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NEWELL - Friday night had the feel of two boxers going 15 rounds in the ring in the game between Newell-Fonda and Remsen St. Mary’s on the slippery gridiron. The two schools exchanged blows back and forth for the entire four quarter contest while battling themselves as well. A field goal splitting the uprights as time expired gave the Mustangs a 24-22 win to take sole possession of second place in 8-Player-District 1...

FORT DODGE - The Alta-Aurelia Warriors were a force on Friday night against St. Edmond. A-A used numerous big plays from junior Anthony Krier to help build an insurmountable lead before being able to rest some players in a 50-22 win over the Gaels. Krier wasted little time by returning the opening kickoff 78 yards to the house with the two point conversion good to make it 8-0 before fans had a chance to sit down. ...

SIOUX CITY - It was all Bishop Heelan Friday, as they picked off three Storm Lake passes and held the Tornadoes to 153 yards of offense in a 31-6 win. The Crusaders scored on their first two possessions to take control. On the first, they escaped a third-down-and-15 hole with a Drew Olsen 27 yard TD run, followed by the extra point. ...

DECORAH - Buena Vista chalked up 435 yards of total offense on Saturday at Luther College, but in the end the Beavers couldn’t overcome 375 yards rushing by the Norse, as Luther scored a key insurance rushing touchdown with a 1:33 left en route to a 41-26 victory...

MANNING - Sioux Central had a clear game plan on Friday night and it was a simple one. Feed the bruising fullback Ben Hargens until IKM-Manning could no longer stomach him. The Rebels cruised to a 26-7 win to claim first place in Class A-District 2 with one game left...

Trailing 1-0 early in the second half, the Buena Vista men’s soccer team responded late in the match with a pair of goals, including the game-winner from Gum Riak with just over 10 minutes left in regulation, as the Beavers went on to capture their first American Conference victory of the season, 2-1 against Coe on Friday night...

MANSON - Ridge View had been in this position before, get up early in the first quarter, watch the lead evaporate and leave with a loss. They bucked that trend on Friday night against Manson-NW Webster, able to finish off the game and take a 32-19 decision for their second win of the year...

SIOUX RAPIDS - The Panthers tried to get some momentum built up for regional play following three games on Thursday night in the Twin Lakes Conference tournament consolation bracket, but was unable to come away with a win. St. Mary’s first game came against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Aryshire and fell in three sets. GT-RA took the first set by eight, 25-17 but the Panthers stormed back in the second, 25-13. The Titans took the third set, 15-9...

LAURENS - The Newell-Fonda Mustangs rode a wave of momentum on Thursday night in the Twin Lakes Conference tournament and managed to finish as the runner up after three matches. N-F began their night with a three set triumph over Manson-NW Webster with set scores of 19-25, 25-19 and 15-13. ...

SIOUX RAPIDS - The Rebels were able to get past three teams on Thursday night in consolation bracket to claim ninth place in the Twin Lakes Conference tournament. “It was a great and rewarding night overall for the girls. The girls synched well together throughout the whole night. ...

Buena Vista University came close last week, oh so close, to their first win of the year in the American Rivers Conference and bringing home a Homecoming victory. Through the first three quarters, everything was going BVU’s way, but football is a four quarter game and they found that out against Loras, giving up 21 points in the final quarter to let a 44-40 game slip out of their grasp...

STORM LAKE - Buena Vista led by as many as 23 points in the second half of Saturday’s Homecoming game against Loras College, including a 40-23 margin entering the fourth, but the Duhawks scored 21 unanswered fourth quarter points to come back and stun the Beavers, 44-40...

The 1975 BVU football team, which went 7-2 and won the Boot Hill Bowl, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Four individuals were inducted into the Buena Vista University Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday during halftime of the Homecoming football game. Left to right: Jamie Texted, Jeff Brennan, LuAnn (Thurn) Van Kirk and Don Walls were the four inducted for their accomplishments during their tenure at BVU. / Photos by Craig Shultz...

The Buena Vista Beavers are set for their sixth game of the season on Saturday when they welcome in the Loras Duhawks. BVU sports a 1-4 record and is still looking for their first American Rivers Conference win. Loras enters with a 2-2 mark and has split their two conference games...

The Buena Vista Beavers are set for their sixth game of the season on Saturday when they welcome in the Loras Duhawks. BVU sports a 1-4 record and is still looking for their first American Rivers Conference win. Loras enters with a 2-2 mark and has split their two conference games...

STORM LAKE - For the seventh straight year the Storm Lake Kiwanis held their triathlon which doubled as a fundraise to help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. There were 45 entries this year with two three person teams taking part in the event...

ALTA - It was the final night for this year’s races at the Buena Vista Raceway this season as five champions were crowed in their respective classes. Seventy-three racers took part in the season’s final races. It was also kid’s appreciation night as they got to ride in the cars around the track...

ALTA - Wednesday night was the last regular season race for the five different classes at the Buena Vista Raceway as this week will see the culmination of the two and a half month season with the crowning of championships. This past week saw more turns on the track as well as the ever popular nickel toss for kids 12 and under...

When people think of dodgeball, memories take them back to elementary school and gym class, or recess. The time spent ducking, dodging, and trying to catch the ball against your friends. As a person gets older, dodgeball is gone from their lives. However, for Storm Lake native Eric Stone, a rediscovery of dodgeball has led him to travel the world and compete internationally...

CommUNITY Education will be offering Jr. Hitters, a program for 3rd through 6th graders designed to introduce skills involved in the game of volleyball. This program will be held at the Storm Lake Elementary School on the following dates: September 10, 13, 17, 24, 27 and October 1 from 6 - 6:45 p.m. ...

ALTA - This past Wednesday night at the Buena Vista Raceway saw the kids race on their bicycles as part of the weekly adrenaline pumping action. Greg Haldin Construction helped to sponsor the entire night. The BVR thanks Wade and Cheri Nehring for donating two bicycles to be given away along with some helmets...