Stories from Monday, October 5, 2020

POCAHONTAS - It was a busy Saturday morning for three area cross country teams as Alta-Aurelia, Ridge View and Sioux Central all took part in the Pocahontas Area meet. The Sioux Central boys claimed first and the girls second out of 10 teams. Alta-Aurelia boys were ninth and the girls sixth. Ridge View’s girls were fifth and the boys seventh...

WEST BEND/RIVER VALLEY - The Alta-Aurelia volleyball team hit the road on Thursday night and found a victory at West Bend-Mallard after a four set match. The set scores were 25-21, 25-21, 23-25 and 26-24. “This was a hard fought match. They are a veteran team that have a lot of girls who can put the ball down and play solid defense,” Warrior coach Jeannie Henningsen said. ...

SIBLEY - The difficult gauntlet continued on Friday night for the Sioux Central football team as they took on Sibley-Ocheyedan. The Generals got out to an early lead as the Rebels had a difficult time getting back into the game, eventually falling 20-6...

MOVILLE - With 17 seconds left on the clock, Ridge View had one last gasp effort to get in the endzone and found themselves celebrating with a 19-18 win over Woodbury Central. “It was a little cooler and sprinkled a little but overall a nice fall night for football. ...

NEWELL - It was a big time 8-Player District 1 contest on Friday night between two top six teams in the state. Newell-Fonda and Remsen St. Mary’s both had visions of keeping their unbeaten season alive and moving closer to a District Championship. Newell-Fonda held an early advantage, but RSM was able to take advantage of a struggling Mustangs team in the second half, winning a 30-28 thriller...

ALTA - Through the first five weeks of the season, Alta-Aurelia has struggled in the red zone and moving the ball at times. Against St. Edmonds on Friday night, Alta-Aurelia had no issues offensively at all, racking up over 500 yards in a 43-22 Homecoming win, their third of the year...

LEMARS - Storm Lake football picked up its second win of the season Friday night, dominating LeMars on offense and forcing four second half Bulldog turnovers on defense en route to a 27-6 win. “The defense gave us the most they have this season,” SL coach Rudy Wieck said. “Coach Sullivan called a great game. We were stunting and got in their backfield a lot. It was beautiful to watch.”...