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Carson Kruger charted 11 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, four assists and three blocked shots to help Alta-Aurelia beat Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 63-29 in a nonconference game last Saturday at Hartley.

The Warriors jumped out to a 15-10 lead after the first quarter. It was 30-10 at halftime and 46-16 entering the fourth period.

Alex Snyder scored 11 points for the Warriors. Jaden Henrichs added 10. Alex Sangwin and Jordan Gano each scored six points.

Mac Prior and Jake Hanson scored 13 points apiece, but it wasn’t enough as Southeast Valley handed Sioux Central an 82-56 setback in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday at Sioux Rapids.

Southeast Valey held a 19-17 lead after the first quarter. It was 43-27 at halftime and 66-47 heading into the fourth period of play.

Hunter Decker scored eight points for Sioux Central. Prestan Samson added six, Brady Rusk five and Caden Krager four.

Logan Grote scored three points, Chase Jessen two and Ben Hargens one.

Jaxon Franken scored 11 points and Colton Wunschel added 10 to lead Ridge View past OA-BCIG 50-39 in a Western Valley Conference game last Friday at Ida Grove.

The Raptors held a 6-5 lead after the first quarter. It was 23-16 at halftime and 40-30 after three periods of play.

Tyler Wingert contributed seven points for the Raptors. Logan Cuthrell, Austin Degen and Jacob Tokheim all scored six points. Klint Blum and Ezra Miller each scored two.

It’s been nearly a month since the Buena Vista wrestling team was in action, but the Beavers returned to the mat when they took part in the Matmen Invite hosted by Cornell College last Saturday.

Ernesto Garcia (125) was the lone individual to place as he finished in sixth after medical forfeits in his last two bouts. He advanced all the way into the semifinals before suffering a narrow 2-1 setback to a top-10 nationally ranked wrestler. It was following that loss that he turned in his medical forfeits.

Two area prep football players were selected to the Iowa Football Coaches Association Academic All-State Team.

Reed Kruse of Newell-Fonda was chosen to the team in 8-player, while Jared Weiland of Alta-Aurelia was selected to the team in Class 1A.

Also making the team in Class 3A was Ben Payer of Sioux City Heelan. He is the grandson of Bob and Patty Payer of Storm Lake.

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Jacob Mielke, Shea Ruffridge and Tim Elliott all captured individual conference championships to help Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon finish second at the Twin Lakes Conference tournament last Saturday at Lake View.

Graettinger-Terril/ Ruthven-Ayrshire won the team title with 214 points. The Indians scored 172 points.

Mielke won the title at 106 pounds. He won his first match by pin in 27 seconds, won in the semifinals by pin in 2:35 and won in the finals by pin in 3:51.

Evan Else and Trenton Miller each won all three of their matches to lead Ridge View in a quadrangular last Thursday at Holstein.

The Raptors were defeated by Cherokee 60-15. Else won his match by pin in 20 seconds at 285 pounds.

Lance Else won by decision 12-8 at 152 pounds and Miller won by forfeit at 220 pounds.

Cherokee won eight of the final nine matches to pull away.

Ridge View fell to Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Mara-thon 48-27. Miller was a winner by pin in 5:47, as was Evan Else in 1:12.