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Storm Lake’s Fernando Ramos participated in the Iowa Association of Track Coaches All-Star Men’s 5K last Saturday in Ankeny.

Ramos ran for the Northwest team. He finished 10th overall with a time of 16 minutes, 59 seconds. The winning time was 16:11.

A total of 68 runners competed in the event.

Storm Lake St. Mary’s senior Jasmine Demers was one of 20 student athletes in the state of Iowa to be selected as a finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.

The Wendy’s Restaurant program recognizes high school seniors for their achievements in academics, athletics and community leadership. To qualify, students were required to have a minimum 3.0 GPA, actively participate in 1 of 27 qualifying athletic programs and demonstrate athletic accomplishments.

BY JAMIE KNAPP

Newell-Fonda’s order of importance has always been defense. The Mustangs’ next opponent knows a thing or two about the subject.

No. 1-ranked Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton, who the No. 3 Mustangs play in the state semifinals on Thursday at 12:06 p.m. at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, has given up only 118 points in 11 games this season. The Danes are allowing only 10.7 points a game in 8-man football, which is generally more difficult to play defense than the normal 11-man game because there is more space.

No. 7 Hinton ended No. 8 Ridge View’s season one match short of the state tournament as the Blackhawks beat the Raptors in three games in a Class 2A regional final match last Wednesday at Sioux City Heelan.

Game scores were 25-10,  31-29, 25-22.

Jadyn Mohr led the Raptors with seven kills. Anna Davis, Lexi Johnson and Kyra Hoffman each added five.

Emily Forristal had 24 set assists for Ridge View, which finished 34-8. Johnson led in digs with 16. Mohr had 11 and Davis nine.

The Buena Vista wrestling team put together a solid showing to begin its season last Saturday at the Knox College Invitational, placing four individuals in the top six, including a runner-up finish by Casey Paprocki.

“I’m very pleased with our wrestlers,” BVU coach Sevond Cole said. “With a young team, you never know how they will handle a little adversity. We came out focused and confident in our matches. Even in matches where our hands were not raised, we still put together some impressive performances. I’m excited to get back to work. We have a lot of work to do.”

Newell-Fonda plays MMC with trip to UNI-Dome on the line

Mustangs, Eagles to meet today in Marcus
    
BY JAMIE KNAPP

After last year’s stunning 42-38 loss to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn in the state 8-man quarterfinals, all Newell-Fonda wanted this season was an opportunity to get back in that position again.

BY JAMIE KNAPP

Buena Vista doesn’t have a choice, but the Beavers would probably rather be playing Simpson at another time.

The Storm have won three of their last four games, and all three victories have either come in the final minute of regulation or in double overtime.

Simpson, which is tied for first place in the Iowa Conference with Wartburg, has beaten Central 14-10, Coe 41-38 in double overtime and Dubuque 50-46 last week.

A roster full of young, talented and experienced players make up the corps of this year’s Buena Vista men’s basketball team, which is gearing up to defend the program’s eighth Iowa Conference championship under head coach Brian Van Haaften.

BVU finished last season one win shy of picking up its ninth 20-win season (19-7) under Van Haaften and finished tied with Luther atop the IIAC standings at 11-3.

Women look to carry momentum from last season’s finish

After missing out on the Iowa Conference Tournament in each of the last two seasons for the first time in school history, Buena Vista is focused and determined to be back among those final six teams in 2013-14.

N-F’s Larsen, L-M’s Sullivan on first team

Three players from conference champion East Sac County headline the list of players selected to the all-Twin Lakes Conference volleyball first team, it was released.