Nick Gaes has decided to chase the dream. Ever since he was a third grader at Alta-Aurelia Elementary School, Gaes has wanted to play in the NFL. Now he will take that chance as the former …

Conference championships start with great defense. Storm Lake has put itself in position to win one because of it. The eighth-ranked Tornadoes held Spirit Lake to under 50 points as they …

Storm Lake used intense defense to win its fifth game in a row as the Tornadoes knocked off Class 3A No. 6-ranked Spirit Lake 58-45 in a Lakes Conference game on Tuesday night at Tornado Fieldhouse. …

Dick Jungers will be the first to say that his coaching milestones happen only because he’s been doing it for a long time. The Newell-Fonda coach, in his 23rd season, achieved win No. 500 …

Jacksyn Hogrefe finished with 20 points, five rebounds and two steals to help lead Newell-Fonda to an 83-19 Twin Lakes Conference win over Storm Lake St. Mary’s on Tuesday at St. Mary’s. …

Ridge View scored the first 17 points of the game as the Raptors clinched the Western Valley Conference title after a 70-19 win over Siouxland Christian on Tuesday night at Holstein. Ridge View, …

Ridge View jumped out to a 27-0 lead after the first quarter as the Raptors went on to defeat Siouxland Christian 63-6 in a Western Valley Conference game on Tuesday at Holstein. The Raptors …

Freshman Bradi Krager scored 24 points and hauled down 15 rebounds en route to her first career double-double to help lift Buena Vista to an 80-63 American Rivers Conference win over Nebraska …

Buena Vista led by as many as 14 points in the second half only to see Nebraska Wesleyan close on a 17-2 run over the final 4:22 to stun the Beavers 75-67 on Wednesday at Siebens Fieldhouse. …

Cole Jochims scored a career-high 16 points and Kellen Jensen added 12 to help Ridge View defeat Storm Lake St. Mary’s 92-11 in a nonconference game on Monday at Holstein. Ridge View held …

GTRA used a fast start and the Titans never looked back as they defeated Alta-Aurelia 73-39 in a Twin Lakes Conference game on Tuesday at Graettinger. GTRA jumped out to a 21-7 lead after the …

Emmetsburg outscored Sioux Central 12-5 in the fourth quarter to take control as the E-Hawks went on to defeat the Rebels 44-37 in a Twin Lakes Conference game on Tuesday at Emmetsburg.   …

Chloe Murphy scored a career-high 19 points to lead three players in double figures as Ridge View defeated Storm Lake St. Mary’s 60-18 in a nonconference game on Monday at Holstein. Ridge …

Nora Peterson scored 25 points to lead three players in double figures as Alta-Aurelia got past GTRA 59-46 on Tuesday at Graettinger. Alta-Aurelia jumped out to a 15-4 lead after the first …

Emmetsburg outscored Sioux Central 27-19 in the second half as the E-Hawks remained undefeated in the Twin Lakes Conference after a 48-42 win over the Rebels on Tuesday at Emmetsburg. Sioux …

Newell-Fonda girls basketball coach Dick Jungers won his 500th career game on Tuesday after his team defeated Storm Lake St. Mary’s 85-31. Jungers, who is in the Basketball Coaches Hall of …

East Sac County jumped out to a 16-1 lead after the first quarter and the Raiders were never threatened after that as they spoiled Storm Lake St. Mary’s homecoming with a 71-14 win last Friday. …

Eli Rieb, Gable VanOort, Hayden Garlow and Angel Barajas all captured individual titles to help Alta-Aurelia win the Twin Lakes Conference boys wrestling tournament last Saturday in Gowrie. …

Nichole Hart and Nataley Frerk each captured an individual title to help Sioux Central make history by becoming the first team to win the Twin Lakes Conference girls wrestling tournament last …

Storm Lake used a 20-10 surge in the second quarter to take control before scoring 30 points in the third quarter to pull away as the eighth-ranked Tornadoes defeated OABCIG 78-49 in a nonconference …