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Nicole Hamilton finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, four steals and two assists to help Sioux Central knock off Prairie Valley 53-27 in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday at Sioux Rapids.

The Rebels led 16-5 after the first quarter. It was 26-10 at halftime and 40-20 heading into the fourth period.

Bailey McGuire had 11 points and five steals for the Rebels. Masey Nelson added six points.

Erin Rachuy charted five points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals. Michelle Stoner had five points. Mikayla Landsness tallied four points.

Micah Barnes finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals to help lead Alta-Aurelia to a 41-37 win over Southeast Webster in Twin Lakes Conference action last Friday at Alta.

The Warriors jumped out to a 14-7 lead after the first quarter. It was 17-12 at halftime and 31-22 heading into the fourth quarter of play.

Mustangs win 57-52 in CNOS Classic

Newell-Fonda passed part II of its three-headed monster tests last week.

The Class 1A No. 1-ranked Mustangs dropped a game to Class 2A No. 5-ranked Hinton for part I last Tuesday, but rebounded to beat Class 3A No. 5-ranked Unity Christian 57-52 in the CNOS Foundation Classic last Thursday at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.

The game was tied 11-11 after the first quarter. The Mustangs led 30-28 at halftime and 40-35 entering the fourth period of play.

Renee Maneman poured in 30 points and added nine rebounds and four assists as      No. 1-ranked Newell-Fonda ended a difficult week with a 55-40 win over Pocahontas Area in Twin Lakes Conference play last Friday at Pocahontas.

The Mustangs, now 10-1, held a 17-13 lead after the first quarter. It was 34-18 at halftime and 46-26 heading into the fourth period of play.

Lexi Johnson scored 12 points, but it wasn’t enough as ninth-ranked Ar-We-Va outscored Ridge View 28-8 in the fourth quarter to come away with a 43-33 win in a Western Valley Conference game last Thursday at Schaller.

Ridge View led 8-6 after the first quarter. It was 13-11 Raptors at halftime and 25-15 after three periods of play.

Paige Danner led Ar-We-Va with a game-high 29 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter.

Jason Kenny, Tristin Stibbins, Henry Sippel and Evan Else all finished first at their respective weight classes to help Ridge View go undefeated at the Alta-Aurelia Tournament last Saturday.

The Raptors beat Manson Northwest Webster 39-33 in the first dual. Kenny won by pin in 3 minutes, 24 seconds at 152 pounds. Luke Kliegl won by decision 7-3 at 160.

Matt Wandrey was a winner by pin in 1:26 at 171 while Kyle Schiernbeck won by decision 10-3 at 182. Sippel prevailed by pin in 1:04 at 195 and Else won by decision 8-4 at 220.

Ronald Duque and Noel Banuelos each won four of the five matches they wrestled to highlight Storm Lake’s performance in the Sioux City East Invitational last Saturday.

The Tornadoes dropped all five of their dual matches to Jackson County Central (Minn.), Norfolk (Neb.), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Sioux City East and Sioux City Heelan.

Luke Kliegl and Matt Wandrey each won both of their matches by pin to help Ridge View split a pair of matches in a Western Valley Conference double dual last Thursday night at Sloan.

The Raptors were defeated by Westwood 60-21 in the first dual meet. Jason Kenny won by pin in 4 minutes, 58 seconds at 152 pounds, as did Kliegl in 2:30 at 160.

Wandrey won his match by pin in 1:55 at 170 and Evan Else was a winner by decision 5-4 at 220 pounds.

Tornadoes never trail in beating Lakes rival Cherokee, 64-37

Storm Lake scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back as the Tornadoes picked up their first win of the season with a convincing 64-37 triumph over Lakes Conference rival Cherokee on Tuesday night at Cherokee.

Storm Lake held a 25-4 lead after the first quarter before extending to a 42-10 halftime lead. It was 54-26 after three periods of play.

Tyler Stumbo scored a game-high 25 points to help lead Laurens-Marathon to a  62-42 win over Storm Lake St. Mary’s in a nonconference game on Tuesday night at St. Mary’s.

The Chargers held a 13-11 lead after the first quarter before extending it to 28-15 by halftime.

Laurens-Marathon led by as much as 15 points in the third quarter before settling on a     48-36 advantage heading into the fourth stanza.

The Panthers cut it to 48-42 with just under 4 minutes remaining in the game, but the Chargers finished the game on a 14-0 run.