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US opens home World Cup with 4-1 pounding of Paraguay

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night. Christian Pulisic had an assist in a ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcat softball sweeps Mason City in league play

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown softball team rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh inning in the second game at Mason City to sweep the Riverhawks by scores of 5-3 and 7-6 on Thursday night. The Bobcats (6-7, 4-4) claimed the Iowa Alliance Conference North Division doubleheader on the strength of timely hitting, provided in the first game by Olivia Wise. The sophomore infielder hit a two-run, two-out single in the third inning and an RBI single with two outs in the seventh to help MHS make good on its many chances. Marshalltown stranded 10 runners on base in the opener and ...

Bobcat baseball battered by Riverhawks

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown baseball team scored the first and last runs of the night. Mason City scored 36 in between. The Riverhawks rattled off their 24th-straight wins in the series with victories of 20-1 and 16-1 in Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference North Division doubleheader ...

Boston, Clark power Fever past Chicago

INDIANAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston had 34 points and 12 rebounds and Caitlin Clark added 32 points and 10 assists to become the the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to have 30-point double-doubles in the same game, leading the Indiana Fever past the Chicago Sky 114-106 in overtime Thursday night. Indiana had its lead trimmed to 96-93 with 18.9 seconds left in regulation before Clark made two free throws for a five-point lead. But the Fever turned it over on an inbounds pass with 5.1 seconds left and Skylar Diggins tied it at 98 on a long 3-pointer. Boston made a jumper from the ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Trojans overtake PCM for Heart of Iowa win

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall baseball team assembled a five-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning to overtake PCM (8-3, 5-3) for a 10-7 victory in Wednesday’s Heart of Iowa Conference showdown. The game was called before the start of the seventh inning due to weather. Beckham DeSotel homered and scored three times to help West Marshall (9-7, 5-6) come back for the league win. Evan Siegert doubled and scored, Hunter Polley doubled and drove in two runs, and Karver Christensen was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs. Riley Hanford added two hits, scored a run and drove in ...

Bobcat tennis teams represent at home in state co-ed

The Marshalltown High School tennis program added more state meet experience to its resume. Bobcat seniors Caleb Rasmussen and Ellie Downs and juniors Evan Roush and Kate Sandvick teamed up for the IHSAA/IGHSAU Class 2A State Co-Ed Tennis Tournament on Tuesday at the Marshalltown Court ...