×

Local Sports

Bobcats adjust on the fly for sweep

The last dress rehearsal before districts had a necessary but welcome change of scenery. The Marshalltown boys’ swimming squad hosted Indianola and Bishop Garrigan of Algona for a season-ending double dual on Tuesday night at the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA, relocating due to issues with the ...

’Cats edge Dodgers for first 10-win season since 06-07

FORT DODGE — There’s no stat category for appearance, so a win’s a win. The Marshalltown girls’ basketball team overcame 25 turnovers another skittish offensive performance for a 34-31 victory over Fort Dodge, reaching 10 wins for the first time since the 2006-07 campaign. The ...

Fort Dodge foils MHS boys with late surge

FORT DODGE — The Marshalltown boys’ basketball team went on the road shorthanded, and they came back empty-handed. The Bobcats led by seven points in the fourth quarter but didn’t make a field goal over the final four minutes and fell 43-42 to Fort Dodge in Tuesday’s Iowa Alliance ...

Clark joining NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Basketball’ for Lakers-Knicks at MSG

Caitlin Clark is headed to the NBA, at least for a couple of nights. NBC announced Tuesday that Clark — the Indiana Fever star with an enormous following within the game — is joining the network’s pregame coverage for its debut of “Sunday Night Basketball” this weekend when the Los ...

SPORTS SHORTS: West Marshall girls finish off sweep of Saydel

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall girls’ basketball team secured the season sweep of Saydel, topping the Eagles 63-47 in Monday’s Heart of Iowa Conference clash. The host Trojans (7-10, 5-7) jumped out to a 31-10 halftime lead and coasted to the finish line with the win. Halle Jones ...

Iowa loses McCabe to torn ACL

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa senior Taylor McCabe sustained a season-ending left knee injury during Iowa’s win over No. 12 Ohio State on Sunday. She will undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and miss the remainder of the season. “This isn’t how I imagined my ...