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No. 2 Mustangs punch their ninth straight ticket

CHEROKEE — The pressure defense applied by the Newell-Fonda girls is tough for most opponents to handle. George-Little Rock found that out the hard way here Wednesday night, as the second-ranked (Class 1A) Mustangs earned a ninth consecutive trip to the state tournament with a 71-36 ...

AN ELITE LEVEL

The surging St. Edmond girls placed three players on the all-North Central Conference honor roll for 2025-26, led by first team selection Chloe Palmer. Freshman Eden Horn was named second team choice, and senior Anna Lursen landed on the third squad. Humboldt’s Ava Fischer was one of ...

4 area teams play for girls state bids

Four area teams will take the court to try and earn spots at the girls state basketball tournament on Wednesday in the regional final round. In Class 1A, top-ranked Bishop Garrigan heads to Mason City to face Top of the Iowa Conference rival and 12th-rated Lake Mills. No. 2 (1A) Newell-Fonda faces George-Little Rock in Cherokee, and 13th-ranked North Union takes on No. 5 Lynnville-Sully in Webster City. Emmetsburg, rated fifth in 2A, faces No. 14 Maquoketa Valley in Hampton. All games begin at 7 p.m. The winners advance to the state tournament, which begins Monday in Des Moines ...

Clean sweep for Iowa Central at Region 11 Indoor meet

STORM LAKE — The Iowa Central track and field program continued their dominance at the Region 11 Indoor Championships here this past weekend. The Tritons swept both the men’s and women’s team titles while capturing gold in 17 total events. They also set six Buena Vista University ...

Southeast Valley wins its first district title

GOWRIE — Kyle Johnson knows his fanbase well, and prepared the Southeast Valley boys basketball team accordingly. The Jaguars’ home gym came to life during a Class 2A district final against Clarion-Goldfield/Dows here on Tuesday night. Johnson’s players didn’t bat an eye, and ...

FLYING HIGH

The top-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond boys have been a model of consistency this postseason. That continued here Tuesday night, as the Gaels secured a district title with a convincing 78-58 victory over Ankeny Christian inside a packed SEHS gym. With the win, St. Edmond (22-2 overall) ...