Stories from Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Less than 24 hours before the biggest meet of the season the three state qualifiers that will represent Alta-Aurelia sat with an intensity on their face. It is the type of intensity one might expect from a wrestler, when they are on the mat, but for Cooper Siebrecht, Skylar Solko and John Tuttle the intensity that they showed Wednesday afternoon was different. They were intensely focused on the task that lies in front of them, a focus and goal that is seen even if it is not said...

On a cold winter's night when the wind is howling outside, the echos of a raspy voice can be heard from inside the B.J. Strandenburg wrestling room of Storm Lake High. The voice is Ben Seaman's and the ears he is talking to are covered by protective padding. This time of year his voice is only heard by one wrestler, but together they are preparing for their first ever trip to the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines for the 3A wrestling competition...

Newell-Fonda girls advance via 67-30 win over West Bend-Mallard

HULL - Coming into the game the Ridge View girls knew they had a tough challenge against No. 2 ranked Western Christian. The challenge was every bit as tough as they imagined. Ridge View was held to just 27 points in a 69-27 loss on Tuesday as Western Christian scored early and often...

MILFORD - Both teams battled all night long with Sioux Central wanting to get revenge over Okoboji from volleyball. A tough fight ended when Okoboji pulled away to find the victory, 67-56 over the Rebels. The first quarter wasn't the best for Sioux Central as Okoboji jumped out to a 19-9. ...

SIOUX RAPIDS - Fueled by a home town crowd and a first half of uncontested lanes to the rim, Mac Prior had a 20 point night on Monday for the Rebels. Unfortunately for Prior and the rest of Sioux Central, West Bend -Mallard wanted revenge from the regular season, and they got it with a 71-42 win to end the Rebels season...