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Jaguars blank Bobcats in substate semifinals

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ANKENY — The ninth-ranked Ankeny Centennial boys’ soccer team scored twice in the second half to eliminate Marshalltown from Tuesday’s Class 4A Substate 3 semifinals, winning 2-0. The Bobcats (9-6-2) were outshot 19-13 by the host Jaguars (13-5), who advance to face No. 6 Ames (13-3-1) ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcat baseball defeated by Newton, 12-5

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NEWTON — The Marshalltown baseball team suffered its first loss of the season, dropping a 12-5 game at Newton on Tuesday night. Bobcat pitching issued seven walks and eight hit batsmen, helping the Cardinals (1-2) collect their first win of the year. “Our pitching was not near what it ...

WNBA can’t substantiate claims of racist remarks

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NEW YORK — The WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist fan behavior took place during a game in Indianapolis between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever earlier this month. The league said its investigation included gathering information from fans, team and arena staff, as well as ...

Haliburton’s triple-double powers Pacers

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INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton finished with 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a historic postseason performance to lead the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks 130-121 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. With his father, John, ...

Spartans claim a crown

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DES MOINES — A culture of excellence has long been established at Grundy Center. With the highs of winning a state title in the sprint medley relay to the lows of a disqualification in the shuttle hurdle, emotions ran high on Saturday at the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field ...

Bobcats’ Moellers breaks 48-year-old mile record

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DES MOINES — Talk about a tough act to follow. Moments after Western Dubuque junior Quentin Nauman ran the first sub-4-minute mile in Iowa high school history, Marshalltown’s John Moellers and Preston Johnson took their turns circling the blue oval four times. Both Bobcats set their ...