Stories from Friday, February 6, 2015

NEWELL - On one side of the scorer's table was a team trying to rebound from one of the worst weeks in recent program history. The other featured a team full of athletes that had never beaten them. The marquee rivalry in Twin Lakes Conference basketball on the boys' side was alive and thriving Friday night in Newell. It was a standing room only event that promised a good game...

STORM LAKE - The roller coaster of emotion continued for the Panther faithful on Thursday night. Earlier in the week they had suffered a strong first half, but suffered a cold second half against Remsen-St. Mary's. That was followed up by a game on Tuesday where the Panthers came back late against Sioux Central to get the win...

STORM LAKE - Keeping the same intensity up for four quarters was what St. Mary's needed to do on Thursday night in the Panther Pit. Playing a feisty Emmetsburg team that loved to feast on any free ball opportunity that came their way the Panthers needed to keep possession of the ball...

District basketball is just a few days away from getting started. With the regular season wrapping up in the next couple days for the girls the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union as well as the Iowa High School Athletics Association [which governs the boys] have released most of the pairings for the district tournaments...

A game of runs met the Beavers on Wednesday night, but getting into a track meet was not what BVU wanted to do. Loras was able to outrun and outscore the Beavers 69-54 in a crucial Conference game for both teams. Loras, needed the win to stay alive in the hunt for the Conference title, the Beavers were trying to build late season momentum...

For the first time in his career, Buena Vista sophomore forward Kennedy Drey has been named the Iowa Conference Male Athlete of the Week for the period ending February 1. Drey averaged 17 points and 8.5 rebounds during BVU's two home victories last week over Luther College and Central College, respectively. ...