Alta-Aurelia’s Jaxson Page and Angel Barajas advanced to the quarterfinals after the first day of the state wrestling tournament on Wednesday in Des Moines. Page wrestled Landon Bell of …

After a lackluster first quarter, Storm Lake used some pressure defense to create some offense. The Tornadoes increased their intensity level on defense, which led to more offensive production …

Newell-Fonda used another fast start to advance on in the regional tournament. The third-ranked Mustangs outscored Kingsley-Pierson 21-8 in the first quarter and never looked back as they went …

When shots weren’t falling for Sioux Central in the first quarter, the Rebels didn’t panic. They turned to their defense in the second quarter to take the lead and then turned that …

Alta-Aurelia put together a rally in the third quarter to erase a 13-point deficit and the Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter to advance to the next round after a 59-48 win over Manson …

Gunner Reed scored 24 points and put the finishing touches on the game by scoring his 1,000th career point while Jackson Jones made a career-high six 3-pointers to follow with 22 points as Buena …

Madalynn Hilgendorf scored a career-high 17 points while Bradi Krager followed with 10 to lead Buena Vista on Wednesday night at Simpson, but big second and third quarters by the Storm lifted them …

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 1, SUBSTATE 1 GAMES THURSDAY at Hull Boyden-Hull (15-8) vs. Kingsley-Pierson (9-12) at Paullina South O’Brien (16-6) vs. LeMars Gehlen (14-8) …

CLASS 1A REGION 3 GAMES TUESDAY at Newell Newell-Fonda 73, Kingsley-Pierson 36 at Moville Woodbury Central 49, LeMars Gehlen 44 at Coon Rapids Coon …

BASKETBALL LAKES CONFERENCE Boys W-L W-L Storm Lake 8-0 18-1 Spirit Lake 6-2 17-4 Cherokee 4-4 14-7 Spencer 2-6 11-10 Estherville 0-8 2-19 Girls W-L W-L …

Storm Lake’s Xavier Mendez-Rosas wrestled in the Class 3A state wrestling tournament on Wednesday and was defeated by Waukee Northwest’s Brayden Williams in the first round at 215 pounds …

Claire Wandrey scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as MMCRU (Marcus) ended Ridge View’s season after a 40-36 win in a Class 2A first round regional …

Eight area wrestlers qualified for the state tournament after district meets were held in all classes last Saturday. The top two place finishers in each weight class in Classes 1A and 2A and the …

MVAOCOU used a 21-8 second quarter spurt to take the lead and the Rams went on to defeat Sioux Central 61-54 in the first round of the Class 2A district tournament on Monday at Sioux Rapids. …

Buena Vista played Loras in a rare mid-week afternoon game in Siebens Fieldhouse last Thursday and had a last-second shot beyond halfcourt rim out as the team dropped a 71-69 American Rivers …

Loras used a 16-5 run over the final 6 minutes of the game and went on to hand Buena Vista a 78-58 loss last Thursday in Siebens Fieldhouse. The Duhawks made a layup with only seconds left in …

Alta-Aurelia High School’s baseball field was selected as the 2024 True Pitch State Diamond of the Year by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Alta-Aurelia won the West Division. …

Newell-Fonda raced out to a 25-6 lead after one period of play as the Mustangs began the Class 1A district tournament with an 81-49 win over West Bend-Mallard on Monday at Newell. Newell-Fonda, …

GTRA finished the first half with a 19-2 spurt to blow the game open as the Titans ended Alta-Aurelia's season after an 83-29 setback in a Class 1A first round district tournament game on Monday at …

Harris-Lake Park scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter to pull away as the Wolves ended Storm Lake St. Mary’s season with a 75-25 win in a Class 1A first round district tournament …