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SPORTS SHORTS: Adkins homers to help Mustangs pound AGWSR

LE GRAND — East Marshall sophomore Sophia Adkins hit her first career home run and the Class 2A No. 5 Mustang softball team smashed winless AGWSR 15-1 in four innings here Thursday in North Iowa Cedar League action. Adkins was 2-for-2 with five RBIs, while Libby Atcher and Taylor Halverson added three hits apiece for the Mustangs (6-1). Atcher had two doubles and four RBIs in support of pitcher Peyton Grabenbauer, who struck out seven in a five-hitter. AGWSR (0-9) scored its only run in the top of the first inning for a brief lead before the host Mustangs responded with five runs ...

Roughriders top Bobcats in opener

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown baseball team has added to its offensive output, but the Bobcat defense is having a hard time getting outs. Des Moines Roosevelt racked up 15 hits, including two home runs, in a 15-5, five-inning victory over Marshalltown in the first game of a scheduled ...

Roosevelt ties down Bobcat bats

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown softball team was held to two runs or fewer for the sixth time this season in a pair of losses at Des Moines Roosevelt on Thursday. The Bobcats (2-7) held a short-lived lead in the opening game, getting their lone run in the top of the second inning. Emma ...

Fever put Dream to sleep

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark and her Indiana Fever teammates spent the first part of this week discussing a heated sideline exchange, a lengthy team meeting, even their early-season defensive woes. On Thursday night, the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup champions started working on a ...

Steyer steps down from coaching

AMES — After 24 seasons with Iowa State women’s basketball and 31 years in coaching, Cyclone associate head coach Jodi Steyer is retiring. Steyer announced her retirement from coaching on April 22 with a statement on social media, noting “this time last year, I decided this season ...

Dodgers withstand Bobcat comeback for league sweep

FORT DODGE — The Marshalltown baseball team surrendered five home runs over the course of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Fort Dodge, falling 13-3 and 11-5 to the host Dodgers on Wednesday night at McNeil Field. The Bobcats (4-8, 1-5) battled back to within 6-5 of Fort Dodge during the ...