkeyes also host Pittsburgh (Nov. 22) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 21). The Hawkeyes will travel to Pittsburgh (Dec. 4) for a non-conference road dual. The Hawkeyes will also make the trip to Northern Iowa to wrestle the Panthers for the first time since 2011 as Journeymen Wrestling presents “Dual in the ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs split NICL triangular

JESUP — The East Marshall volleyball team split a triangular against a pair of North Iowa Cedar League foes on Tuesday, beating host Jesup 2-1 before falling to Class 2A No. 7 Hudson 2-0. The Mustangs (14-11) opened with a hard-fought win over the J-Hawks, prevailing 23-25, 25-21, 15-13. Ashtyn Wheater had seven kills to lead the attack, Natalie Condon finished with six and Marisa Cahalan had five. Setter Mya Gould totaled 19 assists. Condon had a team-high three blocks, Gould had two, and libero Libby Atcher led the defense with 21 digs. Cahalan was 12-for-13 serving with three of ...

Fever find spark to stump Aces

INDIANAPOLIS — All Caitlin Clark wanted was one more chance to play this season. She delivered a masterpiece. The All-Star guard scored 27 points, had 15 assists, reached another milestone and provided the energy on both ends of the court to help keep the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever’s ...

Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt’s probe of Smith mistakes mascots

In Sen. Eric Schmitt’s effort to trip up former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith on Tuesday, the Missouri Republican seemed to mistake basketball teams playing about 650 miles apart. Schmitt accused Smith of perjuring himself during a Senate hearing after repeatedly prodding him about whether he’d attended an NBA game in Atlanta on the evening of Feb. 3, 2024. The hometown Hawks were playing the Golden State Warriors. Schmitt appeared to be trying to set Smith in Atlanta at the time Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was facing scrutiny for her romantic relationship with ...