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All kickoff times are set for 7 p.m.) SL aims for win over rival Tigers A week ago, the Storm Lake football team got their first win, a 34-24 triumph over Bishop Heelan. Their opponent this week is 2-1 Spencer, fresh off of a 28-0 drubbing of LeMars. Storm Lake has not bested the Tigers since their 2016 undefeated regular season...

STORM LAKE - Tuesday night was the lone night of the year when the Storm Lake cross country team was able to run in front of their home fans. The green and white boys took fourth place out of 13 teams, and the girls were 11th out of 12. The Ridge View girls finished in eighth place and the boys were 12th...

SIOUX RAPIDS - The Sioux Central volleyball team took a break on Monday night from the Twin Lakes Conference slate as they welcomed in the Spencer Tigers. The Rebels offense was quiet in a three set loss to the Tigers. The set scores were 15-25, 24-26 and 17-25...

SCHALLER - Coming into Tuesday night’s triangular, the Ridge View volleyball team suffered three straight match losses and were looking to right the ship. The Raptors did just that against River Valley and OA-BCIG, taking both contests to end their slide...

SIOUX CITY - On a damp and chilly Friday night, Storm Lake clattered into the locker room trailing Bishop Heelan 10-7, but they came out on fire, tacking four straight touchdowns on the board to salt away their first win of the season, 34-24 in the district debut, and also marks their first road win against the Crusaders...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia football team was supposed to face Manson-NW Webster on Friday night, but a case of COVID-19 in the Manson program cancelled that contest. Instead, the Warriors were able to find an opponent in the Shenandoah Mustangs and welcomed them in on a wet night. Alta-Aurelia used a handful of big defensive plays in the fourth quarter to take a 13-7 decision for their first win of the year...

NEWELL - It was a successful night for the Newell-Fonda Mustangs as they honored their seniors on Senior Night. The seniors helped lead their team to a 55-0 victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines, their third win of the year. Will Pitstick got the Mustangs on the board in the first quarter when he scampered in from 36 yards out with a little bit more than eight minutes left in the quarter, but the point after was no good...

HAWARDEN - For the first time this season the Sioux Central Rebels found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard. The Rebels had no answer for a high octane West Sioux offense and fell in a 49-16 decision. West Sioux held a 7-0 lead after the opening 12 minutes and put up 14 more points in the second quarter to take a 21-0 lead at the break...

LE MARS - The Storm Lake cross country team got back out on the course Thursday night as they ran at the Gary Meyer Invite. The green and white took fifth place out of the six teams and the girls were sixth overall. LeMars won the boys meet and Spencer took the girls...

ONAWA - The Ridge View football team used a powerful rushing attack on Friday night against West Monona, and took advantage of some turnovers, to take a 30-6 decision for their second win of the season. “It misted most of the night but the temperature was decent and it was a nice night for football,” Raptor coach Dale Tokheim said. “West Monona had a nice little ceremony to remember 9-11.”...

Buena Vista University head softball coach Mandie Nocita has announced the hiring of Kylie Bengston as her new top assistant beginning in the fall of 2020. Bengston has experience coaching softball at a variety of levels. She had been serving as a volunteer assistant softball coach at the University of Northern Iowa since September 2019 and before that was an assistant coach and admissions counselor at Indian Hills Community College (2018-19)...

Storm Lake Community Education kicked off another season of fall softball on Sunday, September 13. The league will run from September 13 to October 11. The league features 14 high school teams and four junior high teams from the area. Teams play Sunday afternoons at Memorial Field (St Mary’s Field) and Field of Dreams. Each team plays two games a week. The league is designed for area youth to keep their softball skills sharp, meet some new friends and have fun...

The 2020 softball season may have come to an end in recent weeks, but the memory of taking the field will last a lifetime for every single player. Playing sports can create friendships, everlasting memories and bring a sense of pride to a small community. For the town of Rembrandt, they will forever remember the 1970 Rembrandt Raiderette softball team...