2022-06-01

Newell-Fonda girls’ record breaking season ends with fifth-place finish at state

Barber ties for 15th

Alexis Barber finished in a tie for 15th place overall to help Newell-Fonda to a fifth-place finish in the Class 1A girls state golf tournament last Friday at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown. Algona Garrigan was the team champion with a 36-hole total of 713 strokes. Newell-Fonda finished with a 769. Barber had rounds of 90 and 92 for […]

Former Altan bitten by the triathlon bug


They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but former Alta resident Jim Fellows is an example of how that just isn’t true. After returning home from a stint in the Army, Larry Fellows (Newell area) met Mary (Hanover area) while they were both working at the creamery in Alta. Soon Jim came along, and then sister Diana, […]

Storm Lake wins pair of games in Sioux Central Invite

Storm Lake participated in the Sioux Central Tournament last Saturday in Peterson and the Tornadoes came away with a pair of victories. Storm Lake beat River Valley 17-0 in its first game. The Tornadoes, who had only four hits in the game, scored two runs in the first inning and 15 in the third. Storm Lake took advantage of 18 […]

Sioux Central splits pair of games in own tournament

Sioux Central hosted its annual tournament last Saturday in Peterson and the Rebels came away with a split in a pair of games. Sioux Central beat River Valley 3-0 in its first game. The Rebels scored two runs in the fifth inning to take control. Landon Olson pitched a one-hit shutout to get the win. He walked one and struck […]

SL girls beat OABCIG 10-2 in home debut

Storm Lake scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take control and added three more runs in the fifth to break the game open as the Tornadoes beat OABCIG 10-2 in a nonconference game last Friday at Tornado Field. Storm Lake scored two runs in the second inning, four in the fourth, three in the fifth […]

SM girls’ return to diamond spoiled by MNW

Manson Northwest Webster scored three runs in the first inning, four in the third and three more in the fourth as the Cougars spoiled Storm Lake St. Mary’s return to the diamond after a two-year hiatus with an 11-1 win last Friday at Manson. The Panthers did not field a team in 2020 and played a JV schedule last year. […]

No. 2 Newell-Fonda dominates in all three of its games at Kingsley-Pierson Tournament

No. 2-ranked Newell-Fonda participated in the Kingsley-Pierson Tournament last Saturday and the Mustangs won all three of their games. Newell-Fonda beat Ridge View 13-1. The Mustangs scored nine runs in the first inning, two in the third and two more in the fifth. The Mustangs tallied 13 hits in the game. Macy Sievers and Isabel Bartek each collected three hits. […]

Alta-Aurelia breaks even in Kingsley-Pierson tourney

Alta-Aurelia participated in the Kingsley-Pierson Tournament last Saturday and the Warriors broke even in a pair of games. Alta-Aurelia beat Kingsley-Pierson 10-7. Shea Peterson led a 13-hit attack with three singles. Brielle Engelmann, Alli Magnussen, Maggie Bloom, Addison Fritz and Angela Lopez all added two hits apiece. Jenna Nielsen and Nora Peterson each had one hit. Engelmann drove in three […]

Ridge View beats Cherokee, falls to 1A No. 2 Newell-Fonda in Kingsley-Pierson Tournament

Ridge View participated in the Kingsley-Pierson Tournament last Saturday and the Raptors split a pair of games. Ridge View beat Cherokee 9-3. The Raptors scored one run in the third inning, five in the fourth and three in the fifth. The Raptors had six hits in the game. Emma Vohs led the way with two singles. Sky Henkel and Beth […]

Walks, errors hurt Sioux Central in setback to H-LP

Harris-Lake Park scored six early runs to take control before plating four runs later in the game to pull away as the Wolves beat Sioux Central 11-6 in a nonconference game last Thursday. Harris-Lake Park scored three runs in the second and three in the third to build a 6-1 lead before plating four runs in the fifth after Sioux […]