Storm Lake opened Lakes Conference play on Monday, but Spirit Lake spoiled the debut by defeating the Tornadoes 9-0 at Spirit Lake. Nailea Lopez suffered a 10-8 defeat at No. 1 singles while …

Because of injuries, Sioux Central was forced to put a young lineup on the volleyball court a year ago. As a result, the Rebels finished 4-15. But that experience for those younger players …

Sioux Central enters the 2025 football season with a lot of senior leadership. In fact, all of the team’s returning starters are seniors. The Rebels will return six starters on offense in …

Fresh off a playoff appearance a year ago, Ridge View will return six starters on offense and four on defense, and feature an extremely athletic team this season. The Raptors lost some key …

Coed adult volleyball is an adult recreation program for men and women 18 years of age or older and graduates of high school. Teams will play September-November on Wednesday nights in the Storm Lake …

Storm Lake youth flag football is a competitive program that teaches participants the fundamentals of football. Both boys and girls are encouraged to participate. Teams will play in Storm Lake and …

Community Education will be offering fall soccer starting Sept. 9. The program offers kids the ability to play soccer in a safe environment and is facilitated by Community Education and assisted with …

Junior Hitters is an introductory program that teaches participants the fundamentals of volleyball. This program is for boys and girls in grades 1-4. Participants will practice two times per week. …

Start Smart Football is a beginner program meant to introduce participants to the sport. Participants will develop basic motor skills while learning the basic skills of sport. The program is for …

For the first time ever, Storm Lake will begin its girls tennis season in the fall. After exclusively playing in the spring, the change was made by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union last …

The Storm Lake girls tennis team opened its season last Thursday, but the Tornadoes’ debut was spoiled as Denison-Schleswig won 8-1 at Denison. Nailea Lopez picked up the lone win for …

It was another banner year for girls sports in the area in 2024-25, both team-wise and individually. Newell-Fonda advanced to the state basketball and softball tournaments while Storm Lake was …

The Buena Vista University women’s basketball team held a fundamental day camp and an overnight youth camp July 25-27 at Siebens Fieldhouse.   The campers worked with current college …

Buena Vista University Director of Athletics Amy Maier has announced that Ty Hoover has been hired as the university’s new head women’s and men’s track and field coach. Hoover …

It was yet another banner year for softball in the area. Twin Lakes Conference champion Newell-Fonda won 25 games and qualified for the state tournament after a three-year hiatus and had five players …

Anna Mercer made one of the biggest transformations in one season in recent memory. She went from a role player in the outfield last season to a dominant hitter and pitcher this season. The …

Jenna Lullmann knows what it takes to be a good pitcher. She was one once herself at Newell-Fonda. The Storm Lake coach sees those traits in Avery DeHaan. And why wouldn’t she. The Tornado …

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released its all-state softball teams in all five classes for the 2025 season and five area players were recognized. Kinzee Hinders of Newell-Fonda was …

STORM LAKE Aug. 29 Denison-Schleswig Sept. 5 at Council Bluffs Lincoln Sept. 12 at MOC-Floyd Valley Sept. 19 Atlantic Sept. 26 at Sioux City West Oct. 3 at Sergeant …

In what could be considered a little bit of a down year for most of the area teams, one squad stood out with an above .500 record. Ridge View was the lone team to finish with a winning record as …