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Iowa Lakes crash killed 19-year-old baseball player from South Dakota

TWIN LAKES — Authorities on Thursday identified a 19-year-old from South Dakota as the sole fatality of a bus crash in rural Iowa that injured 32 other members of a community college’s baseball team. Carter Johnson was an outfielder from Rapid City in his first year at Iowa Lakes Community College, according to the team roster. Johnson died Wednesday after the bus overturned in a ditch alongside a highway near Twin Lakes, authorities said Thursday. The bus went off the road for “unknown reasons,” said Iowa State Patrol Lt. Aaron Smidt, and the crash is under ...

SPORTS SHORTS: East beats West for sixth-straight in Marshall County series

STATE CENTER — The East Marshall boys’ basketball team blew through West Marshall for its fourth-straight win, beating the host Trojans 89-46 on Thursday night to close out the regular season. Jackson Bidwell scored a game-high 24 points to lead East Marshall (15-6), while Jackson Busch had 16 points and Cael Curphy 14. The Mustangs led 27-12 after the first quarter and 44-18 by halftime in the non-conference clash, marking their sixth consecutive win in the series. Teegun Edler led West Marshall (6-15) with 15 points, while Connor Kemmerer contributed 13 points. Evan Siegert ...

Two swims for Sebeger

Jacob Seberger had his sights set on getting to state in the 100-yard breaststroke all along. The 50 freestyle is just an added bonus. Seberger kept the tradition alive on his own by getting the Marshalltown boys’ swimming team to the upcoming state meet for the ninth year in a row, ...

Iowa Lakes baseball bus crashes; one person dead

TWIN LAKES — A community college bus carrying the school’s baseball team crashed and overturned in a ditch in rural Iowa on Wednesday, authorities and media reports said, killing one person and injuring all the other 32 occupants. The 11 a.m. crash involved the Iowa Lakes Community College bus and no other vehicles, the Iowa State Patrol said in a statement. It occurred on a highway near Twin Lakes, about 110 miles northwest of Des Moines. Three people were airlifted to trauma hospitals in Des Moines, said Bruce Musgrave, director of Calhoun County emergency services, and others ...

15th-ranked Iowa women overtake No. 25 Washington

IOWA CITY — Chazadi Wright scored 21 points, Hannah Stuelke posted her seventh double-double this season, and 15th-ranked Iowa beat No. 25 Washington 65-56 on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak. Wright finished 5 of 8 from 3-point range and distributed a team-high four ...

Maryland snaps Hawkeyes’ 6-game win streak

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Andre Mills scored 24 points, David Coit added 19 off the bench and Maryland beat Iowa 77-70 on Wednesday night to snap the Hawkeyes’ six-game win streak. Mills scored 10 straight Maryland points to take a 57-56 lead with 8:03 remaining and then Coit scored the next five points overall for a six-point advantage. Bennett Stirtz twice got Iowa within three points in the final 20 seconds, but Elijah Saunders made four straight free throws and Coit added two more to seal it. Maryland won despite going 19 of 28 from the free-throw line and committing 14 ...