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Clark’s Fever looking to challenge in WNBA

There are no shortages of challengers to the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty or star power across the league. A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are some of the veterans who will share the spotlight with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers as the league, in ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Comets, Rebels move on to district boys golf

BELLE PLAINE — The BCLUW and Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ golf teams both advanced through sectionals at Wednesday’s Class 1A meet at Belle Plaine Country Club. South Hamilton claimed the sectional team title with a 324, followed by the Comets (334) and Rebels (349). G-R had a 21-stroke ...

Marshalltown boys tennis unable to attain state singles and doubles

The district draw was ominous and the resultant tennis was awesome, but none of the Bobcats are moving on. The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team was held without a state qualifier for the first time since 2019 after Wednesday’s warm and windy Class 2A district singles and doubles tournament ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Spartans, Mustangs and Polley push through

STORY CITY — The Grundy Center and East Marshall boys’ golf teams as well as one West Marshall individual advanced out of the Class 2A sectional meet at River Bend Golf Course on Wednesday. Grundy Center captured the team title with a blistering 296 team total, while East Marshall shot a ...

Bobcats overcome adversity to earn a tie with Ottumwa

Down a man, down a goal, down to the last shot — the Marshalltown boys’ soccer team fought for all it got. In the end, the Bobcats were still reluctant to achieve a hard-earned draw. The Bobcats saw their five-match winning streak halted, but it ended in a 4-4 tie against Ottumwa on ...

Ames edges Bobcats at Alliance golf

WATERLOO — Ames was just a little too much for the Marshalltown girls’ golf team once more. The Little Cyclones scored the Iowa Alliance Conference Tournament title on Tuesday at Gates Park Golf Course, holding off the Bobcats by 11 strokes. Ames shot 337 to finish atop the nine-team ...