Sports

Runners from Storm Lake, Alta-Aurelia, Sioux Central and Ridge View ran in the State Cross Country Meet on Friday and Saturday at Kennedy Park, Fort Dodge. Alta-Aurelia freshman Nora Peterson took third place in the Class 1A girls race with a time of 19:13.11. ...

#10 Newell Fonda took down #7 Lenox 39-14 Ridge View falls to #9 West Sioux 45-20

HAWARDEN - The Ridge View football team had their season ended at the hands of Class 1A #9-ranked West Sioux in a 45-20 loss in the second round of the playoffs on Friday. The Raptors received the opening kickoff and were brought down on their own 15 yard line. ...

LENOX - For the second week in a row the Newell-Fonda football team has taken on a playoff opponent on the road, and for the second week in a row the Mustangs have won those games. This past Friday the Mustangs traveled down to Lenox to face the Class 8-man #7-ranked Tigers, and came home with a 39-14 win to advance to the quarterfinals and continue their season...

The Newell-Fonda and Ridge View football teams are the last area football teams standing and will play in the second round of the playoffs tonight. The 8-man #10-ranked Mustangs will travel to face #8-ranked undefeated Lenox tonight at 7 p.m. The Tigers took a 52-8 win over Lamoni in the first round of the playoffs last week...

The Newell-Fonda volleyball team took a 3-1 win over Bishop Garrigan at home on Monday to advance to the Class 1A Region 4 Championship match, but fell 3-2 in a heartbreaking match to Janesville to end their season. Against Bishop Garrigan on Monday the Mustangs took a 3-1 win at home. ...

The Ridge View volleyball team took a 3-1 win over East Sac County on Monday to advance to the Class 2A Region 1 championship match, but fell in three sets to Boyden-Hull to end their season. On Monday the Raptors hosted East Sac County and took a 3-1 win in front of a massive and loud home crowd. ...

Storm Lake 7, Spencer 42 Alta-Aurelia 7, West Hancock 43 Newell-Fonda 63, Janesville 8 Ridge View 14, Treynor 0

SCHALLER - The Class 2A #13-ranked Ridge View volleyball team moved on to the semifinal round of the Class 2A Region 1 volleyball tournament with a 3-0 win one Lawton-Bronson on Wednesday evening. The Raptors dominated the first set with a 25-10 win before the Eagles fought back a bit in the remaining two sets. The Raptors defense held strong and the offense continued firing shots though to take the second set 25-16 and the third 25-13...

NEWELL - The Class 1A #7-ranked Newell-Fonda volleyball team fought for a 3-0 win over St. Edmond to move on to the semifinal round of the Class 1A Region 4 tournament at home on Wednesday evening. The first set was a battle throughout but the Mustangs pulled through to take the set 25-22. After that it got easier for the Mustangs and they took a 25-18 win in the second and 25-16 win in the third to complete the sweep...

STORM LAKE - Buena Vista got a pair of touchdown catches from Armani Johnson, including the eventual game-winner from nine-yards out with 27 seconds left in regulation which lifted the Beavers to a 24-20 victory over visiting Wartburg College on Saturday afternoon...

STORM LAKE - Seniors Jade Hays and Sydney McLaren put on their Buena Vista University volleyball jerseys one final time on Wednesday night, and the duo will not soon forget the team's thrilling five-set American Rivers Conference victory over Simpson College Siebens Fieldhouse...

STORM LAKE - Simpson College beat Buena Vista University in their final home appearance. Simpson took the wind out of the sails early with a goal in the first minute, and never looked back with the 8-0 win over Buena Vista. Although percentage wise the Beavers put 75 percent of their shots on goal, it was Simpson who would make good on more of their attempts getting eight to the net...

STORM LAKE - Battling both the storms during the day and the Simpson Storm at night, Buena Vista University men's soccer fell short in a low scoring match at home. Despite a great defensive effort by the Beavers, Simpsons’ two second half goals were too much to overcome in the 2-0 loss Wednesday night...

STORM LAKE - Buena Vista University women's soccer played host to the University of Dubuque Saturday afternoon for Homecoming, but the Spartans upended the Beavers 5-0. Four first half goals doomed BVU in a match-up of American Rivers Conference foes...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista University men’s soccer team hosted the University of Dubuque Saturday afternoon for Homecoming and fell 6-0 to the Spartans. The Spartans scored three in the first half and doubled it in the second. The two teams were held scoreless in the first 15 minutes of the contest before Spartan Lucas Von Braun found the back of the net. ...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista University football team came in fresh off a bye week on Saturday to host Nebraska Wesleyan for Homecoming, and the Beavers dominated the game from the opening kickoff en route to a convincing 50-7 victory over the Prairie Wolves...

ALTA - The Buena Vista Raceway hosted the final races of the season at the Season Championship on Wednesday evening. The raceway held races for the International Motor Contest Association modified, IMCA hobby stocks, IMCA northern sportmod, IMCA sport compact and IMCA stock cars...

The ninth annual Hy Noon Kiwanis Storm the Lake Triathlon and Duathlon took place in Storm Lake on Saturday. The triathlon and duathlon is a charity event to raise money for the Storm Lake Kiwanis Projects for Youth. The races began at 8 a.m. and started and finished at King’s Pointe Waterpark and Resort...

ALTA - The Buena Vista Raceway hosted races for Stock Car King of the Hill on Wednesday evening. The raceway held races for the International Motor Contest Association modified, IMCA hobby stocks, IMCA northern sportmod, IMCA sport compact and IMCA stock cars...

ALTA - The Buena Vista Raceway hosted races for the Modified Madness event on Wednesday evening. The raceway held races for the International Motor Contest Association modified, IMCA hobby stocks, IMCA northern sportmod, IMCA sport compact and IMCA stock cars...