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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Sports

High School Sports
SL's Kenkel claims state title in discus (05/20/13)
Sioux Central's Fahnlander second in long jump
Tornadoes wrap regular season at 11-1 (05/20/13)
Aviles nets 14th, 15th goals of the season for 8th-ranked storm lake
#1 Alta-Aurelia girls rout field in Hinton (05/20/13)
Patton, Snyder sweep medal stand with 86, 89
N-F girls' golf on to regional finals (05/20/13)
Jade Hess medals with a 93 to lead Mustangs on to Kingsley Monday
Tornadoes 2nd in final regular season meet (05/20/13)
STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake girl hosted their final regular season golf meet over the weekend, finishing second to Fort Dodge at Lake Creek. The Tornadoes carded a 449 to the Dodgers' 442. Spencer was third at 459. Medalist honors went to Fort Dodge's Payton Christy at 104, and runner-up was her teammate Dylie Kuiper at 105. Storm Lake's Rylee James was third at 106...
Tornadoes advance four on to State Meet (05/13/13)
Kenkel, Deng, Krier, Ramos Des Moines-bound for Storm lake
Rebel girls ship five events to Des Moines, boys one (05/13/13)
EMMETSBURG - The Sioux Central girl's track team put up another impressive showing in an already impressive season as they ran to a district runner-up finish in Des Moines Thursday, qualifying five events for state on the night. Western Christian, the reigning state champs, topped the field at 161, and the Rebels followed at 78. Eagle Grove took third at 75, Okoboji fourth at 69, and Garner-Hayfield placed fifth in the 12-team meet...
Mustang, Charger golf on to Districts (05/13/13)
St. mary's Lenhart moves on individually
Raptors qualify at least eight events (05/13/13)
Ridge View boy's finish fourth at districts
SL boys 4th at conference, girls 7th (05/10/13)
Kenkel, Deng pile up points for Tornadoes in Cherokee
SIEVERS HONORED WITH ED THOMAS AWARD (05/10/13)
Newell-Fonda senior Zak Sievers was honored Monday as he received the Iowa Football Coaches' Association Ed Thomas Award. In the wake of the tragic taking of Coach Ed Thomas, his wife, Jan, and their sons, Aaron and Todd, have established the Ed Thomas Family Foundation.The Ed Thomas Family Foundation has been established to benefit those causes that Coach Thomas family believes will extend his influence and honor his priorities. ...
Tornadoes edged by Spirit Lake, 5-4 (05/10/13)
STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake boy's tennis team nearly notched the upset of Spirit Lake at home Tuesday afternoon, but they came up a match shy as they fell to the Indians by a final of 5-4. In singles play, Cole Anderson fell to Brandon Stoll, Jessse Luedtke fell to Andrew Ites and Matt Statz fell to Michael O'Brien. Picking up singles wins for Storm Lake, Ross Dewerff battled past Trystan Wiedow, Geoff Conversed edged CJ Kent and Jake Luedtke topped Tyler Schmitz...
#2 Spencer holds off #11 Storm Lake in shootout (05/10/13)
Tornadoes suffer first loss in penalty shoot-out
Tornadoes finish fourth at Lakes Conference Tournament, James finishes eighth (05/10/13)
OKOBOJI - The Storm Lake girls were at the Lakes Conference golf tournament in Okoboji Monday, where they wound up as fourth place finishers overall. Emmetsburg came away as conference champs with a team score of 382. Spencer was second at 405, Western Chrisitan third at 416, Storm Lake fourth at 442, Spirit Lake fifth at 451, Estherville-Lincoln Central sixth at 457, LeMars seventh at 484 and Cherokee eighth at 515...
Gutz finishes 3rd at Lakes championship (05/10/13)
SPIRIT LAKE - Spirit Lake turned in the two lowest rounds of the day, and a third in the top six as they were crowned Lakes Conference champs on their home course Monday with a collective score of 305. Corey Potter and Zach Skopec carded rounds of 70 and 73, respectively to lead the Indians. Storm Lake's Ryan Gutz placed third to garner All-Lakes honors with a 75...
College Sports
Woodson's record-breaking 800 highlights night for BVU (05/20/13)
LACROSS, WI - Sophomore Seth Woodson highlighted the night for the Buena Vista track and field team on Thursday night by placing third in the 800 meter run in a school-record time during the UW-La Crosse National Qualifying Meet. Woodson, who took second at last weekend's Iowa Conference Outdoor Championships, now has a leg up on his head coach, Jeff Brennan, as he erased Brennan's school record of 1:52.14 by reaching Thursday's finish line in a time of 1:51.52. ...
Seven Beavers earn All-Iowa Conference honors (05/20/13)
STORM LAKE - Despite a tough ending to the season, the Buena Vista baseball team still has plenty to smile about after tying for a league-high seven players on this year's Iowa Conference Baseball Team announced today by the league office. Regular season champion Wartburg College also had seven players recognized...
Beavers drop IIAC tournament opener (05/13/13)
CEDAR RAPIDS - Loras College scored in three of the first four innings, including four in the third en route to a 9-0 victory over the Buena Vista baseball team Thursday in the opening game for both teams at the IIAC Tournament inside of Veterans Memorial Stadium...
Buena Vista baseball IIAC Tournament bound (05/08/13)
Beavers to 5th straight conference tourney after sweeping Loras Sunday
Beavers eliminated from IIAC Tournament (05/08/13)
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Buena Vista softball team saw its 2013 season come to an end on Saturday afternoon with a 9-0 (5 inning) loss to third-seed Luther College in the opening round of the IIAC Tournament, hosted by Coe College. The tournament was moved from a double-elimination format to a single-elimination due to the weather that forced the tournament to lose a day of play...
SL's Bral leads BVU at IIAC golf championships (05/08/13)
IOWA CITY -- The Buena Vista men's golf team wrapped up the 2013 Iowa Conference Championships on Sunday afternoon at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City with a sixth-place team finish. Freshman John Bral was the high finisher for the Beavers with his 15th-place effort...
BVU tennis fifth at IIAC Tournament (05/08/13)
CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Buena Vista men's tennis team closed out its 2013 campaign by bouncing back with a 5-0 victory over the University of Dubuque in Saturday morning's fifth-place match played inside of the Clark Racquet Center on the campus of Coe College...
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Photo galleries
Newell-Fonda regional final (07/10/12)
July 9th Regional final win over M-M-C
Storm Lake V. Algona at Districts (02/22/12)
Alta-Aurelia vs. Western Christian - Substate (07/21/11)
SL vs. Sioux Central softball (06/28/11)
Storm Lake bb vs. LeMars (06/28/11)
Community Sports
IOWA PRIDE CHALLENGE (05/20/13)
Storm Lake St. Mary's Athletic Director Tracy Schultz presents the Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge Award to student body president Dillan Smith. The school's student government also received a $500 check as part of the award. The school earned the award from the boys' basketball team's fundraising for the Betty Nielsen Freedom Quilt project. ...
Newell-Fonda basketball camp (05/20/13)
NEWELL - Newell-Fonda head girl's basketball coach Dick Jungers would like to invite anyone who is interested in participating in the Newell-Fonda Girl's Basketball camp to take part as they get underway in one month. The Mustangs made anotehr visit to the State Tournament this season, where they finish as the Class 1A runners-up after adding another conference championship to boot...
SL Hatchery Regional Fish Iowa! Games Casting Competition will be held June 7 (05/20/13)
The Storm Lake Hatchery Regional Fish Iowa! Games Casting Competition will be held June 7 at the Storm Lake Marina and Hatchery Complex, 4-6 p.m. To register go to Iowa Games (www.iowagames.org) > Sports > Summer Games >Fish Iowa Games Regional. Medalists from a Fish Iowa! school casting competition must register in the Medal Class. Non-medalists and students who did not participate in a Fish Iowa! school casting competition must register in the Open Class...
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  • Mattingly on hot seat rumors: 'I'm still here'
    Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.
  • Quick burst in second sends Wings over Hawks
    Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second rou
  • Corbin (7-0) confounds Rockies with 10 K's
    Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
  • Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado
    Kevin Durant is among a group of sports stars and coaches who are expressing concern for the victims of a massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday.
  • Sources: Howard felt marginalized by D'Antoni
    Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he was "hopeful" and "optimistic" that Dwight Howard will be back with the Lakers next season and beyond.
Major League Baseball News
  • Mattingly on hot seat rumors: 'I'm still here'
    Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.
  • Bruce, Reds edge Mets as Cueto returns
    Jay Bruce hit a tiebreaking homer and drove in two runs to back Johnny Cueto's wild but effective return from the disabled list, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 4-3 Monday night.
  • Dickey wins 2nd straight start as Jays top Rays
    R.A. Dickey won his second straight start, Edwin Encarnacion hit a tiebreaking, bases-loaded double in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 Monday.
  • Corbin (7-0) confounds Rockies with 10 K's
    Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.
  • Dunn, White Sox deal Lester 1st loss of season
    Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
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