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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 ...

Area football teams look to take next playoff step

Clarion-Goldfield/Dows will welcome a familiar foe in the second round of the playoffs. The sixth-ranked district champion Cowboys (8-1 overall) host No. 10 South Hardin (7-2) in a rematch from the regular season. Defending eight-player champ and fifth-rated Bishop Garrigan (8-1) hosts Remsen St. Mary’s (7-2). No. 8 North Union (8-1) will hit the road to face ninth-rated Kingsley-Pierson (8-1), while No. 8 South Central Calhoun (8-1) will travel to face No. 5 Underwood (8-1) in a 1A playoff tilt. Algona (5-4) opens the 3A postseason on the road at No. 3 Carroll (8-1). In early ...

Iowa Central women advance

The Iowa Central women’s soccer team made quick work of Iowa Lakes here Thursday, prevailing by a final of 3-1. With the win, the Tritons advance to the semifinals of the Region 11 Tournament. They will head to Waterloo on Sunday to face top-seeded and No. 8 Hawkeye at 3 p.m. On the bottom half of the bracket, Northeast hosts Central. No. 13 Northeast advanced with 4-0 victory over Dakota County, while Central knocked off Western Iowa Tech by a final of 3-0. “Bekah Gramer (two goals) and Karma McMorris (one goal) helped create a lot of chances for us,” ICCC head coach Jordan ...

All-TLC volleyball teams released

Six area players were named to the 2026 Twin Lakes Conference volleyball first team, the league recently announced. East Sac County junior Ellie Siebrecht, Manson Northwest Webster senior Ava Moline, Newell-Fonda senior Rylee Hogrefe, Emmetsburg senior Dylan Fiene, South Central Calhoun senior Sadie Wheelock and West Bend-Mallard senior Avery Weydert were honored by being placed on the top squad. Brynn Broeckman of East Sac County, Harlyn Swanson from Emmetsburg, Macie Dorman of South Central Calhoun, Olivia Dickey from West Bend-Mallard, and Erica Crotty of Pocahontas Area made the ...