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Jaguars fight for state spot

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STORM LAKE — For the first time as Southeast Valley, the Jaguars will compete for a spot in the Class 2A state tournament. Southeast Valley (21-1 overall) takes on second-ranked Unity Christian (21-2) here Saturday night at 8 p.m. for the Class 2A, Substate 1 title. The Jaguars punched their ticket with the first district title since the inception of the school 12 years ago when they defeated Clarion-Goldfield/Dows on their home floor this past Tuesday night, 50-38. Leading the way for the reigning Twin Lakes Conference champions is a defense ranked No. 1 in points allowed per ...

Klein sees the field for Twins

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BRANDENTON, Fla. — Former Iowa Central baseball standout John Klein tossed two perfect innings for the Minnesota Twins in spring training action on Thursday. Klein was called into the game vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth inning, sitting down Billy Cook, Jhostnyxon Garcia and Dominic Fletcher in order. The Pirates went on to win the game, 6-4. In the seventh, Klein retired Nicholas Cimillo and Davis Wendzel before striking out Omar Alfonzo. The 23-year-old from Brooklyn Park, Minn. was making his debut this season for Minnesota. Klein has spent the past four seasons in ...

TOP OF THE CHARTS

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LJ Maehl, Anna Lursen and Eden Horn were all honored by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association as all-district basketball selections. Maehl was named to the Class 4A Northeast team while Lursen and Horn made the 1A Northwest squad. Ellie Sievers, Quinn Sievers and Rylee Hogrefe of ...

Iowa Central men earn road victory

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MASON CITY — The No. 11 Iowa Central men scored an 81-74 victory over North Iowa Area here Wednesday night. Aleix Sempere scored 21 points and CJ Mitchell added 16 for the Tritons (23-6 overall, 15-5 in ICCAC), who also received key contributions from Tashun Pender, Jalen Wynter and Manny Lueth, as each scored nine. For the Trojans (16-14, 8-12), Jacob Martin had 22 points and Lance Helming added 16. Iowa Central held a nine-point lead at the half and was able to overcome six made 3-pointers in the second half by NIACC to prevail. Pender grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, as ...

Emmetsburg advances; North Union ousted

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For the first time since 1999, the Emmetsburg girls are headed to the state basketball tournament. The fifth-ranked E-Hawks claimed a 64-43 victory over No. 14 Maquoketa Valley on Wednesday night at Hampton in a Class 2A regional final. With the win, Emmetsburg (23-2 overall) will now take ...

Top-rated Golden Bears extend streak to seven

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MASON CITY — The top-ranked (Class 1A) Bishop Garrigan girls know what it takes when it comes to regional final play in the Riverhawk gym. And they feel equally as comfortable in Des Moines from the Casey’s Center for the state basketball tournament. The Golden Bears secured a seventh ...