BASKETBALL LAKES CONFERENCE Boys W-L W-L Storm Lake 8-0 20-1 Spirit Lake 6-2 19-4 Cherokee 4-4 15-8 Spencer 2-6 11-11 Estherville 0-8 2-19 Girls W-L W-L …

Thanks to a big first quarter and an even bigger fourth quarter, Newell-Fonda will be appearing in the state tournament for the eighth year in a row. The third-ranked Mustangs started the game …

When you’re hot, you’re hot. And Sioux Center was red-hot in the third quarter. The seventh-ranked Warriors made five 3-pointers in the last 4 minutes of the third period to turn a …

Newell-Fonda is back in an all-too-familiar place. The regional finals. The Mustangs, ranked third in Class 1A, will play for their eighth consecutive trip to the state tournament after …

The first round of the postseason was about taking care of business for Storm Lake. The fifth-ranked Tornadoes squared off with a 2-18 Denison-Schleswig team in a Class 4A substate quarterfinal …

Survive and advance. Those two words rang true for Ridge View last Thursday as the Raptors showed their resiliency by finding a way to win. Kinnick Jensen made two free throws in the final …

Newell-Fonda outscored GTRA 21-10 in the fourth quarter to take control as the Mustangs advanced to the next round after a 65-56 win in a Class 1A district semifinal game last Thursday at Newell. …

West Fork, ranked 14th in Class 2A, pulled away in the fourth quarter to end Sioux Central’s season with a 67-50 win in a regional semifinal game played last Friday night at Sheffield. …

Rock Valley, ranked sixth in Class 2A, raced out to a 23-point lead after the first quarter as the Rockets went on to defeat Alta-Aurelia 87-45 in a regional semifinal game last Friday at Rock …

Newell-Fonda senior Guyson Lyman signed a letter of intent last Friday to play football for Buena Vista University. Pictured with Guyson are his dad, Justin Lyman, sister, Nevaeh Lyman, and mom, …

Cam Boyd finished with a career-high 30 points and Charlie Dvergsten added 14 to help Storm Lake get past Humboldt 72-64 in the regular season finale last Thursday. Storm Lake held a 20-17 lead …

CLASS 1A REGION 3 GAMES LAST FRIDAY at Newell Newell-Fonda 79, Woodbury Central 25 at Coon Rapids Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 42 GAME WEDNESDAY …

DISTRICT 1, SUBSTATE 1 GAME TUESDAY at Sheldon Boyden-Hull (16-8) vs. South O’Brien (17-6) DISTRICT 2, SUBSTATE 1 GAMES LAST THURSDAY at Marcus MMCRU (Marcus) …

Jaxson Page was the lone area wrestler to place at the state wrestling tournament as the Alta-Aurelia 106-pounder finished sixth last Saturday. Page was defeated in the fifth-place match by …

Buena Vista is aiming to win the program’s third conference title in the last four years in baseball this season. Head coach Steve Eddie is back in the dugout for his 25th season at the …

The Buena Vista men’s basketball team needed a win last Saturday to keep its conference tournament hopes alive, but the Beavers saw their season end with a lopsided 80-55 road loss at Nebraska …

The Buena Vista women’s basketball team wrapped up its season last Saturday with an 86-78 loss to Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln. McKenna Cone led BVU with 19 points, including 8-of-11 at …

The Buena Vista women’s wrestling team wrapped up its season last Saturday at the 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Region VII tournament and had a pair of individuals win …

The Buena Vista women’s indoor track and field team competed in the Solomon Butler Classic hosted by the University of Dubuque last Friday and brought home another individual title from …

Nate Reichter would be the first to admit that his team played its worst game of the season in a loss to Carroll earlier this season. But the Storm Lake coach might also reckon that his team …