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Jorge Sandoval won both of his matches by pin to lead Storm Lake to a split in a double dual last Thursday at Akron.

The Tornadoes were defeated by Sergeant Bluff-Luton 60-15. Sandoval won his match by pin in 53 seconds at 285 pounds. Bradley Brown was a winner by decision 4-0 at 120 and Chris Shima won by forfeit at 126.

Storm Lake beat Akron-Westfield 48-30. Du’Von Swain won his match by pin in 4:20 at 182 pounds, as did Sandoval in 44 seconds.

Evan Else captured an individual conference title to lead Ridge View in the Western Valley Conference tournament last Saturday.

Else claimed the title at 285 pounds. He won his first match by pin in 1:05 and won in the finals by pin in 3:07.

Lance Else took second at 152 pounds. He won in the quarterfinals by pin in 1:41, won in the semifinals by decision 2-1 and was defeated by pin in 3:36 in the finals.

Trenton Miller took second at 220 pounds. He won by pin in 16 seconds in the semifinals and was defeated by pin in 3:27 in the finals.

Colton Schau placed second at 160 pounds to help Sioux Central to a ninth-place finish in the Twin Lakes Conference wrestling tournament last Saturday at Lake View.

Graettinger-Terril/ Ruthven-Ayrshire won the team title with 214 points. The Rebels scored 40 points.

Schau won his first round match by pin in 5:14, won in the semifinals by pin in 5:11 and was defeated in the final by pin in 21 seconds.

Keaton Lindner placed fourth at 126 pounds, while Noah Linder was sixth at 113. Caleb Gunderson placed sixth at 138 pounds.

Shea Ruffridge, Clayton Reis, Tyler Reis and Philip Minkler won all three of their matches to help lead Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Mara-thon in a quadrangular last Thursday at Holstein.

PAC/L-M beat Cherokee 37-34. Minkler began the dual with a win by pin in 1:41 at 195 pounds. Keegan Jepsen won by forfeit at 220. Tim Elliott was a winner by pin in 55 seconds at 285.

Mustangs score 29 points in first quarter

Erin Gerke finished with 17 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals to help lead Class 1A No. 8-ranked Newell-Fonda to a   72-29 win over West Bend-Mallard in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday at Newell.

The Mustangs jumped out to a 29-15 lead after the first quarter. It was 54-18 at halftime and 62-25 heading into the fourth period.

Elle Ruffridge had a triple-double, finishing with 30 points, 11 assists, 10 steals and four rebounds to help Class 3A No. 1-ranked Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon to an 81-26 win over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday at Ruthven.

The Indians jumped out to a 25-5 lead after the first quarter. It was 49-16 at halftime and 68-19 after three periods of play.

Olivia Larsen scored 19 points to lead three players in double figures as Newell-Fonda, ranked No. 8 in Class 1A, knocked off Estherville Lincoln Central 65-52 in a nonconference game last Thursday at Estherville.

The Mustangs, now 9-3, led 17-13 after the first quarter before extending to a 40-26 lead at halftime. It was 54-42 heading into the fourth period of play.

Shera Smith scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds to help Sioux Central pull away in the fourth quarter and beat Southeast Valley 58-45 in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday at Sioux Rapids.

The Rebels led 11-9 after the first quarter and took a  25-22 lead at halftime. It was 38-35 Rebels heading into the fourth period.

Dani Boettcher scored 18 points for Sioux Central. Kally Fahnlander had six points, Karly Boettcher five and Sydney Vanderhoff four.

Beavers shoot 27 percent in 71-63 loss

Buena Vista couldn’t overcome a rough first half shooting performance as it had its comeback bid fall short in a 71-63 loss at Luther College last Saturday.

The Beavers, despite making just three field goals in the first half, only trailed 30-18 at the half. They were able to stay in the game by sinking 11-of-16 free throws.

Beavers score last 4 points in 50-47 win

It was a defensive struggle for both teams, but in the end it was Buena Vista scoring the games final four points and hang on for a hard-fought 50-47 victory over Luther College last Saturday in Decorah.

The Beavers were held to a season-low 36 percent shooting from the field and finished with as many made field goals as free throws (16).  Those 16 made free throws were ultimately the difference in the game.