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Clark, Fever get first win in LA

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LOS ANGELES — Caitlin Clark had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her first WNBA double-double and the Indiana Fever beat Los Angeles 78-73 on Friday night to snap a season-opening five-game skid in front of a Sparks record crowd of 19,103 that included several Hollywood stars. "The first one ...

Martin prepares for reunion with Clark

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HENDERSON, Nev. — Kate Martin was right there as her best friend, Caitlin Clark, became the face of women’s college basketball the past two years and then was in the building when her Iowa teammate was selected first by Indiana in this year’s WNBA draft. Martin also was drafted that ...

Bobcat softball slams Mason City in a sweep

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MASON CITY — The Marshalltown softball team swept aside Mason City by scores of 13-4 and 7-1 in Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader. In the opener, sisters Laney and Briley Danielson both homered and Emma Stupp drove in four runs in support of Karsyn Price, who pitched the ...

Henson in striking distance

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ANKENY — Even with parts of her golf game lacking on Thursday, Marshalltown’s Natalie Henson is still in the hunt for a state title. The Marshalltown junior is three strokes off the lead after the first day of the Class 4A girls state golf tournament at Otter Creek Golf Course in ...

Bobcats’ top tandem ready for state debut

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It stands to reason that Marshalltown senior Rebekah Downs and her No. 1 doubles partner junior Kennedy Feldman didn’t have much of an inkling that qualifying for state was a real possibility, no matter how many times their head coach said it. The Bobcat girls’ tennis program hadn’t ...

Laube bags bronze at state singles

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WATERLOO — Tanner Laube could be a building block toward restoring a proud tradition of tennis at Grundy Center. The Spartan senior finished his high school career with a victory in the third-place match of the 1A singles tournament at Byrnes Park Tennis Center in Waterloo on ...