College Sports

STORM LAKE - Sophomore DJ McNeal turned in a career-high 23 points to lead three players in double figures, but it was a strong defensive effort that helped spark the Buena Vista men’s basketball team to a convincing 87-54 victory over Westminster College (Mo.) on Friday in what was the team’s home opener...

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The Buena Vista women’s basketball team fell behind by as many as 24 points at the end of the third quarter and used a quick start to the fourth quarter to claw back within five with just under one minute to play, but the comeback came up just short as St. Olaf made free-throws down the stretch and the Beavers dropped their season opener to the Oles, 82-73. The game was the opener of the Saint Benedict Tournament...

DES MOINES - The Buena Vista wrestling team was back in action on Saturday as it competed in the annual Grand View University Open. The event is made up of several DI, DII, DIII, NAIA and junior college teams. The Beavers did not have any individuals place but had several that advanced deep into the consolation side of their respective brackets. ...

The season is underway for the Buena Vista University men’s basketball team as they have gotten off to a 2-0 start with wins over Gustavus Adolphus and Bethany Lutheran, both of the wins coming on the road. It’s part of an ideal start for new Beaver Head Coach, Trevor Johnson, who is in his first season as a head coach at any level...

The Buena Vista University football team was unable to escape an early 17-0 hole last week against the Central Dutch and ended up falling by that amount, 44-27. This week represents a new chance for the Beavers to get their first American Rivers Conference win as they head east to Dubuque to take on the Loras Duhawks...

This Saturday afternoon is another chance for the Buena Vista University football team to get their name in the win column for the first time this season in American Rivers Conference play. BVU is fresh off a 27-13 road loss against Simpson as they dropped to 2-4 and 0-4. ...

The mantra entering the 2019 season for Buena Vista University football was to win in the fourth quarter. Twice the Beavers have been in a game entering the final stanza, and twice they have come up empty in American Rivers Conference play. Last week was a gut wrenching setback against #13 Wartburg as the Beavers were right there starting the fourth frame, and ultimately fell short of their upset...

Last week was one to forget for the Buena Vista football team as they dropped a 46-0 contest to the Simpson Storm on the road. The Beavers are back in the friendly confines of J. Leslie Rollins Stadium on Saturday when they welcome in undefeated Wartburg. The Knights have won every game by at least 17 points, and bested Dubuque 42-25 last week...

For the second time in three seasons, the Buena Vista University football team sits with a 2-0 record. Coming off the heels of an emotional come from behind victory over Concordia (Neb.), 27-24, the Beavers are moving on and focusing on the start of American Rivers Conference play as they welcome in Nebraska Wesleyan. The Prairie Wolves come in with a 2-0 record following home wins against Westminster College and Illinois College...

STORM LAKE - Trailing 24-0 at the half, the Buena Vista football team came together at halftime and the Beavers responded in a big way by scoring 27 unanswered points, including the eventual game-winning touchdown with 37 seconds left as they stormed all the way back for a 27-24 victory in the home opener...

This Saturday night is the home opener for the Buena Vista University football team as they welcome in Concordia of Nebraska. The Beavers are coming off a dominating performance against the Hamline Pipers in their first game of the year as they took a 51-7 contest on the road...

STORM LAKE - Buena Vista University head cross country/track and field coach Colt Slack has rounded out his coaching staff with the hiring of Cale Korbelik as an assistant coach. Korbelik is coming to campus after serving as a graduate assistant coach for both the cross country and track & field programs at Whitworth University since 2017. ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Results of the 2019 American Rivers Conference Football Preseason Poll (as voted on by the league’s head coaches): 1. Wartburg (7) t-2. Central (2) t-2. Dubuque (1) 4. Simpson 5. Coe 6. Loras 7. Nebraska Wesleyan 8. Luther 9. Buena Vista...

The new football season is underway for the Buena Vista Beavers as Head Coach Grant Mollring returns for his third season. Last year was a difficult one for the Beavers as they struggled to a 1-9 record, winning their first game and then bowing in the final nine. Mollring has four wins in his first two seasons on the sideline, but hopes that his junior class can lead the way to a better year for BVU...

STORM LAKE - The American Rivers Conference’s league office released its 2019 Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll this afternoon just ahead of the start of preseason camp later this week. Buena Vista was picked to finish in ninth after totaling eight points...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista University athletic department has announced its 2019 Fall Kick-off Event for Tuesday, August 27 at Lake Avenue Lounge in downtown Storm Lake. The event is free and open to the general public. It will begin with a social hour at 5 p.m. followed by the program starting at 5:30 p.m., where each of BVU’s fall coaches will give a brief preview to the crowd regarding their upcoming season...

STORM LAKE – A group chat for the entire Buena Vista University baseball team often dives into discussion of the 2019 season, a campaign that reached its conclusion in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. “We always talk about it,” says Devon Van Houten, a junior to-be. “It’s almost like we can’t believe it happened.”...

CARROLL/STORM LAKE - Friday night kicked off the new year of the Pioneer Baseball League as the Storm Lake Whitecaps and Carroll Merchants squared off in the season opener. The Merchants took the contest on Friday night, 15-10. The Whitecaps scored once in the top of the first but Carroll fired off with four runs in the home half to take a 4-1 advantage. The Merchants doubled up in the second as they held an 8-2 advantage over SL...