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Bobcats haunt Tigers, 1-0

There wasn’t much sunlight shining down on Leonard Cole Field, but Grinnell sophomore Katelyn Sieck had a shadow everywhere she went. Or two. Grinnell’s leading goal scorer by a long shot couldn’t get a shot into the net and the Marshalltown girls’ soccer squad closed the regular ...

Comets claim first-round 1A regional

JEWELL — The BCLUW girls’ golf team claimed the championship at its Class 1A Region 3B meet on Friday at Jewell Golf & Country Club, leading the rest of the field to the finish line by a whopping 22 strokes. The Comets finished in with a season-best 381 team total, holding off host South ...

Bobcats double up for state

The Bobcats are back. A year after missing out on the season-ending state singles and doubles tournament, the Marshalltown boys’ tennis team will have representation again after Saturday’s Class 2A District 3 tournament at the Marshalltown Court Complex. Senior Caleb Rasmussen and ...

Clark fuels Fever through Storm, 89-78

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and had 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night. It was Clark’s 11th game with at least 20 points and 10 assists — the most in WNBA history. Kelsey Mitchell and reserve Sophie Cunningham added 17 points each for Indiana (2-2), which won its first at home after two losses. Indiana was without All-Star Aliyah Boston, who missed her first game in her four years as a pro. She had played in 275 consecutive games, including her four years at South Carolina. Boston left ...

Mustangs lead parade to state

COLFAX — The East Marshall boys’ and girls’ track and field teams emerged from Thursday’s Class 1A state-qualifying meet with three automatic berths and eventually added nine more entrants on at-large times and distances. The Mustang boys came away with third place in the final team ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Riverhawks handle Bobcat boys tennis, 10-1

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team closed out the regular season on the short side of a 10-1 decision against Class 2A No. 6 Mason City. Elliot Kodis collected the lone win for the Bobcats (10-6), taking down Trenton Kruger in a three-set showdown at No. 2 singles, 1-6, 6-4, (10-5). The Riverhawks (14-0) won the rest of the matches in straight sets. Marshalltown’s best challenges came in doubles competition, where the No. 1 pair of Caleb Rasmussen and Evan Roush fell 6-4, 7-5 to Kruger and Seth VandenBerg. Kodis and Kyle Smith competed to within 7-5, 6-1 of Leif ...