It didn’t take long for Storm Lake to begin its boys basketball season with a sonic boom. The Tornadoes scored two first two points of the game in less than 5 seconds and scored 10 points …

Cole Richardson made a 3-pointer to spark a run of 11 unanswered points as Storm Lake pulled away from a tie game in the fourth quarter to come away with a 52-43 win over Sioux City North on Tuesday …

Levi Else and Blake Myrtue each won all three of their matches to lead Ridge View in a quadrangular meet on Tuesday in Holstein. Ridge View was edged by Alta-Aurelia 40-36. Levi Bruns won his …

Eli Rieb, Jaxson Page, Laeton Langschwager and Nolan Reeves won all three of their matches to help Alta-Aurelia win two of three dual matches in a quadrangular on Tuesday in Holstein. …

Storm Lake senior Cam Boyd signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Briar Cliff University on Wednesday. Pictured with Boyd are his sister Amyah, mom Maggie and brother Bennett. Boyd chose …

Pocahontas Area outscored Ridge View 17-3 in the second quarter to pull away to a 24-point halftime lead as the Indians went on to defeat the Raptors 60-36 on Tuesday at Pocahontas. Pocahontas …

Avery Wilson scored a game-high 23 points and added five steals and three rebounds to help lead fifth-ranked Sioux Central to a 57-40 win over Estherville Lincoln Central on Tuesday at Sioux Rapids. …

Sioux Central used a 22-2 spurt in the third quarter to pull away as the Rebels defeated Estherville Lincoln Central 63-34 on Tuesday at Sioux Rapids. Sioux Central led 12-10 after the first …

Harris-Lake Park out-scored Alta-Aurelia 34-18 in the second half to pull away as the 15th-ranked Wolves spoiled the Warriors’ season opener on Monday in Lake Park. Harris-Lake Park held a …

Freshman Quinn Sievers made her varsity debut and scored 15 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 3-ranked Newell-Fonda cruised to an 84-33 win over Glidden-Ralston in its season …

Newell-Fonda outscored Glidden-Ralston 51-25 after the first quarter to pull away as the Mustangs opened their boys basketball season with a 64-37 win on Monday in Newell. Newell-Fonda held a …

Buena Vista sophomore Jayden Brink has been named the American Rivers Conference Male Athlete of the Week for the period ending Nov. 30. Brink, who is being recognized for the first time in his …

Nichole Hart captured an individual title to help Sioux Central finish third in the Manson Northwest Webster Invitational on Monday. South Central Calhoun won the meet with 118 points. Manson …

Several area youth wrestlers participated in various tournaments during the month of November. Jaedyn Marshall and Paytyn Brenner each finished first and Chip Johnson took third for Alta-Aurelia …

Iowa Grandstand Sports (formally Iowa Prep Illustrated) released its football all-state teams in 8-player, Class A, Class 1A, Class 2A, Class 3A, Class 4A and Class 5A. The selections were …

Bradi Krager scored a game-high 21 points and made the eventual game-winning 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to help Buena Vista pick up a thrilling 61-60 non-conference win over Bethany Lutheran …

It was an exciting way to finish the Snyder Classic for Buena Vista as it rallied in the final 90 seconds to knock off the University of Dallas 68-64 on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb. Jayden Brink …

Grace Kenkel finished with a career-high 21 points and Avery DeHaan scored 20 to help Storm Lake open its girls basketball season with a 59-34 win over South Central Calhoun on Tuesday at Tornado …

Buena Vista led by as much as 13 in the first half against visiting Carleton College, but the Knights rallied in the second half and would eventually hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 20 seconds to play …

Storm Lake St. Mary’s enters the boys basketball season with an inexperienced group of players as there are only four returning with any high school experience, and all were part-time starters. …