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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 ...

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 Newell-Fonda, ...

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 ...

AN ELITE LEVEL

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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 ...

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 ...

No. 2 Mustangs punch their ninth straight ticket

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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 ...