Community Sports

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...

Faith, Hope and Charity will be hosting a golf benefit on Wednesday, September 12 at Lake Creek Golf Course. The festivities will kick-off with a shotgun start beginning at 10 a.m. at Lake Creek Golf Course. The cost of the event is $75 per golfer- includes golf, cart, gift, breakfast, lunch and light supper. ...

ALTA - It was a big night on Wednesday for the Buena Vista Raceway as the Arnold Motor Supply Dirt Knight Tour rolled into town which was also sponsored by Peterson Jewelry of Alta and Energy Transport of Storm Lake. A total of 40 modified drivers took part in the event, one coming as far as Phoenix, Arizona, with two feature races being the highlight of the night. ...

ALTA - The races were held on Tuesday night this past week and was the North Central Lines Service Kyle Suter Memorial race. One hundred and nine cars zoomed through race track altogether, and the raceway would like to thank all the drivers that came out and raced for the fans. They also thank Larry and Desi Suter of North Central Line Services for fireworks after the races...

Independence Day for Storm Lake kept up another long standing tradition again this year with the 40th annual Ride and Run that saw 93 teams enter and 86 of them finish. The overall winners were a husband and wife duo, Sam and Sarah Wensink out of Sioux Center. ...

ALTA - Wednesday night saw the return of the thunderous vibrations at the Buena Vista Raceway, a week after the rain caused the cancellation the previous week. The races will be on Tuesday this week due to the July 4 holiday and will be the Kyle Suter Memorial Stock Car race with $1000 to be won...

The Alta Golf and Country Club will be holding a two person best shot tournament on Sunday, June 25 at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. The cost is $15 per person. To reserve a spot for your team, call the clubhouse at 712-200-2442 or contact Vi at 712-579-1932. They extend a thank you to Tom Bohnenkamp...

ALTA - This past Wednesday night, the Buena Vista Raceway held the Jimmy Squibb Memorial Race, sponsored by Air Source One, for the hobby stock cars. 71 cars in total raced in the five classes on the night. There was a rain delay, but the drivers pitched in to aid getting the track back in racing shape...

ALTA - It was another night of high octane racing at the Buena Vista Raceway on Wednesday night with six different kinds of cars circling the track. In total, 79 cars were registered with the sponsor being CS Asgrow out of Calument. In the Noteboom Implement sport compact race, Alta’s own Corey Nammany was able to take first place. ...

ALTA - Wednesday night was the start of the 2018 season at the Buena Vista Raceway. Joey Ciechanowski and the staff thank all the drivers and fans for a great night of racing. The season pit pass winner was Cameron Vander Weerd of Alton. The sport compact races, sponsored by Noteboom Implement, saw Cory Peters out of Spencer take first place. Andrew Harris from South Sioux City earned second place and Jay Devries from Spencer was behind him at third. Alta’s Corey Nammany was fourth...

Buffalo Ridge is hosting a 4-Person Best Shot on Sunday, June 3 at the Alta Golf and Country Club with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The entry fee is $25 and there will be lots of prizes. Call the clubhouse (712)-200-2442 or Vi (712)-579-1932 to reserve a spot for your team...

CommUNITY Education will be offering an Adult Summer COED Slowpitch Softball League beginning in July. Game days are held Wednesday and Thursday nights (times will be determined based on the number of teams signed up for the league.) First games of the season will be July11/12 and end with a season ending tournament six weeks later. Team registration is $125...

The Northwest Iowa Bulldogs, based in Aurelia, are back for another season of semi-professional football. This season will see a handful of changes for the Bulldogs as they are in a new league with more teams and see a rival move a little closer. The ‘Dogs left their old league due to not seeing too much potential growth with four other teams. ...

IOWA FALLS - The Albatross traveled to compete in the 49th annual All Iowa Rugby Tournament this past weekend. Showing up with a full squad was the goal and the Tross did just that with 18 men traveling to play rugby. The weather was perfect and the Albatross played two matches on Saturday and one on Sunday...

The time of year is upon the 3-6th grade students in Storm Lake to take part in the Little Tornado Relays on Wednesday, May 9, starting at 12:30 p.m. The events are slated to end around 3 p.m. In case of rain, the make up day is set for May 14 with the same starting and end times...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s High School held their inaugural Hall of Fame induction Saturday, April 28, to induct all of the past athletic state team and individual athletes. Those honored include the 1983 1A baseball team and coaches Brian Van Haaften and Scott Bailey, 2011 1A boys’ basketball team and coaches Brad Wilkening and Nick Landgraf ‘00, 1981 girls’ sprint medley team (Libby Kestel ’81, Beth Loats ’84, Julie (Loats ’81) Rohrer and Amy (Andrews ’82) Hurley. ...

Hawkeyes great Chuck Long will share stories of his football life and career and sign copies of his just-released biography Destined for Greatness during a meeting of the Storm Lake Rotary Tuesday, May 15, noon at King’s Pointe in Storm Lake. Long, who played quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1981-85 and holds numerous school, Big-Ten and national passing records, will autograph and personalize copies of Destined for Greatness, greet and join in photos with guests and share memories of playing for legendary Hawkeyes football coach Hayden Fry. ...