Sports

Raptors need a win to stay in playoff hunt

BY JAMIE KNAPP

If Ridge View wants to extend its playoff streak to four years in a row, the Raptors will need to win its final three games and have some help.

Mustangs have rematch with Danes

BY JAMIE KNAPP

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton handed Newell-Fonda its worst loss in some time when it beat the Mustangs 56-7 in last year’s state semifinals at the UNI-Dome.

Rebels face winless LeMars Gehlen team

BY JAMIE KNAPP

The games take on more magnitude beginning tonight for Sioux Central.

The Storm Lake freshman football team remained perfect at 6-0 after a 38-6 win over Emmetsburg on Monday.

Lamar Mulgae ran for touchdowns of 29 and 53 yards, while Brayden Hoops had touchdown runs of 39 and 2 yards. Kevin Duque recovered an offensive fumble and returned it 2 yards for a touchdown.

Buena Vista rallied from behind to pick up a five-set victory over Loras and win its sixth straight match on Wednesday night in Dubuque.

BVU came out strong and went on to win the opening set 25-17 before the Duhawks tied things at 1-1 with a 25-18 win in set two.

Nicole Hamilton went 17-for-20 in hitting with 10 kills and charted 10 digs to help Sioux Central beat Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 25-18, 25-18, 25-16 on Tuesday night at Ruthven.

Kenzie Keune went 10-for-12 in hitting with seven kills. Darma Tripp was 12-for-12 with five kills. Nicole Scharn netted 23 set assists.

Michael Swanson finished fifth overall to help Alta-Aurelia place fourth in the South Central Calhoun Invitational cross country meet on Tuesday.

Carroll Kuemper won the meet with 86 points. The Warriors cored 95. Sioux Central was incomplete.

Todd Hopp, Alta, 20:38.4; Jacob Heitman, Storm Lake, 20:39.1; Alan Mills, Sioux Rapids, 20:43.3; Jaden Henrichs, Storm Lake, 20:43.7; Jason Heeren, Aurelia, 21:26.6; Mathew Marroquin, Storm Lake, 21:30.6; Paula Queen, Chicago, Ill., 21:41.0; Thomas Chanthavong, Storm Lake, 21:52.3; Joe Moon, Storm Lake, 21:57.7; John Brostad, Storm Lake, 22:03.3; Tessa Rydberg, Schaller, 22:20.8; Jay Slight, Storm Lake, 22:24.7; Todd Nicholson, Storm Lake, 23:16.1; Kelli Berg, Early, 23:23.9; Brian Schulz, Mallard, 23:54.6; Daniel McCoy, Storm Lake

Following a record-breaking performance last Saturday, Buena Vista wide receiver Gunner Gilland has been recognized by the Iowa Conference by being named the IIAC Co-Male Athlete of the Week. Meanwhile, defensive back Ryan Anderson has been named the league’s Defensive Performer of the Week.

The weekly honors continued for both wide receiver Gunner Gilland and defensive back Ryan Anderson as each were named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for their respective performances last Saturday.

The duo is the first to receive such honors for BVU since Mason Nielsen and Tyler Stolen were both recognized following last season’s season finale win over Dubuque.