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Newell-Fonda girls add another chapter to their dynasty

DES MOINES — The last time Newell-Fonda and Bishop Garrigan met for the Class 1A girls state basketball title, Ellie and Quinn Sievers were years away from the high school level. On Saturday night inside a Casey’s Center that included former Golden Bear and current Iowa State star Audi ...

Triton men punch ticket to nationals

ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — For the first time in 14 years, the Iowa Central men’s basketball squad is headed to the NJCAA Div. II National Tournament. The 11th-ranked Tritons claimed the North Central B District title with a convincing 97-75 victory over Dakota County here Saturday ...

HOME STRETCH

DES MOINES — Sometime this week, Grant Galles, Jakob Koopman and Jack McElroy will walk off the basketball court together for a final time. The three St. Edmond seniors started their journey together all the way back in elementary school along with several other teammates. Galles, ...

Rajkovic rolls perfect game for Tritons

LANSING, Mich. — Nicholas Rajkovic rolled a 300 game for the Iowa Central men during the NJCAA National Bowling Tournament here Friday. Rajkovic had his perfect game during the singles portion of the championships. He would finish fourth overall with a 698 series. After singles and doubles, the Tritons are fifth overall in the men’s team race behind Rock Valley, Iowa Western, Vincennes and Barton. Saturday will see the conclusion of the meet. Rajkovic is currently 13th overall in the all-event singles standings, as Iowa Central teammates Carter Fecher and Samuel Katzenberger ...

N-F punches 4th straight title-game ticket

DES MOINES — Quinn Sievers was in the Newell-Fonda crowd at the state basketball tournament a year ago, hoping to one day have the same opportunity as so many of the girls she’s looked up to through the years. On Friday, it was the precocious freshman’s turn to shine. Sievers scored ...

Garrigan back in championship round, 49-38

DES MOINES — Emmi Bartolo and Sacha Alesch already know what it’s like to win a state championship. Now, their teammates will get a chance to join them. The Bishop Garrigan seniors were freshmen members of the program’s 2023 title squad. Now in their final season, they’re helping ...