Stories from Thursday, April 16, 2015

AURELIA - Playing at home for the first time of the season always creates a good feeling. Winning at home for the first time creates a better feeling, and that is just what the Alta-Aurelia golf teams got to experience on Tuesday. Hosting Twin Lakes Conference foe, Graettinger-Terrill/Ruthven-Ayshire. the Warriors were able to capture a pair of lopsided wins...

LAKE CREEK - Two birdies, and two pars helped Storm Lake's Blake Berry earn his second medalist recogination in as many golf meets. Tuesday night, the Storm Lake golfers were at home for their only regular season meet of the year. despite having home course advantage, both LeMars and Estherville-Lincoln Central bested the young Tornadoes...

LEMARS - After getting a win at home last week, the Storm Lake girls golf team was ready to face Conference competition on the road Tuesday. The venue may have been different, but the results were the same as the Tornadoes won by 32 strokes over their closest competition in LeMars Tuesday night...

ORANGE CITY - Three first place prizes highlighted the Tornadoes first meet outside on Monday in Orange City. For the first time this season, junior Nate Carlson was able to throw the discus, and he did so by picking up where he left off last season. ...

SPENCER - Several matches were close on Monday night, but none of them bounced the way of Storm Lake against Spencer. The boys tennis team fell 9-0 against Spencer. In one of the closest matches, No.1 player for Storm Lake, Brett Dewerff was able to go several rounds with Alex Kaldahl, who is a player that has been one of the strongest in the Lakes Conference. The two played 20 games, but it was Kaldahl who finished with the final 11-9 advantage...

HOLSTEIN - After winning a meet with six events wins last Friday, Sioux Central had to do something equally impressive at the 19th Annual Russ Kraai Relays on Monday night. So, the Rebel girls took home nine first place medals, and had at least one member on their team place in all but one event...

HOLSTEIN - There are about 300 yards from the discus pit to the end of the official space. With the way St. Mary's senior Annie Flynn has been throwing this year, they might need to extend the area. On Monday night, Annie Flynn, who has already set two school records in the discus event, set a third one. She won the event with a toss of 121-feet-seven-inches, a season best for her. the second place finisher had a toss that landed 30 feet shy of Flynn's mark...

Editor's note: this is the second part of a three part series examining what has made Newell-Fonda successful in their history on and off the field of competition. The first part can be found here They are names that have become legend over the years, and a school district that has become revered as a place where success begins. For the student-athletes of Newell-Fonda, the success comes from the coaches who have given them the life lessons, and ability to work together as a team...

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