Quarterback Camden Reinert ran for a touchdown and passed for a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough as Akron-Westfield defeated Alta-Aurelia 29-15 in a district game last Friday at Akron. …

Buena Vista was tied 7-7 with No. 16 Wartburg early in the second quarter, but the Knights used a big 35-point second quarter and went on to spoil Family Weekend for the Beavers with a 70-21 victory …

Avery DeHaan went 24-for-28 in hitting with 14 kills and Mackenzie Harder was 11-for-11 in serving with two aces, but it wasn’t enough as Emmetsburg defeated Storm Lake in a nonconference match …

Danika Wetherell went 19-for-20 in hitting with five kills and was 14-for-15 in serving, but it wasn’t enough as Sioux Central defeated Storm Lake St. Mary’s in a Twin Lakes Conference …

CLASS 1A REGION 7 MATCHES MONDAY, OCT. 21 at Victor HLV (11-13) vs. Iowa Valley (11-16) at Kalona Hillcrest Academy (17-7) vs. Keota   (3-12) at Belle Plaine …

Storm Lake St. Mary’s played in the Harris-Lake Park Tournament last Saturday and the Panthers were defeated in all three matches. St. Mary’s fell to Harris-Lake Park 21-11, 21-10. …

Kinzee Hinders went 28-for-32 in hitting with 20 kills and Lindsey Wolf was 21-for-21 in serving to help Newell-Fonda beat Algona Garrigan in a nonconference match last Thursday in Algona. …

The Buena Vista volleyball team was back on the court last Saturday at Coe, but the Beavers came up short against the preseason favorites by scores of 25-21, 25-12, 25-22. Rachel Brockney led …

The Buena Vista men’s soccer team took on Simpson, but the Beavers came up on the short end of a 7-0 setback to the Storm last Saturday at Indianola. Simpson got on the scoreboard in the …

Albert City native Everett Kischer (right) was the quarterback for Iowa State in 1938, the last time the Cyclones were 6-0. Kischer didn’t intend to play football when he came to Ames to study …

Regional volleyball tournament pairings CLASS 1A REGION 7 MATCHES MONDAY, OCT. 21 at Victor HLV (10-13) vs. Iowa Valley (10-16) at Kalona Hillcrest Academy (17-6) …

The last five weeks have not been good for Denison-Schleswig. Since their season-opening win over Council Bluffs Jefferson, the Monarchs have lost five games in a row, been outscored 191-24, and …

When you’re playing a team that can score a lot of points, you’d better be able to finish offensive possessions with points yourself. That was a problem for Ridge View in last …

In games between two evenly-matched teams, making critical plays is, well, critical. There were five or six of them in last week’s game between Newell-Fonda and Boyer Valley, and the …

After starting 0-4, Alta-Aurelia will be looking for its third straight win when the Warriors travel to Akron to take on Akron-Westfield on Friday. The Westerners will be looking for their first …

Sioux Central will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak when the Rebels entertain winless Pocahontas Area on Friday in Sioux Rapids. Sioux Central coach Brandon Goodchild shared his …

Austin Dickinson may be sounding like a broken record when he talks about efficiency in the second half of games this season, but for whatever reasons, Buena Vista has struggled with it. …

Joel Ramirez-Parra finished sixth overall to help lead Storm Lake to a fourth-place finish in the Cherokee Invitational on Tuesday. Sioux Center won the meet with 51 points. Storm Lake scored …

Lucos Wernimont finished second overall to help Sioux Central win the South Central Calhoun Invitational Tuesday. Sioux Central scored 68 points in the meet. Ridge View was fifth with 128, …

Sioux Central had four runners finish in the top 14 overall as the Rebels won the South Central Calhoun Invitational on Tuesday in Lake City. Sioux Central scored 57 points in the meet. Ridge …