Stories from Monday, April 16, 2018

The Storm Lake Youth Swim Team will hold their annual splash party on Sunday, April 22 from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Buena Vista University pool. Come learn about our swim team and swim at the BVU pool. Swimmers may register for the summer program as well as purchase team suits and supplies. Coaches and volunteers will be there to answer any questions you may have. There will be no admission for swimmers and their families...

NEWELL - The Newell-Fonda and Emmetburg boys and girls golf teams split on Thursday night with the NF girls winning, 217-221 and the boys dropping a 178-178 match due to fifth player scoring rule. Newell-Fonda’s Jenna Coppock had the lowest score for the medal win, shooting a 53. Morgan Lynch was bested by E-Burgy’s Parker Traub in a two hole playoff for the runner up, both shooting a 54...

AURELIA - The Warriors and Rebels both hit the course for the first time on Thursday night with Alta-Aurelia taking the match, 188-219. AA’s Alex Snyder had the low score and medalist spot with a 41 on the par 35 nine holes. His best hole came on the par 5 third hole where he had a birdie. Warrior Keaton Mork earned the runner up spot with a 44. Sioux Central’s Trent Anderson had their best score with a 48...

STORM LAKE - For the second straight day the Buena Vista softball team took the field against a top-25 team, and for the second straight day, the Beavers played a pair of thrilling games, including a walk-off victory in the opener of Thursday’s doubleheader against #23 Central College...

MANSON - The Alta-Aurelia and Newell-Fonda girls got their start to the track season on Thursday night at the Brad Kruse meet. The Warriors took first place out of 12 schools, and the Mustangs finished in sixth place. Alta-Aurelia results: The Warriors took first in the sprint medley with the team of Grace DePuna, Rowan Kolpin, Brittany Turnquist and Lily Peterson finishing in 1:56.05. ...

ESTHERVILLE - The Storm Lake girls tennis team were able to avoid a sweep with three wins but ultimately fell to the Estherville-Lincoln Central Midgets, 6-3. In singles action: Destiny Syhavong fell 10-1; Serena Chaiyawong fell 10-0; Jenny Almanza fell 10-4; Briana Soto fell 10-4; Natalia Garza won 10-6; and Beauna Thammathai won 10-8...

STORM LAKE - Thursday night was a good start for the Storm Lake boys tennis team and head coach Sam Lipps as they were able to defeat Estherville-Lincoln Central, 8-1. “Overall, we played very well. I was very impressed with what I saw from our young guys. All three freshmen played smart and aggressive even though it was their first meet of their careers,” Lipps said...

MANSON - Three area schools saw their first outdoor meet of the year on Thursday night as Alta-Aurelia, Newell-Fonda and St. Mary’s all took part in the Brad Kruse meet. The Warriors finished in fifth place as the Mustangs and Panthers tied for 10th...

SPENCER - For the first time this season there was an outdoor meet for the Storm Lake and Sioux Central girls track team as they battled seven other schools at the Spencer Invitational. Sioux Central finished third and Storm Lake ninth. Storm Lake results: The 100 meter dash saw a pair of top six finishes for Storm Lake as Emma Kenkel took fourth with a time of 13.60 second and Sam Louwaige took sixth with a time of 13.75 seconds. ...

STORM LAKE - It was a rough opening night for the girls in green and white on Thursday battling against rival Spencer. The Tigers took a 7-0 decision after the 80 minutes of play to start the Tornadoes’ season on a sour note. The Tigers got going quickly with a goal in just the third minute of the game. Spencer added three more goals in the first half to go up 4-0 at halftime. Storm Lake was unable to keep possession for an sustained amount of time as the Tigers controlled the ball...

SPENCER - The green and white got off to a good start in Lakes Conference play on Thursday night as they were unkind visitors to the Spencer Tigers, taking a 6-0 decision to move to 2-0 and pick up the conference win. “I thought the boys played very well last night overall. ...