Sports

AUDUBON - Newell-Fonda added a trophy to its packed case Friday night, after bowing out of the 8-man playoffs at Audubon, 28-6. The Mustangs ran into too much Gavin Smith, as the Wheelers’ workhorse junior quarterback toted the ball 35 times for 243 yards behind his big offensive line, running for three scores and throwing for another. Meanwhile, NF platooned QBs for much of the game as its run game never got on track...

FORT DODGE - On a regular year, the state cross country meet takes place over the course of one day, but this has been anything but a regular year. This year, the meet was split into two different days, Friday and Saturday. Friday saw Storm Lake’s Luiz Martinez compete and then Saturday was Alta-Aurelia’s Trey Engelmann’s turn to try his hand at the Lakeside Golf Course...

With the elimination of the final three Twin Lakes Conference volleyball teams last Wednesday night, the Twin Lakes Conference released the final standings and all-conference teams for the 2020 year. East Sac County won the conference with an 11-0 record. Newell-Fonda was second with a 10-1 mark as Alta-Aurelia was third after finishing 8-2 in the conference. Sioux Central tied for eighth with Manson-NW Webster, both schools having a 4-7 record. St. Mary’s took 11th after going 1-9...

The final standings for the Twin Lakes Conference country meet were released last week. On the boys side, Sioux Central was third overall as Alta-Aurelia was eighth out of the nine teams. Southeast Valley’s Travis Nuss was the boys’ coach of the year...

NEWELL/DENISON - Monday night saw the Newell-Fonda volleyball team take on Logan-Magnolia in a 1A-Region 2 semifinal contest. The Mustangs showed why they were ranked eighth in the class, taking a four set contest from the Panthers. The set scores were 20-25, 25-18, 25-14 and 25-20...

With last week’s 20-0 win over Kingsley-Pierson, Newell-Fonda found themselves qualifying for the 8-Player playoffs, advancing to the Round of 16. The Mustangs learned on Saturday who they would be facing, the undefeated Audubon Wheelers. The Wheelers downed Bedford and East Mills in the first two pod contests to reach this point...

NEWELL - Despite the frigid conditions on the field Friday night in an 8-Player second round postseason contest, the ninth ranked Newell-Fonda defense was anything but cold. The Mustang defense shut down the Kingsley-Pierson offense, holding them to 38 yards of offense in a 20-0 victory to advance to the round of 16...

ROCK VALLEY - A battered Storm Lake football team gave up five turnovers on a frigid Friday night, bowing out of the 3A playoffs at the hands of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley. Coming into the game already shorthanded, the team lost two-way players Beau Boeckman and Ben Raveling to injuries in the first half, leaving head coach Rudy Weick to compare his squad to a M*A*S*H unit after the 42-0 season ending loss...

HOLSTEIN - It was a cold, wet and windy Thursday night at a 1A state cross country qualifying meet. Alta-Aurelia and Ridge View took part along with over 16 other schools. Only one athlete between the two area schools was able to punch their ticket to Fort Dodge as Warrior Trey Engelmann took fourth place...

PAULLINA - Ridge View got off to a great start on Friday night in a Class A postseason football contest. The Raptors set the tone scoring on their first drive, but the offense was unable to find success the rest of the night as South O’Brien drove a dagger into the heart of Ridge View, taking an 8-6 decision...

The Buena Vista women’s tennis team returns to action this afternoon against the University of Dubuque starting at 4 p.m. There will be free corn dogs handed out on a first-come-first-serve basis as supplies last. Door prizes will also be available for those who attend the match early...

Buena Vista University football, volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer are slated to play a limited schedule this spring, according to plans announced today by the American Rivers Conference. The four traditional fall sports were postponed on Aug. ...

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...