Stories from Wednesday, November 6, 2013

A 'tale as old as time...'

STORM LAKE -- After missing out on the Iowa Conference Tournament in each of the last two seasons for the first time in school history, the Buena Vista women's basketball team is focused and determined to be back among those final six teams in 2013-14...

STORM LAKE -- A roster full of young, talented and also experienced players make up the corps of this year's Buena Vista men's basketball team which is gearing up to defend the program's eighth Iowa Conference Championship under head coach Brian Van Haaften...

Everything came down to Wednesday night in Sioux City Bishop Heelan's gym for the eighth ranked Ridge View Raptors (34-7). One more victory sent them to the 2A state tournament. A loss to the seventh ranked Hinton Blackhawks (25-7) meant a long trip home empty-handed...

Storm Lake Mayor Jon Kruse comes out victorious in a spirited race for Storm Lake mayor Tuesday, and Ron Neulieb survived a skin-tight challenge in Alta. A few races were determined by write-ins in municipal elections around Buena Vista County. Happy with the results, Mayor Kruse says people had the opportunity to look at two candidates this go around. One offered continuity, Kruse, and the other change, Conlon...

N-F set to face defending State Champs M-M-C in rematch of last year's quarterfinal.