Ames capitalized on a defensive lapse by Marshalltown boys soccer for the lone tally in a 1-0 win for the Little Cyclones at Leonard Cole Field on Friday. Marshalltown falls to 3-4 overall, while Ames remains undefeated at 6-0. Midway through the first half, a Marshalltown foul resulted in ...

IOWA CITY — LaSondra Barrett has been hired as a women’s basketball assistant at Iowa, taking the position vacated when Raina Harmon left two weeks ago to become head coach at Florida Gulf Coast, Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen announced Friday. The 35-year-old Barrett has been an assistant at ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton senses this year’s NBA playoffs will be different. It’s not because the Indiana Pacers won 50 games for the first time since 2013-14 or will host Game 1 of a playoff series for the first time since that season, or even that he’s ...

CONRAD — The BCLUW boys’ golf team hoarded all the hardware at Thursday’s Iowa Star Conference triangular at Oakwood Golf Course, beating Baxter and North Tama in league play. The Comets shot a 164 team score to defeat North Tama (188) and Baxter (189). BCLUW also had the top two ...

Marshalltown boys tennis tacked two more wins on a successful week, defeating Des Moines Lincoln and Ottumwa at the Marshalltown Court Complex on Thursday. MHS beat both teams by 10-1 margins to improve to 8-0 overall for the season, and 4-0 this week. “We’re doing really well,” ...

AMES — The Marshalltown girls’ golf team brought home a pair of silver medals from Ankeny’s Toni Dickey Invitational, finishing second in the 12-team tournament powered by a runner-up finish for Natalie Henson. Henson shot a 3-over-par round of 74 to tie for the low score of the day, ...