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Major renovations in progress at Little League complex

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It doesn’t take much examination to notice that the Marshalltown Little League fields located at 1000 S. 12th St. are in dire need of improvements. From collapsing dugout roofs to inoperable scoreboards to aging bleachers to infields at an incline over outfields to leaking restrooms, the ...

Pacers return to Indianapolis in need of Game 3 bounce-back

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Oklahoma City Thunder showed their bounce-back capability in Game 2. The Indiana Pacers know they better do the same in Game 3. The NBA Finals resume Wednesday night with the series tied at a game apiece, the matchup shifting to Indianapolis for Game 3 and what will be ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs mash South Hardin in NICL doubleheader

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LE GRAND — The Class 2A No. 8 East Marshall softball team smashed three home runs in a doubleheader sweep of South Hardin, winning 17-2 and 11-4 on Monday night in NICL West Division action. The Mustangs (8-2, 3-1) held a modest 1-0 lead going into the third inning of the opening game ...

MHS softball roughs up Rails to snap 6-game skid

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DES MOINES — The Marshalltown softball team snapped a six-game losing streak in convincing fashion by sweeping Des Moines Lincoln in an Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader on Monday night. Briley Danielson pitched the Bobcats (4-7) to victory in the opening game and hit a home run in the ...

’Cats outlast Lincoln for Alliance split

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DES MOINES — When things aren’t going your way, you’ve got to make the plays to turn the tables. For the first time in 10 games, the Marshalltown baseball team did exactly that, though it wasn’t without some suspense. The Bobcats (4-9) got beat on a walk-off in the first game of ...

Clark’s comeback close

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INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark will sit out a fifth consecutive game with a quadriceps strain when Indiana visits Atlanta on Tuesday, shifting the focus to whether the Fever star will return against the WNBA champion New York Liberty. Indiana coach Stephanie White stopped short Monday of ...