Jaidyn Coon gave the crowd what they wanted to see, especially one person in particular. With Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery in attendance looking on, Coon finished with 22 points, 13 …

OABCIG outscored Newell-Fonda 20-14 in the fourth quarter as the Falcons got past the Mustangs 63-59 last Thursday at Ida Grove. OABCIG held a 19-14 lead after one quarter of play. The Mustangs …

Hinton used an 18-5 spurt in the second quarter to take control as the Blackhawks went on to hand Sioux Central a 66-47 setback in a nonconference game last Thursday at Hinton. Hinton held a …

Cherokee scored 28 points in the first quarter and the Braves were never threatened after that as they defeated Alta-Aurelia 78-43 in a nonconference game last Thursday at Alta. Cherokee held a …

Glidden-Ralston used a 13-4 surge in the first quarter to take control and then pulled away with a 19-7 spurt in the third quarter to end Storm Lake St. Mary’s season with a 52-30 win in the …

Kinzee Hinders scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 3-ranked Newell-Fonda ended the regular season with an 81-37 win over Exira-EHK last Thursday in Newell. …

Buena Vista took the court at home for the final time this season last Saturday, but the Beavers came up short against Wartburg 87-80 on Senior Day. Carter Sievers scored a team-high 21 points …

Buena Vista wrapped up its home schedule last Saturday with a 99-56 loss to No. 13-ranked Wartburg. The Knights scored the first 13 points of the game and led 18-9 after one quarter before …

The Buena Vista softball team continued its opening weekend schedule on Sunday, but the Beavers were edged in a pair of games, falling to Gustavus Adolphus 6-3 before dropping a 3-2 game against the …

Buena Vista is gearing up for its softball season as a new era begins under first-year head coach Tammy Utley. Utley came to BVU after seven seasons as head coach at Lakeland University (Wis.). …

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 1, SUBSTATE 1 GAME LAST FRIDAY at Sibley Sibley-Ocheyedan 58, George-Little Rock 45 GAMES MONDAY at Hull Boyden-Hull 62, Sibley-Ocheyedan 37 …

CLASS 1A REGION 3 GAMES LAST THURSDAY at Kingsley Kingsley-Pierson 56, Remsen St. Mary’s 49 at Moville Woodbury Central 55, Siouxland Christian 15 at Akron …

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 …

It was a tale of two halves for Storm Lake and Newell-Fonda. After combining for just 44 points in the first half, the two teams scored 85 in the second, including a 25-20 spurt in the fourth …

Storm Lake scored 15 unanswered points to begin the game and the fifth-ranked Tornadoes were never threatened after that as they defeated Newell-Fonda 87-45 in a nonconference game on Tuesday at …

Kellen Jensen scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures as Ridge View won its 19th game of the season after a 75-60 triumph over Newell-Fonda on Monday in Holstein. Ridge View …

Newell-Fonda, ranked third in Class 1A, jumped out to a 23-point lead after the first quarter and the Mustangs were never threatened as they defeated Ridge View 63-27 on Monday at Holstein. …

Ridge View captured its first Western Valley Conference regular season title in boys basketball for the first time since 2016. Team members pictured from left to right are, front row: Drew Burk, …

The road to the boys state basketball tournament begins for area teams on Monday. All games begin at 7 p.m. In Class 1A, Alta-Aurelia (4-15) will take to the road to face GTRA (10-10) in the …

Jaidyn Coon matched a career high with 35 points to lead four players in double figures as Class 3A No. 5-ranked Storm Lake won its 10th game in a row, 87-63 over Sioux City West on Monday in Sioux …