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Turnovers prove costly for Storm Lake in 28-14 loss to BHRV

Turnovers have been a bugaboo for Storm Lake all season. They reared their ugly head again last Friday night. Storm Lake committed three turnovers on its final three possessions, ending a chance to tie the game as Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley cashed one of them in for a late touchdown to defeat the Tornadoes 28-14 at Hull. Storm Lake trailed 21-7 at... READ MORE >

Newell-Fonda uses fast start to rout GTRA in 8-man, 55-6

Gabe Sievers rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 156 yards and two scores to help lead 8-man No. 9 Newell-Fonda to a 55-6 win over Graettinger-Terril/ Ruthven-Ayrshire last Friday night at Ruthven. The Mustangs jumped on top right away, scoring three touchdowns in the first quarter. Sievers ran for touchdowns of 7 and 10 yards and... READ MORE >

Hinton scores 40 unanswered points to beat Sioux Central

It was a tale of two halves for Sioux Central. The Rebels dominated the first half, jumping out to an early 20-0 lead before settling on a 20-6 halftime lead. However, Hinton scored 34 unanswered points in the second half to come away with a 40-20 win over the Rebels last Friday at Sioux Rapids. Sioux Central broke on top... READ MORE >

Alta-Aurelia scores TD in every quarter to beat N. Union

Cade Rohwer rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown and passed for 165 yards and a touchdown to help lead Alta-Aurelia to a 29-6 win over North Union last Friday at Armstrong. Rohwer ran for a 10-yard touchdown and connected with Preston McCoy for a 43-yard touchdown pass. McCoy also ran for an 8-yard touchdown and Alex DeRoos added a... READ MORE >

Ridge View scores 22 unanswered points to pull away

Ridge View scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter to build a 28-0 halftime lead as the Raptors went on to beat Westwood 38-7 in a district game last Friday at Sloan. The Raptors scored in the first quarter when Cade Harriman threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Beau Blackmore. Ridge View broke the game open in the second... READ MORE >

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

GAMES FRIDAY CLASS 3A LeMars @ Storm Lake (winner plays at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) Sioux City Heelan at Humboldt (winner plays at Spencer) Denison-Schleswig at Carroll (winner plays at Sergeant Bluff-Luton) CLASS 1A Sioux Central at South Central Calhoun Jesup at Dike-New Hartford Winners meet in second round at TBD CLASS A Akron-Westfield at Ridge View Westwood at South O’Brien Winners... READ MORE >

Emmetsburg spoils SL Senior Night in 4 sets

Mary Yanga went 22-for-28 in hitting with 12 kills and went 13-for-13 in serving, but it wasn’t enough as Emmetsburg defeated Storm Lake in a nonconference match last Thursday at Tornado Fieldhouse. Scores were 25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 25-15. Amy Slight went 14-for-15 in hitting with five kills for the Tornadoes. Jadyn Rydberg was 16-for-21 with four kills and Holly Dierenfield... READ MORE >

Sioux Central tops St. Mary’s in TLC match

Taylor Krager went 7-for-7 in hitting with six kills, went 17-for-17 in serving with four aces and charted seven digs to help Sioux Central beat Storm Lake St. Mary’s in a Twin Lakes Conference match last Thursday at Sioux Rapids. Scores were 25-16, 25-12, 25-17. Halle Laursen went 7-for-7 in hitting with four kills for the Rebels. Dalayna Bruggman was... READ MORE >

Newell-Fonda extends win streak to 9

Newell-Fonda extended its winning streak to nine in a row as the Mustangs won a pair of matches in a triangular on Monday at Storm Lake St. Mary’s. The Mustangs (23-3), ranked eighth in Class 1A, defeated Whiting 25-11, 25-12, 25-6. Ella Larsen led the team in hitting by going 12-for-15 with 10 kills. Mary Walker was 8-for-10 with five... READ MORE >

Newell-Fonda wins H-LP Tournament

Newell-Fonda participated in the Harris-Lake Park Tournament and the Mustangs, ranked No. 8 in Class 1A, captured the championship. The Mustangs beat George-Little Rock 21-11, 21-8. Macy Sievers led the team in hitting by going 11-for-11 with six kills. Mary Walker was 13-for-17 with five kills and Ella Larsen was 7-for-9 with three kills. Anna Bellcock finished with eight set... READ MORE >