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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:32am
The road to the boys state basketball tournament begins for area prep teams with district games on Monday.
In Class 1A, Storm Lake St. Mary’s (3-17) will play host to Clay Central-Everly (2-19) in a first round game at 7 p.m. on Monday. The winner plays South O’Brien (15-5).
Newell-Fonda (14-6) will face Twin Lakes Conference opponent West Bend-Mallard (4-15) next Thursday at 8 p.m. in Newell.
Ridge View (5-14) will play conference foe Woodbury Central (10-10) next Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Kingsley.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:31am
Tornadoes win, 56-41
Storm Lake outscored Estherville Lincoln Central 16-7 in the fourth quarter as the Tornadoes completed the season sweep with a 56-41 win on Tuesday at Estherville.
Estherville jumped out to a 9-4 lead to start the game before Storm Lake tied the game at 14-14 after one quarter. The Tornadoes took the lead for good midway through the second quarter and led 29-21 at halftime.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:30am
Mustangs win, 75-73
Bryce Coppock made a jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer, capping a 29-point performance to give Newell-Fonda a 75-73 win over Sioux Central on Tuesday at Newell.
Newell Fonda led most of the first half. Aden Mahler made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Mustangs a 17-12 lead after the first quarter. Newell-Fonda led by as many as seven during the second quarter, but the Rebels took their first lead late in the half and led 36-33 at the halftime break.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:29am
Warriors win, 71-49
Carson Kruger scored 20 points and added three steals and two assists to help Alta-Aurelia beat OA-BCIG 71-49 in a nonconference game on Monday at Ida Grove.
The Warriors, now 15-4, led 18-14 after the first quarter before extending their lead to 34-23 by halftime. It was 60-40 heading into the fourth quarter.
Sioux Central’s Ben Hargens (top) and Jake Hanson vie for possession of the ball with Newell-Fonda’s Jesse Haack during their game on Tuesday.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:27am
It’s a good thing Sioux Central had a big enough lead.
The Rebels were outscored by HMS 23-11 in the fourth quarter, but still managed to hang on for a 56-52 win in a nonconference game on Monday at Hartley.
Sioux Central held an 18-6 lead after the first quarter. It was 30-19 at halftime and 45-29 heading into the fourth quarter.
Trace Blomberg led Sioux Central (11-8) with 13 points. Jake Hanson and Prestan Samson each added 10, while Hunter Decker and Chase Jessen had eight apiece for the winners.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:25am
Olivia Larsen scored 19 points, including 15 in the third quarter to highlight a 28-8 spurt as fourth-ranked Newell-Fonda finished the regular season unbeaten at 21-0 after a 79-45 win over Sioux Central on Tuesday at Newell.
The Mustangs held a 16-12 lead after the first quarter. It was 37-23 at halftime and 65-31 heading into the fourth quarter of play.
Megan Morenz scored 13 points for Newell-Fonda. Jenna Coppock added 12 and Ella Larsen nine.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:24am
Beth Pickhinke led all scorers with 24 points to help Ridge View down Storm Lake St. Mary’s 65-32 in a nonconference game on Monday at St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s took its only lead at 8-7 during the first quarter. After that, the Raptors went on a 17-0 run to go up 24-8 and eventually took a 38-20 lead at the half.
The Panthers were held to just three points in the third quarter as Ridge View enjoyed a 53-23 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 8:22am
Facing a 19-point deficit midway through the second half, Buena Vista cut the deficit all the way down to three with just over 2 minutes to play, but the University of Dubuque closed the game on a 10-5 run to pull out a 92-84 victory over the Beavers on Wednesday at Siebens Fieldhouse.
Kole Wiegert and Storm Lake will wrestle in a Class 3A district tournament
this Saturday at Sioux City North. First and second-place finishers at each
weight class advance to the state tournament. Photo by JIM SHIMA
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clare@stormlake.com on Wed, 02/07/2018 - 1:47pm
A-A sends Gaes, DeRoos through sectionals
Nick Gaes captured an individual title and Alex DeRoos was a runner-up as both wrestlers advanced to the district tournament after a Class 1A sectional meet last Saturday at Emmetsburg.
Gaes won the title at 220 pounds and DeRoos finished second at 170.
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clare@stormlake.com on Wed, 02/07/2018 - 1:45pm
SM opens on Thursday
The road to the girls state basketball tournament begins for prep teams on Thursday night.
In Class 1A, Storm Lake St. Mary’s (3-17) will open regional play by hosting Clay Central-Everly (5-15).
Newell-Fonda (20-0) drew a first-round bye and will play the winner of a game between Ar-We-Va (7-9) and Paton-Churdan (7-10) next Tuesday in Newell.
