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’Cats can’t catch up

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Marshalltown sophomore center fielder Kate Sandvick makes a sliding catch during the second game of Tuesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader against Class 5A No. 12 Ames. The Bobcat softball team suffered its 22nd consecutive loss to Ames with a sweep at the hands of the Little ...

Boston’s career-high 31 leads Fever through Storm

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SEATTLE — Aliyah Boston scored a career-high 31 points and Kelsey Mitchell chipped in 26 points and five 3-pointers as the Indiana Fever beat the Seattle Storm 94-86 on Tuesday night. Caitlin Clark scored just six points in the win on a tough shooting night. She went 0 for 6 from 3-point ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Spartan softball secures NICL West title

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ACKLEY — The Grundy Center softball team swept AGWSR by scores of 7-0 and 8-0 on Monday night to notch the NICL West Division title. The Spartans (14-6, 8-1) scored in five of seven at-bats in the first game to back eighth-grade pitcher Macey Kiewiet’s two-hit shutout. Kiewiet struck out ...

MHS tennis nets accolades

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The Marshalltown High School tennis teams both posted remarkable season records this spring, and the individual achievements that led to those squads’ successes were honored accordingly. The Bobcats had a grand total of nine all-conference selections in a vote of the Iowa Alliance ...

ISU incoming transfer has hip surgery

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AMES — Iowa State junior basketball player Mason Williams underwent successful surgery on his hip earlier this week. The surgery was the result of a preexisting injury, and Williams will likely miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season. Williams is a 6-foot-5 guard out of Seattle who played ...

MCC baseball players earn all-region

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Four Marshalltown Community College baseball players earned Iowa Community College Athletic Conference all-region honors for their efforts during the spring season. Sophomore outfielder Joe Adams was named second team after hitting .375 with 34 RBIs, 34 runs scored and 15 stolen ...