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Bobcats bite back at BCLUW

Briley Danielson carried her hitting struggles into the pitcher’s circle the last time she toed the rubber against BCLUW. The Marshalltown sophomore left her hitting woes in the dugout for Friday’s rematch in the Bobcat Softball Classic, and the Comets couldn’t repeat their ...

Waterloo East overcomes fast-starting Bobcat baseball for sweep

WATERLOO — The Marshalltown baseball team was held to four runs or fewer for the seventh and eighth games in a row, falling 3-1 and 12-2 to Waterloo East in Friday’s Iowa Alliance Conference North Division doubleheader. The Bobcats (6-21, 0-12) scored once in their first at-bat in both ...

Fever defeat Dallas without Clark

DALLAS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 32 points, and the Indiana Fever held on without the injured Caitlin Clark, taking a 22-point lead in the first quarter before finishing off a 94-86 victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday night. Clark’s left groin injury spoiled what was supposed to be the ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Iowa’s Sandfort signs with NBA champ Oklahoma City

IOWA CITY — Former University of Iowa men’s basketball forward Payton Sandfort has agreed to a deal with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The Waukee native averaged 16.7 points and six rebounds en route to being named an honorable mention all-Big Ten selection as a senior. He ...

Hawkeyes embracing youth

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team went through a period of transition in 2024-25, with the first season of Jan Jensen as head coach. Now, Jensen is in charge of teaching a roster that includes nine underclassmen. With new players comes a new gameplan. “The ...

Blum named Director of NIL Development for Cyclones

AMES — Cyclone Sports Properties, in partnership with Iowa State Athletics and Learfield Impact, has announced the appointment of Brent Blum as the new Director of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Development, Jake Lovell as NIL Partnerships and Operations Coordinator and MaryKate Walling as ...