Stories from Thursday, February 21, 2019

SIOUX RAPIDS - The first half of the 1A-District 16 semifinal contest, the River Valley Wolverines gave Sioux Central all they could handle and a little bit more. However, not having lost to a 1A school all year, the Rebels were able to put together a productive second half to pick up an 18-point win over River Valley, 55-37...

SIOUX RAPIDS - The Newell-Fonda offense was nowhere to be found in the first quarter of the 1A District semifinal at Sioux Rapids Tuesday night, but caught fire in the second to forge a lead they would never relinquish en route to a 56-40 win over IKM-Manning...

FORT DODGE - After two consecutive upsets to reach the 2A-Region 2 finals on Monday night, the clock struck midnight for the Ridge View girls as they took on the no. 12 Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons. The Raptors never gave up through the entire night but bowed in a 62-55 decision to bring their season to a close...

CHEROKEE - For a majority of the night on Tuesday, Alta-Aurelia had the high powered OA-BCIG Falcons right where they wanted them. The Warriors slowed the pace of the game down to a grind it out affair, slowing down the Falcons considerable. However, OA-BCIG scored the last five points of the game, and the last second shot by A-A drawing front iron as the final horn went off, 39-38 the final...

LEMARS - Both Storm Lake and Bishop Heelan struggled to find the twine for lengthy periods Monday night in a 3A substate opening round contest, but the Tornadoes were clutch down the stretch in a 54-46 win. Storm Lake, as the higher seed, will host the semifinal against Spirit Lake Thursday night at 7 p.m...

IDA GROVE - The old cliche saying is that defense wins championships. That old expression rang true for the Newell-Fonda girls on Monday night when they took on the Westwood Rebels in the 1A-Region 8 championship. Through the second and third quarters the Mustangs only allowed 10 points and rolled to their second straight trip to State, 79-44 the final score. The excitement from the N-F girls was at a fever pitch after the game...