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Ryan Cougill, Kyle Schiernbeck and Lance Else won all three of their matches to help Ridge View to a pair of dual wins last Thursday at Holstein.

The Raptors were defeated by Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon 40-33. Cougill needed 56 seconds to pin his opponent at 170. Schiernbeck won by pin in 46 seconds at 195.

Tornadoes hold on for Lakes win, 57-52

After an 0-3 start, the Storm Lake boys basketball team finally got the confidence boost it needed as the Tornadoes used a fast start in the first half to jump out to a big lead and then held off a late charge by Emmetsburg to win 57-52 in a Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night.

Emmetsburg jumped out to a 19-5 lead after the first quarter and never looked back as the E’Hawks handed Storm Lake a 52-26 setback in a Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night at Tornado Fieldhouse.

Emmetsburg led 30-8 at halftime and took a 42-16 lead into the fourth period.

Kenzie Keune finished with 12 points and six rebounds and Sioux Central used a 13-6 spurt in the third quarter to pull away and beat Storm Lake St. Mary’s 35-28 in a Twin Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night at St. Mary’s.

St. Mary’s held a 10-6 lead after the first quarter. It was    16-14 Panthers at halftime, but the Rebels took a 27-22 lead into the fourth quarter.

Panthers outscore Rebels 18-4 in period

Eric Broich scored a career-high 23 points and Storm Lake St. Mary’s used an 18-4 surge in the third quarter to pull away and beat Sioux Central 63-44 in a Twin Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night at St. Mary’s.

Alta-Aurelia picked up a pair of Twin Lakes Conference dual wins after beating Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire and Sioux Central on Tuesday night at Sioux Rapids.

The Warriors beat G-T/R-A 54-30 in the first dual. Colten Larson was a winner by pin in 41 seconds at 120 pounds, as was Ben Stange in 1:30 at 152. James Walter stuck his opponent in 2:33 at 195 pounds.

Raptors win 62-20

Garret Lamp scored 13 points to lead three players in double figures as Ridge View remained undefeated at 7-0 after a 62-20 win over Westwood in a Western Valley Conference game on Tuesday night at Holstein.

Mason Scheidegger and Brady Dicks each finished with 26 points and eight rebounds to help power Newell-Fonda to a 70-63 win over OA-BCIG in nonconference play on Tuesday night in Newell.

Newell-Fonda opened the game on a 11-0 run and led    18-13 after one quarter. The Mustangs took a 34-25 lead into the halftime break.

Austin Roetman poured in 20 points to lead three players in double figures as Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon defeated East Sac County 65-55 in a Twin Lakes Conference game played on Tuesday night at Pocahontas.

The Indians held an 18-10 lead after the first quarter. It was 30-22 at the half and 46-41 heading into the fourth quarter of play.

Cham Deng finished with 13 points as the Storm Lake eighth grade boys basketball team remained undefeated at 8-0 after a 38-23 win over Cherokee on Monday.

Mach Nyaw scored 12 points and Manny Chavez added eighth. Malga Yanga had three points and Ethan James two.

Deng and Chavez led the team in rebounding.