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Cowboys fight back for W

CLARION — Colin Sesker started Friday night’s contest with two big runs. He ended it with a short one. The eighth-ranked Cowboys (9-1 overall) escaped their home field with a 32-26 victory over South Hardin (7-3). Esker had a run of 39 and 21 in the first quarter and was over 100 yards by the half, but his three-yard touchdown scamper with 34 seconds left put the Cowboys up for good. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows struggled in the third quarter with negative-six yards of offense, and trailed on the scoreboard 20-10. After a South Hardin fumble and two unsportsmanlike penalties, ...

Manske leads Algona past Carroll

CARROLL - A healthy Nathan Manske definitely makes Algona a different team. Manske had two rushing touchdowns and returned an interception for a third score, leading the Bulldogs to a 35-21 victory over third-ranked Carroll here Friday night in the Class 3A playoffs. With the win, No. 15 Algona (6-4 overall) advances to face district rival Bishop Heelan in Sioux City next week. The 11th-ranked Crusaders knocked off No. 6 Sioux Center, 28-21. Along with the three Manske scores, Owen Moe answered a touchdown by the Tigers, returning the ensuing kickoff back 90 yards for a score. That ...

Tritons win season opener

The Iowa Central men’s basketball team is nowhere near where it plans on being four months from now. Friday’s season opener against the Mount Mercy junior varsity squad inside Hodges Fieldhouse was a first step in the right direction, though. London Burton scored 27 points as the ...

Garrigan rolls into quarterfinals

ALGONA - The fifth-ranked Bishop Garrigan football team scored a little bit of revenge and earned another spot in the eight-player quarterfinals here Friday night. The Golden Bears eliminated Remsen St. Mary’s, 64-27, advancing to a showdown with No. 3 Woodbine on Thursday night. The winner of that game moves to the UNI-Dome and the state semifinals. Bishop Garrigan, the defending state champions, struck early and often in building a 38-20 halftime lead. From there, they allowed just a late fourth quarter score to the Hawks, who knocked them out of the final four in 2024 on their way ...

Titans can’t get past Underwood

UNDERWOOD - The South Central Calhoun football team played as well of a first half as possible here Friday night. Unfortunately, the second half did not go in favor of the eighth-ranked Titans. Fifth-ranked Underwood rallied to advance in Class 1A with a 32-14 victory over South Central Calhoun. The Eagles (9-1 overall) will face No. 4 Treynor, a 35-0 winner over Shenandoah, next Friday for a spot in the UNI-Dome. Cooper Nattress scored on two short TD runs in the first half as the Titans capitalized on three turnovers. Tucker Berner picked off his fifth pass of the year to set up the ...

PINCH-ME MOMENT

It didn’t feel real initially for Cael Hansen. Like a dream. Something that didn't seem possible - especially a year ago. After crossing the finish line at a qualifying meet in Marshalltown and meeting with his coaches, family and friends, Hansen knew what once seemed so far away was now ...