CONRAD — Emma Stupp returned to the Marshalltown softball lineup with a bang on Friday night. Actually, make that two bangs. The freshman slugger crushed two home runs in the fifth inning of a 12-1 Bobcat romp over BCLUW in five innings at Dave Lee Field in Conrad. The Bobcats scored ...

IOWA CITY — Iowa forward Ava Jones will take a medical disqualification and retire from college basketball. The school and Jones announced the decision Friday, saying Jones would remain on scholarship and work toward her degree at Iowa. She was not cleared to play as a freshman last season ...

WASHINGTON — Caitlin Clark made seven 3-pointers, equaled a career high with 30 points and made enough of her free throws down the stretch to help the Indiana Fever hold on for an 85-83 victory over the winless Washington Mystics on Friday night. Clark easily had the most 3-pointers of her ...

VINTON — The Class 3A No. 15 West Marshall softball team scored its ninth win in a row thanks to a fast start in Thursday’s 8-3 victory over Vinton-Shellsburg. The Trojans (10-1) scored six runs in the top of the first inning and led the entire way. Jillian Karsjens went 2-for-4 with a ...

LE GRAND — Jary Hoskey knows players like Morgan Neuroth don’t come along every day. The star senior for East Marshall softball struck out 12 batters in a two-hit shutout and the Mustangs cruised past Roland-Story, 9-0, at East Marshall High School on Thursday. “She’s the cog that ...

FORT DODGE — The perennial power Fort Dodge softball team proved too much for Marshalltown once again, handing the Bobcats a pair of run-rule shortened defeats on Thursday night at Rogers Sports Complex. Class 4A No. 3 Fort Dodge (11-2, 6-0) got wins of 10-0 and 11-1 against the Bobcats — ...