Buena Vista will not only be looking to get back in the win column, but also to play a cleaner game in all three phases when it hosts Loras on Saturday in a 1 p.m. kickoff. “We have to be …

The American Rivers Conference has released its 2025-26 men’s basketball preseason coaches poll with the University of Dubuque earning the top spot after capturing last season’s regular …

The American Rivers Conference has released its 2025-26 women’s basketball preseason coaches’ poll. Following a 20-win season and a runner-up regular season conference finish, Coe …

Avery DeHaan went 36-for-41 in hitting with 14 kills, charted eight digs and went 13-for-14 in serving with four aces to help Storm Lake begin postseason play with a Class 4A regional tournament win …

Freshman Keisha Nielsen went 20-for-22 in hitting with a team-high 15 kills to help Alta-Aurelia win its Class 1A first round regional tournament match over Clarion-Goldfield-Dows on Monday at Alta. …

Sioux Central setter Reata Ayers reached a major milestone in her volleyball career with 500 career assists in a match last week against South Central Calhoun. It was more than an individual …

Brian Wilken made no bones about it. The team that moves on in the playoffs is the one that blocks and tackles better. Wilken’s Raptors will entertain Tri-Center in the first round of the …

Storm Lake may not have anything to play for other than pride, but Le Mars sure does. The Bulldogs (4-4) are trying to make the playoffs as an at-large team, and they can solidify their chances …

Alta-Aurelia will finish the regular season with a week 9 game when the Warriors take on South O’Brien on Friday at BVU’s J. Leslie Rollins Stadium. Alta-Aurelia coach Chris Reinert …

Spencer capitalized on three Storm Lake turnovers in the second quarter, cashing them in for two touchdowns to help the Tigers take control as they went on to defeat the Tornadoes 42-7 in a district …

Riceville finished with 477 yards of total offense, including 359 rushing as the Wildcats handed Newell-Fonda a 62-39 setback in a non-district game last Friday at Newell. Riceville scored three …

Odin Hanson finished third overall to help Ridge View win the team title in the Western Valley Conference boys cross country meet last Saturday at Onawa. Ridge View scored 37 points to beat …

Addy Tesch finished second overall to help Ridge View capture the team title in the Western Valley Conference girls cross country meet last Saturday at Onawa. Ridge View scored 29 points in the …

Sioux Central captured the Twin Lakes Conference girls cross country title last Thursday in Sioux Rapids. Team members pictured from left to right are: Allie Chambers, Nora Christian, Sage Weber, …

The Buena Vista women’s soccer team continued its homestand last Saturday by hosting Simpson in American Rivers Conference play, but the Beavers would come up short against the Storm, 3-1. …

The Buena Vista men’s soccer team held Simpson scoreless in the first half, but the Storm was able to register a pair of second half goals and went on to hand the Beavers a tough 2-0 loss last …

GAMES FRIDAY CLASS 1A East Sac County (3-5) at West Lyon (8-0)   Lawton-Bronson (4-4) at Manson Northwest Webster (6-2) Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (3-5) at Grundy Center …

With a playoff berth on the line, Sioux Central staged a rally in the second half that ultimately came up short as Sibley-Ocheyedan held off the Rebels for a 31-16 win in a district game last Friday …

Ridge View scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter to build a 26-point lead at halftime as the Raptors went on to win for the fourth time in their last five games after a 39-12 win …

Hinton rushed for 225 yards and held Alta-Aurelia to 97 yards of total offense as the Blackhawks defeated the Warriors 48-0 in a district game last Friday in Hinton. The Warriors managed only 81 …