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Emmetsburg girls end long state drought

DES MOINES — The 2025-26 season will already go down as a memorable one for the Emmetsburg girls. For the first time since 1999, the E-Hawks qualified for the state tournament, capturing a Class 2A regional championship. Emmetsburg (23-2 overall) will take to the court here on Tuesday at ...

Southeast Valley boys caught from behind in substate final

STORM LAKE — Kyle Johnson faced a dejected locker room following Southeast Valley’s 65-48 Class 2A substate final loss to second-ranked Unity Christian here on Saturday night. Johnson’s Jaguars weren’t discouraged because they were overwhelmed by the Knights. Quite the contrary: his ...

ENCORE: GAELS WILL RUN IT BACK

DES MOINES — All year, the top-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond boys have carried the responsibility of lofty expectations. On Saturday night from the Knapp Center on the campus of Drake University, the Gaels looked those expectations square in the eyes and met the challenge. Hunter Horn ...

Bishop Garrigan boys headed back to state

MASON CITY — Last Wednesday night, Carter Schwab celebrated with his father, Bishop Garrigan girls head coach Brandon Schwab, after the Golden Bears punched a ticket to state at the Mason City Riverhawk gym. Three days later, it was a role reversal for the Schwab family, as Carter and the ...

QUICK WORK

The 11th-ranked (NJCAA Div. II) Iowa Central men’s basketball team came to play here on Saturday. The Tritons (24-6 overall) were impressive in all facets of the game as they dismantled NIACC, 101-61, in a Region 11-B semifinal contest inside Hodges Fieldhouse. Tashun Pender led four ...

Iowa Central sweeps in Kansas

SHAWNEE, Kan. — The Iowa Central softball team earned two victories here Saturday, plating 23 runs in the process. The 22nd-ranked (NJCAA Div. II) Tritons (5-3 overall) defeated Fort Scott, 11-9, and St. Louis CC, 12-7. In the opener, Jersey Hawf homered and drove in three with two hits and three runs scored. Josephine Moore was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI, and Avery McKinney went 3-for-3 with two runs. Natalie Rasmussen, Kyra Kain and Jillian French added two hits each. Iowa Central trailed 9-6 before plating five runs in the bottom of the sixth to come out on top. Iowa Central ...